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• ISBN: 9780737736519
• ISBN: 0737736518
• ISBN: 9780737736526
• ISBN: 0737736526
• Physical Description: print
  256 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
• Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2007]
• Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

ch. 3. Do specific types of waste pose a threat? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Society must address the potential dangers of e-waste / Morgan O'Rourke -- 2. The dangers of e-waste are exaggerated / Dana Joel Gattuso -- 3. Short-term storage of spent nuclear fuel is safe and effective / Matthew L. Wald -- 4. Technical and political difficulties prevent a permanent nuclear waste storage solution / Allison Macfarlane -- 5. Safe low-level radioactive waste storage is impossible / Judith Johnsrud -- 6. Low-level nuclear waste can be disposed of safely / Nuclear Energy Institute -- 7. Sewage sludge recycling poses a threat to human health / Caroline Snyder -- 8. Land application of biosolids is safe / Sam Hadeed -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. Can new technologies solve waste problems? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Modern landfills encourage waste and endanger the environment / Heather Rogers -- 2. Modern landfills are safe for the environment / National Solid Wastes Management Association -- 3. Modern incinerators can safely dispose of waste / Environmental Technology Council -- 4. Recycling beats incineration in the Third World / Brenda Platt -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.

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Subject:

Refuse and refuse disposal

Recycling (Waste, etc.)

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