Pollution Prevention : The Waste Management Approach to the 21st Century

Applying pollution prevention strategies - the most viable environmental management option of the future - offers a cost-effective means of minimizing waste. Pollution Prevention: The Waste Management Approach to the 21st Century provides the background needed to understand not only pollution prevention but also waste control. Thorough, clear, and concise, it explains the fundamentals of pollution prevention and their applications to real-world problems. It explores pollution prevention through energy conservation, health and safety management, and accident prevention. The authors include illustrative examples and case studies that demonstrate the solutions offered.

As the field of environmental management moves into the future, its focus will be on reducing or eliminating waste pollution streams. Engineers, technicians, and maintenance personnel must develop proficiency and improved understanding of pollution prevention and waste control to cope with the challenges of this important area. Pollution Prevention: The Waste Management Approach to the 21st Century covers - in a thorough and clear style - the fundamentals of pollution prevention and their application to real-world problems.
The book is divided into three parts: Process and Plant Fundamentals, Pollution Prevention Principles, and Pollution Prevention Applications. Part one examines the general subject of process and plant fundamentals, equipment and calculation, process diagrams and economic considerations. Part two covers the broad subject of pollution prevention options, including chapters on source reduction, recycling, treatment methods, and ultimate disposal. Part three contains chapters devoted to specific industrial applications involving pollution prevention. The text is generously supplemented with illustrative examples.
Applying pollution prevention strategies - the most viable environmental management option of the future - offers a more cost-effective means of minimizing the generation of waste. Pollution Prevention: The Waste Management Approach to the 21st Century provides the basic principles required for understanding not only pollution prevention but also waste control.