This paper reviews documented environmental effects experience from the disposal of solid waste materials in the U.S. Selected case histories are discussed that illustrate waste migration and its actual or potential effects on human or environmental health. Principal conclusions resulting from this review were: solid waste materials do migrate beyond the geometric confines of the initial placem...

Sludge production from wastewater treatment process is high, and the disposal of excess sludge will be forbidden in a near future, thus increased attention has been turned to look into potential technology for sludge reduction. The study attempts to review alternative sludge disposal methods, including anaerobic digestion, aerobic digestion and landfills. In these sludge processes, excess sludg...

This paper reveals site suitability analysis for solid waste disposal in Ilesa town of Osun State, Nigeria; with a view to recommending the best locations management town. In survey process, using multi-stage sampling technique, research made use 563 copies structured questionnaire, which were administered households selected quarters Ilesa. Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sens...

It has been a long since problem of waste treatment and their disposal. Waste management does create a major problem if it is not properly performed. Various problems including different side effects occur to the people where untreated or partially treated waste is disposed, thus care should be taken while waste management and disposal. It becomes more difficult a job to perform radionuclide th...

Landfill leachates are potential threats for environmental degradation. This study was conducted to determine the leachate quality, to identify the dominant pollutants and to evaluate the leachate pollution potential of an active and closed dumping ground of an uncontrolled municipal solid waste landfill site in Kolkata, India using leachate pollution index. The results of the physico-chemical ...

This paper discusses the present hazardous waste program of 3M Company (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company). 3M's definition of hazardous waste and the company's position on hazardous waste disposal are first considered. The company position is that wherever and whenever the disposal of a waste material threatens the environment or public safety, then that waste should be considered a h...

Solid Waste Management (SWM) system in Bhopal has deteriorated recently to the point that only limited waste collection is undertaken in certain urban areas and disposal is largely to uncontrolled dump sites. In this study, the technical, economical, and environmental aspects of three SWM scenarios were investigated aiming to compare the scenarios and select the most appropriate one for impleme...