Dams as Storytellers in Norway© Springer Vieweg | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (10/2007)
Dams are not only technical constructions – they are also storytellers.
Soil Protection in French Environmental Law© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (6/2006)
In France the absence of a comprehensive soil protection system was in part compensated by public policies issued by the Ministry for Environment and environmental authorities.
An Active Landfill Site Management – Demonstration Project© Lehrstuhl für Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der Montanuniversität Leoben (9/2004)
The paper presents the scope and the progress of the LIFE environment demonstration project “The Sustainable Rehabilitation of Landfill Site” (LIFE 03 ENV/SL/000557- LIMNOTOP) which is taking place at the municipal solid waste landfill site Ormoz, Slovenia.
Progress in Geochemical Hazardous Waste Detection© Lehrstuhl für Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der Montanuniversität Leoben (9/2004)
The "TSEEP" technology described in this article was designed to detect and map underground pollution cost effectively and rapidly.
The Perspective of Solid Waste Management and Landfill Technology in Indonesia© LGA Bautechnik GmbH (4/2004)
The urban areas in western Java alone generate 55 000 tons of solid waste per day. Waste disposal is among the worst in the Asia region. Only 50 – 60 % is collected, and most landfill sites are open dumps. Service is worse in poor areas, where most waste is dumped in canals or vacant lots, or burned. Poor solid waste management degrades local water ways and is the largest source of particulate air pollution in urban areas. It is a major contributor to respiratory ailments, diseases such as Dengue Fever, and localized flooding.
Products From Waste - an Industrial Perspective© HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst - Fakultät Ressourcenmanagement (3/2004)
What makes a product a product? This question is becoming the main focus of the recycling industry after it has learned to collect and to treat a waste stream successfully.