Recycling and Use of Waste Materials and By-products in Highway Construction

Recycling and Use of Waste Materials and By-products in Highway Construction
Author: Robert J. Collins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1994
Genre: Recycling (Waste, etc.)
ISBN:

This synthesis will be of interest to administrators and policy makers; pavement, material, geotechnical, and environmental engineers; and maintenance and construction professionals involved with highway design and construction issues. Information is provided on the technical, economic, and environmental aspects (including legislative and regulatory considerations) of recycling and using waste materials and by-products in highway construction. The quantities, characteristics, possible uses, current and past research activities, and actual highway construction use of each waste material or by-product is provided. This information, based on a review of nearly 1,000 references and on responses to a 1991 survey (updated in 1993), is classified into four broad categories based on source: agricultural, domestic, industrial, and mineral wastes. A Technical Appendix to this document containing an extensive bibliography, supporting information, and details regarding the use of selected waste materials and by-products is available separately from the Transportation Research Board.

Handbook of Research on Advancements in Environmental Engineering

Handbook of Research on Advancements in Environmental Engineering
Author: Gaurina-Medjimurec, Nediljka
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2014-11-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1466673370

The protection of clean water, air, and land for the habitation of humans and other organisms has become a pressing concern amid the intensification of industrial activities and the rapidly growing world population. The integration of environmental science with engineering principles has been introduced as a means of long-term sustainable development. The Handbook of Research on Advancements in Environmental Engineering creates awareness of the role engineering plays in protecting and improving the natural environment. Providing the latest empirical research findings, this book is an essential reference source for executives, educators, and other experts who seek to improve their project's environmental costs.

Comparative Risk Assessment and Environmental Decision Making

Comparative Risk Assessment and Environmental Decision Making
Author: Igor Linkov
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2006-03-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1402022433

Decision making in environmental projects is typically a complex and confusing process characterized by trade-offs between socio-political, environmental, and economic impacts. Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) is a methodology applied to facilitate decision making when various activities compete for limited resources. CRA has become an increasingly accepted research tool and has helped to characterize environmental profiles and priorities on the regional and national level. CRA may be considered as part of the more general but as yet quite academic field of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). Considerable research in the area of MCDA has made available methods for applying scientific decision theoretical approaches to multi-criteria problems, but its applications, especially in environmental areas, are still limited. The papers show that the use of comparative risk assessment can provide the scientific basis for environmentally sound and cost-efficient policies, strategies, and solutions to our environmental challenges.

Environmental Impact Assessment of Recycled Wastes on Surface and Ground Waters

Environmental Impact Assessment of Recycled Wastes on Surface and Ground Waters
Author: Tarek A. Kassim
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2005-07-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783540002680

Volume 1: Concepts, Methodology and Chemical Analysis. This 3-volume reference presents the latest findings in impact assessment of recycled hazardous waste materials on surface and ground waters. Topics covered include chemodynamics, toxicology, modeling and information systems. The book serves as a practical guide for the monitoring, design, management, or conduct of environmental impact assessment. Each volume contains the table of contents of all volumes.