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This comprehensive reference provides interdisciplinary information on the concepts, processes, and various technologies for promoting stabilization and minimizing environmental impacts in landfills

Table of Contents

1. General Aspects 2. Landfill Concepts 3. Processes 4. Ex-Situ Treatments 5. Geotechnical Aspects 6. Landfill Hydraulic Aspects 7. Liner Systems 8. Drainage Systems 9. Gas Management 10. Leachate Management 11. Topcovers 12. Leachate Recirculation 13. Planning and Design 14. Sustainable Landfilling 15. Operation 16. Aftercare and Afteruse 17. Environmental Impacts 18. Uncontrolled Emissions 19. Remediation 20. Special Waste Landfilling 21. Economic Aspects

About the Author

Raffaello Cossu is Full Professor in Waste Management and Dean of the Environmental Engineering School at Padova University. He is Chairman of "Sardinia" International Symposia on Waste Management and Landfilling, and "Venice" Symposium on Biomass and waste to energy; Co-chairman of Crete Conference on Hazardous waste. Dr. Cossu is Past President of IWWG (International Waste Working Group) and is currently Editor in Chief of the journal Waste Management published by Elsevier, He has authored more than 200 articles and conference papers and co-edited four international books on landfilling technology. Rainer Stegmann retired in 2008 as Professor Head of the Institute of Waste Management at the Hamburg University of Technology. He has been a visiting professor at several Universities and has coordinated several international and national research projects. He is a member of the environmental advisory board for waste company Shanks, UK. And Chairman of IWWG (International Waste Working Group). Dr. Stegmann has authored more than 300 scientific papers and several international books.