land·fill (lănd′fĭl′) n. 1. a.A site for the disposal of solid waste in which refuse is buried between layers of dirt. b.The disposal of waste at such a site. 2. a.The reclamation of land in low-lying areas by addition of gravel, rubble, or other loose material. ...
The Unreal city is London, Eliot's chosen home in real life and his poetic 'waste land' metropolis. Crowds are on London Bridge, but they are the massed dead. There is a reference to Dante'sInfernoIII, 55–57: On his arrival in the Inferno, Dante sees the crowds as 'such a long ...
Hazardous Waste In subject area:Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science Also defined as a hazardous waste is any residue, contaminated soil, water, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into water or on dry land, of this waste....
Publisher Summary Construction and demolition (C&D) wastes are considered the major wastes that are produced by the construction and demolition industries. Construction and demolition waste may include packaging material and land-clearing debris. As a result of disposing of such wastes, there is a min...
The Political Construction of Wasteland: Governmentality, Land Acquisition and Social Inequality in South India Summary Through a micro-level study of a biofuel-related land acquisition in rural Tamil Nadu, India, this article reveals how state鈥搒ubject relations ar... J. Baka - John Wiley & ...
The production of waste as a consequence of human activities is one of the most fundamental challenges facing our society and global ecological systems. Waste generation is rapidly increasing, with corresponding shifts in the structure of our societies,
To have a clearer picture of the situation we refer to the data of the period 1990–2015 quantifying the amount of hazardous waste landfilled and incinerated in some of the countries found here at HRIHDW3. In Niger, Morocco, and Madagascar, 1,057,000, 58,810, and 33,812 tons, ...
Residual management by land disposal : proceedings of the hazardous waste research symposium / cosponsored by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Solid and Hazardous Waste R Historic Print, Keep it coming - waste nothing.Illian ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. - 2, 18" x 24...
The sanitary landfill may be defined as a process of solid waste disposal on land without creating nuisances to public health or safety by confining the solid waste to the smallest practical area, to reduce it to the smallest practical volume, and to cover it with layers of earth at the co...
The second concentrates on the link between economic growth and land degradation (i.e., waste generation). In the third part, this review highlights studies on green supply processes and a specific focus is made on waste treatment within circular models. Being nonetheless exhaustive, this survey ...