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This is the beginner's guide to understanding Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP), commonly known as septic systems. Waste water is the general term for all effluent and grey water produced in your home. It includes flow from: Toilet Bath Shower Sinks Floor drains Laundry Dishwasher The average household uses up to 150 litres of water per person, per day. In the city, your sewer drains from your house connects to the Council...
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A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPOSTING
Have you ever been frustrated at how long it takes to produce compost at home?
Do you know something's gone wrong with your compost but not sure what?
Are you bothered by troublesome flies in your compost bin?
If so, then this book is for you.
SUCCESSFUL COMPOSTING
Although there are plenty of books written about how to make compost, few focus on preventing problems and providing advice on what to do when things...
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Desde la Antigüedad, las redes de alcantarillado han cumplido la función de evacuar las aguas de las ciudades, tanto las provenientes de las precipitaciones atmosféricas como las residuales generadas por actividades humanas. A mediados del siglo XX, se empezaron a construir sistemas de redes de alcantarillado separados para evacuar las aguas servidas hacia plantas de tratamiento y las aguas lluvias hacia las corrientes de agua. Hoy, estos hidrosistemas...
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A big sewer project may be coming to your town. This true story of the Amazing South (Miami) Beach Horizontal Directional Drilling Project will help residents, politicians, and construction companies mitigate trauma on the way to success, something that the HDD technique was supposed to do but was not done well enough in South Beach.
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Covers the early primitive sanitation devices such as cesspits and urban dung heaps. From Roman times up to modern-day luxury, this book leads us chronologically through the story of sanitation. It also describes the advances that came with the onslaught of technology from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. With first hand accounts and evidence from diaries and contemporary records, David Eveleigh traces the history of inventions that have...
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Compost is a type of organic matter that is rich in humus and plant nutrients such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). NPK content of compost varies from 1.5-0.5-1.0 to 3.5-1.0-2.0 depending upon the organic waste materials and manures used for making compost. The process of making compost is called composting.
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"A galvanizing exposé" of America's trash problem from plastic in the ocean to "wasteful packaging, bogus recycling, and flawed landfills and incinerators" (Booklist, starred review).
Eat a take-out meal, buy a pair of shoes, or read a newspaper, and you're soon faced with a bewildering amount of garbage. The United States is the planet's number-one producer of trash. Each American throws out 4.5 pounds daily. But...
Eat a take-out meal, buy a pair of shoes, or read a newspaper, and you're soon faced with a bewildering amount of garbage. The United States is the planet's number-one producer of trash. Each American throws out 4.5 pounds daily. But...
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Colorado Department of Transportation, Research Branch
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2007
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1 PDF ([216] p. ; 2142 KB)
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The Greening Government Research Project is Phase 1 of a two-phased research approach to identify how CDOT can achieve the goals and objectives mandated in Governor Ritter's recently signed executive orders on greening state government.
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"Human Environment Interactions" is an enlightening and comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between humans and their environment. This groundbreaking book delves into the multifaceted ways in which our everyday actions impact the world around us and, in turn, how environmental changes shape human societies, cultures, and behaviors.At the heart of this book is a detailed examination of the dynamic interplay between human activities...
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Anthony (Tony) Wachinski, PhD, is the President and Founder of Wisewater Global LLC. He lives in Oyster Bay, NY together with his wife Linda and cats Westin and Mitzy. Dr. Wachinski is a recognized technical expert on the processes used to purify water and wastewater, with special expertise on the design and operation of septic tanks. See his books on Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/author/wachinski. Contact him with any questions at tony@wisewaterglobal.com.
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This publication is a guide for government and city planners to identify financing mechanisms as they develop their own wastewater and sanitation projects. Case studies culled from various countries provide insight on various financing instrumentalities (subsidies, output-based or performance-based aid, carbon credits, and revolving funds) and financing arrangements (local government-water utility operator and public-private partnership) available...
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“Products that Flow” offers an insight in the short lives of different products with a quickly dropping value. A wide range of practical examples point the way to managing the flows that currently often are out of control. It is a field of interest that many share and for that reason is destined to turn into fertile soil for improvement. “Products that Flow” will change the way we deal with waste and either prevent it from leaving the circle...
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This publication showcases a compilation of project briefs culled from case studies of good practices, new approaches, and working models on sanitation and wastewater management from different countries. The project briefs demonstrate solution options from which useful lessons can be derived. Not only do they illustrate how sanitation and wastewater management challenges can be addressed, the project briefs also aim to inspire replication and show...
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The sale of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) is growing worldwide due to technological innovations and the speed with which they become obsolete, which increases the production of a solid residue called Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), or e-Waste. WEEE is a relevant problem, as it contains several toxic substances capable of harming the environment and human health. This is why a proper environmental management is required.
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A 1993 Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)-funded study reported that water and sanitation problems in South Tarawa, Kiribati had become critical and needed to be addressed in "as comprehensive a manner as possible." This led to a series of interventions including several Asian Development Bank (ADB)-sponsored projects which focused on the community participation component that the Government of Kiribati had come to recognize...
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This publication documents Japan's experience in pursuing sustainable sanitation solutions in the context of economic development. Five case studies illustrate how sound sanitation policies are essential in achieving a nation's growth. Selected projects in Kitakyushu City, Kobe City, Saitama City, Saitama Shintoshin, and Tadotsu Town provide examples of how robust sanitation systems can deliver economic and environmental benefits. Produced by the...
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Improving solid waste management is crucial for countering public health impacts of uncollected waste and environmental impacts of open dumping and burning. This practical reference guide introduces key concepts of integrated solid waste management and identifies crosscutting issues in the sector, derived mainly from field experience in the technical assistance project Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia. This guide contains over...
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Esta obra se estructura en seis líneas y parte de una conceptualización en la temática de los residuos, reconociendo sus definiciones y clasificaciones, enmarcadas en cuatro grandes grupos: residuos sólidos, peligrosos, de atención en salud y otras actividades y de aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos. Propone un concepto de gestión integral de residuos, analiza principios ambientales y sanitarios en la gestión e identifica actores sociales...
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