| Description |
x, 355 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Section A: Waste Management in the Australasia-Pacific Region -- -- 1. Contaminants in the Soil of the Rootzone: 3 -- Transport, Uptake and Remediation -- B.E. Clothier, S.R. Green, I. Vogeler, B.H. Robinson, T.M. Mills, -- C. Duwig, J.K.C. Roygard, M. Walter, C.W. van den Dijssel -- and D.R. Scotter (New Zealand, France) -- 2. Issues in Waste Disposal and Management 35 -- R.G. McLaren, K.C. Cameron and HJ. Di (New Zealand) -- 3. Environmental Auditing of Land Contamination- -- Experiences in South Australia and Northern Territory 51 -- A. Hall (Australia) -- 4. Heavy Metal Contamination of Soil with -- Domestic Sewage Sludge 59 -- M.B. Kirkham (USA) -- 5. Heavy Metal Accumulation and Mobility in Soils Affected -- by Irrigating Agricultural Crops with Sewage Water 81 -- 0. Wiger, J. Hamedi, R.P. Narwal, B.R. Singh -- and M.S. Kuhad (Norway) -- 6. Heavy Metals Availability at Industrially -- Contaminated Soils in NSW, Australia 97 -- Y.L. Tam and B. Singh (Australia) -- 7. Urban Solid Wastes and the Environment 121 -- K. Jeevan Rao and M.V. Shantharam (India) -- -- -- -- -- 8. Benefits and Risks Associated with Biosolids -- Application to Agricultural Production -- Systems-Experiences from New South Wales, Australia 157 -- D.L. Michalk, S. Whatmuff, G.J. Osborne -- and T.S. Gibson (Australia) -- 9. Land Application of Municipal Wastewater and its -- Influence on Soil Physical Properties and Nitrate Leaching 203 -- G.N. Magesan (New Zealand) -- -- 10. Phosphorus and Nitrogen Availability in Agricultural -- Soil Irrigated with Recycled Water 219 -- B.L. Maheshwari, K. Sakadevan and H.J. Bavor (Australia) -- 11. Kinetic Modelling of Leachate Migration in Soils 233 -- J. Islam and N. Singhal (New Zealand) -- -- Section B: Waste Management Technologies: Case Studies -- -- 12. A Review of the Land Filter Technique for Treatment -- and Reuse of Sewage Effluent and Other Wastewater 249 -- N.S. Jayawardane, T.K. Biswas, J. Blackwell -- and F. Cook (Australia) -- 13. Soil Physical Processes in Capping Systems of Landfills- -- Possibilities of Capillary Break Capping 277 -- T. Baumgartl, R. Horn and B.G. Richards (Germany and Australia) -- 14. Waste Management in Central Queensland 289 -- P.F. Magnussen, N. Ashwath and C. Dunglison (Australia) -- 15. Waste Management Practices in Sri Lanka 299 -- A.M. Mubarak (Sri Lanka) -- 16. The Current Status and Future Outlook for -- Waste Management in Thailand 315 -- S. Danteravanich (Thailand) -- 17. Utilization Potential of Agri-industry Wastes as Valuable -- Byproducts, 329 -- K. Peverill, B. Meehan and J. Maheswaran (Australia) -- 18. Development of a Centralized Soil Bioremediation -- Facility in Southern Australia 341 -- N. McClure, R. Bentham and A. Hall (Australia) -- Index 351 |
| Summary |
"...based on selected papers presented during the 2nd International Conference on Contaminants in the Soil Environment, held on 12-17 December, 1999 in New Delhi, India, and the Towards Better Management of Wastes and Contaminated Sites in the Australasia-Pacific Region Workshop, held on 3-5 May, 2000 in Adelaide, Australia."--P. viii |
| Analysis |
Wastes |
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Soil pollution |
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Case studies |
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Environmental impact |
| Notes |
"...based on selected papers presented during the 2nd International Conference on Contaminants in the Soil Environment, held on 12-17 December, 1999 in New Delhi, India, and the Towards Better Management of Wastes and Contaminated Sites in the Australasia-Pacific Region Workshop, held on 3-5 May, 2000 in Adelaide, Australia."--P. viii |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Australasia -- Congresses.
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Refuse and refuse disposal -- Pacific Area -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Naidu, R.
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Juhasz, A. L.
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Magesan, G.
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Australasia-Pacific Conference on Contaminants and Soil Environment in the Australasia-Pacific Region (2nd : 1999 : New Delhi, India)
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Towards Better Management of Wastes and Contaminated Sites in the Australasia-Pacific Region Workshop (2000 : Adelaide, S.A.)
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| LC no. |
2003064866 |
| ISBN |
1578083230 |
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