Biowaste and Biological Waste Treatment

Hardcover  216pp  ISBN 1902916085      £84.00

This book examines the present and likely future state of biological waste treatment. The book is in three parts. The first covers the nature of biowaste, waste treatment in general and the regulatory framework which governs it. The second looks at the technologies and approaches available, while the final part examines the various policy questions and local, social and economic factors which affect the implementation of biowaste initiatives. Content include:

• Introduction to biowaste
• Management of wastes
• Regulatory framework
• Biological waste treatment
• Composting
• Anaerobic digestion
• Alternative biotechnologies
• Thermal recycling - energy from biowaste
• The way ahead
• Policy and planning
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