Disposal of Industrial and Domestic Wastes: Land and Sea Alternatives

By Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics

Can decision makers meaningfully compare land versus sea options for waste disposal? Using available scientific data on waste behavior and new studies from East and West Coast dump sites, this book shows how to use a matrix approach to rank the ecological and health consequences of any combination of waste, site, and disposal system design.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309034841
• ISBN13: 9780309034845
• Release Date: February 1984
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 224 Pages