Prerequisite: None
Solid waste management: Sources, Composition and Properties of Municipal Solid Waste, Engineering principles; Generation, Onsite handling, storage and processing including segregation; Collection, Recycling, Transfer and transport,Waste processing, Recovery of resources, Waste processing technologies, Biological, chemical and thermal technologies – Composting, Anaerobic digestion, Incineration and pyrolysis,Disposal of solid waste including sanitary landfill, planning, siting, design, closure and post-closure monitoring; Regional/Integrated solid waste management related issues. Principles of E-waste Management.
Biomedical waste: Regulatory framework, categorization; generation, collection, transport, treatment and disposal.
Hazardous Waste Fundamentals, Definition, Classification, Generation, Regulatory process, Current Management Practices, Treatment and Disposal Methods, Physicochemical processes, Biological processes, Stabilization and solidification; Thermal methods; Land disposal, Remediation of Contaminated Sites.
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