Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : BM6641 : Solid and Hazardous waste management { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Balasubramanian P
Syllabus
Types and Sources of Solid and Hazardous Wastes, Need for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Waste Generation Rates, Composition, Hazardous Characteristics - TCLP Tests. Waste Sampling, Source Reduction of Wastes, Recycling and Reuse, Handling and Segregation of Wastes at Source - Storage and Collection of Municipal Solid Wastes - Need for Transfer and Transport - Transfer Stations - Labelling and Handling of Hazardous Wastes. Waste Processing Technologies - Biological and Chemical Conversion Technologies - Composting - Thermal Conversion Technologies - Energy Recovery - Incineration - Solidification and Stabilization of Hazardous Wastes - Treatment of Biomedical Wastes - Disposal in Landfills - Site Selection - Design and Operation of Sanitary Landfills - Secure Landfills and Landfill Bioreactors - Leachate and Landfill Gas Management - Landfill Closure and Environmental Monitoring - Closure of Landfills - Landfill Remediation - Legislations on Management and Handling of Municipal Solid Wastes, Hazardous Wastes, and Biomedical Wastes - Elements of Integrated Waste Management.
Course Objectives
- To understand the sources of solid and <br />hazardous wastes.
- To understand methods of solid and hazrdous waste disposal.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, students should be able: <br />1. To realize the significance of solid and hazardous waste management in today life <br />2. To understand the processes involved in solid and hazardous waste management <br />3. To comprehend the techniques for various waste management <br />4. To appreciate the role of common/integrated waste management plants
Essential Reading
- Rao, M.N., R. Sultana, S. H. Kota,, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Science and Engineering,, Elsevier, Butterworth-Heinemann , 2016
- Pichtel, J.,, Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial, Second Edition,, CRC press , 2014
Supplementary Reading
- CPHEEO, Manual on Municipal Solid waste management, Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization,, Government of India , 2000
- Agamuthu, P., M., Tanaka,, Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Solutions, Springer , 2014