Lecture 16

Waste Management 

Today's objectives -

• To learn about different techniques in waste disposal.
• To learn the difference between safe and unsafe techniques.

Vocabulary -

Waste Management –
Isolation –
Attenuation –
Landfill –
Incineration –
Ocean dumping –
Recycling –
Secure landfill –
Deep-well injection –

Lecture Outline -

Where does the waste come from?
Different ways to dispose of waste.
            Open pit
            Land fill
            Incineration
            Ocean dumping
Problems with isolation
Disposing of hazardous materials
Waste management - recycling