During the heating of organic refuse out of contact with air, water, gases and liquids are evolved, leaving a char residue. Ten refuse components from domestic waste were distilled on a laboratory scale, the gaseous products were analyzed and the yields determined. The gases included mainly CO2, CO, H2, CH4, with mixture calorific values of 300 400 Btu per standard cu ft. The yield weights were...

Household refuse, often considered merely waste for disposal, is being considered as fuel for utility boilers [1] , for chemical feedstock for pyrol­ ysis to produce fuel gas and oil [2,3], and as media for anaerobic digestion by bacteria to produce methane [4]. Previous chemical analyses of this por­ tion of municipal solid waste were directed only at incineration [5] . The organic portion of ...

Pilot plant tests on a 220 ton-per-day continuous feed municipal incinerator demonstrates the technical feasibility of electrostatic precipitation for control of stack emission. Data on the nature of the furnace stack gases and the physical characteristics of the dust as well as performance of a pilot unit treating ap­ proximately 600 cfm are presented. Part I Trends in Refuse Disposal by Incin...

I ssues pertaining to the disposal of surgical waste are seldom discussed in the dermatologic surgery literature. Management of surgical waste as pertaining to the surgeon includes proper disposal of sharps in appropriate containers as well as proper handling and disposal of infectious nonsharp materials. Attention should be paid to two particular issues. First and foremost is to minimize the r...

Waste disposal is one of the pressing problems.Millions of tons of municipal solid waste, hazardous/industrial wastes and agricultural wastes are handled daily throughout municipal areas. Each municipality confronts great challenges in disposing of its wastes in an efficient, cost effective and environmentally safe manner.Landfills in metropolitan areas are becoming full, and new ones are more ...

Current hazardous waste disposal policies in the Home Health Care setting were evaluated as it related to the need for better regulation of hazardous materials entering residential waste streams. It was found that all waste materials from home care visits with the exception of “sharps,” were placed directly into residential waste streams. Therefore, large volumes of potentially hazardous waste ...