Type
Text
Date
1985
Language
en_US
Subject
Refuse and refuse disposal -- United States. | Factory and trade waste -- United States.
Source
Mackin, James E., 1955- An overview of the solid wastes disposal problem in the United States / James E. Mackin. Stony Brook, N.Y. : Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, [1985]
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/66179
Contributor
Marine Sciences Research Center
Creator
Mackin, James E
Publisher
Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY
Format
application/pdf
Description
iii, 54 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references,from the Summary, ". . .Land filling is currently the only legal "ultimate" means of waste disposal. Limitations in land space and potential problems of drinking water pollution are the major disadvantages of this disposal method. The latter may be overcome by use of pollution abatement equipment. The U.S. EPA guidelines suggest that impermeable liners be used to seal the bottoms of landfills and that leachate collection systems be installed. This pollution abatement equipment is also required by New York State Law. The effectiveness of the equipment for preventing pollution of drinking water reservoirs is still unknown, be cause it has been used for only a very short time. . ." | Working paper (State University of New York at Stony Brook. Marine Sciences Research Center);17
Rights
Stony Brook University
Recommended Citation
Mackin, James E., "An overview of the solid wastes disposal problem in the United States" (1985). Working Papers. 20.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/working-papers/20
