Browsing by Subject "Land fill"
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Evaluation of geotechnical parameters for effective landfill design and risk assessment
(2007)Sanitary landfill remains an attractive disposal route for household, commercial and industrial waste, as it is more economical than alternative solutions. The landfill biodegradation processes are complex, including many ... -
Failure mechanisms of landfills under dynamic loading
(2008)Seismic stability of above-ground landfills is an issue of extreme engineering interest, and the proper implementation of the corresponding analyses requires dealing with several uncertainties related mainly to the special ... -
Recycling of polymeric materials used for food packaging: Current status and perspectives
(2001)Packaging materials are currently considered an important source of environmental waste because of their great volume. Although for materials like glass, aluminum, and paperboard recycling has been rather extensively ... -
Spatial and environmental planning and waste management (some thoughts on the case of Attica)
(2004)An effort to solve the problem of waste disposal by spatial and environmental planning and waste management in Attica is discussed. The general uncertainty that characterizes the selected sites of disposal of Attica's waste ... -
Waste management in Larissa prefecture, Greece
(2004)It is the objective of this study to evaluate the management of air waste, wastewater and solid waste in the prefecture of Larissa, Greece. The levels of air pollution in the prefecture are not so high. Nevertheless, ...