Environmental Management of Solid Waste

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Prediction of Effects and Treatment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Predictive Assessment of the Migration of Leachate in the Subsoils Surrounding Mine Tailing and Dredging Spoil Sites

      • M. Loxham

      Pages 3-23

   3. Pre-Mine Prediction of Acid Mine Drainage

      • K. D. Ferguson, P. M. Erickson

      Pages 24-43

   4. Methods for the Treatment of Contaminated Dredged Sediments

      • W. J. Th. Gemert, J. Quakernaat, H. J. van Veen

      Pages 44-64

   5. Classification and Dewatering of Sludges

      • Joachim Werther

      Pages 65-79

   6. Stabilization of Dredged Mud

      • Wolfgang Calmano

      Pages 80-98

   7. Integrated Biological Systems for Effluent Treatment from Mine and Mill Tailings

      • Hans Von Michaelis

      Pages 99-113

   8. Ecological Engineering: Biological and Geochemical Aspects Phase I Experiments

      • M. Kalin, R. O. van Everdingen

      Pages 114-128

3. Restoration and Revegetation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129

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   2. Rehabilitation Measures at the Rum Jungle Mine Site

      • J. R. Harries, A. I. M. Ritchie

      Pages 131-151

   3. Mine Tailings Reclamation. Inco Limited’s Experience with the Reclaiming of Sulphide Tailings in the Sudbury Area, Ontario, Canada

      • T. H. Peters

      Pages 152-165

   4. Development of a Revegetation Programme for Copper and Sulphide-Bearing Mine Wastes in the Humid Tropics

      • I. M. Archer, N. A. Marshman, W. Salomons

      Pages 166-184

   5. Biological Engineering of Marine Tailings Beds

      • Derek V. Ellis, Laura A. Taylor

      Pages 185-207

   6. Reclamation of Pyritic Mine Spoil Using Contaminated Dredged Material

      • J. W. Simmers, G. S. Wilhelm, J. M. Marquenie, R. G. Rhett, S. H. Kay

      Pages 208-223

4. Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225

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   2. Towards a Long-Term Balance Between Economics and Environmental Protection

      • Malte Faber, Gerhard Wagenhals

      Pages 227-242

   3. Rotterdam Dredged Material: Approach to Handling

      • J. P. J. Nijssen

      Pages 243-281

   4. Environmental Management of New Mining Operations in Developed Countries: The Regional Copper-Nickel Study

      • Ingrid M. Ritchie

      Pages 282-323

   5. Decision-Making Framework for Management of Dredged Material Disposal

      • Charles Richard Lee, Richard Knox Peddicord

      Pages 324-371

Dredged Material and Mine Tailings are two of the same thing once they are deposited on land: they must be safe-guarded, wash-out must be prevented, and they must be protected by a plantcover. This comprehensive two-volume treatise covers both important aspects of their management: Environmental Management of Solid Waste turns to the practical applications, such as prediction, restoration and management, while in Chemistry and Biology of Solid Waste the principles and assessment are scientifically studied and discussed. Previously, dredged material was a commodity, it could be sold as soil, e. g. to gardeners. In the meantime, dredged material from the North Sea (e.g. the Rotterdam or Amsterdam harbor) must be treated as hazardous waste. Many environmentalists, managers and companies do not know how to solve the inherent problems. This new work deals with the chemical, physical and biological principles; the biological and geochemical assessment; the prediction of effects and treatment; and finally, with restoration and revegetation. It is written by many leading scientists in the various fields, and will prove invaluable for managers and politicians who are concerned with the present environmental situation.

• Sediment
• biology
• chemistry
• development
• environment
• environmental management
• environmental protection
• marine
• migration
• soil
• water quality and water pollution
• air pollution and air quality

• Delft Hydraulics Laboratory, Institute for Soil Fertility, Haren(Gr), The Netherlands

  Wim Salomons

• Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Arbeitsbereich Umweltschutztechnik, Hamburg 90, Germany

  Ulrich Förstner

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