Description
A comprehensive, practical view of environmental management, this book records the experience gained through regional seminars in Africa over several years. It uses real examples to illustrate the points it makes. Subjects covered are: air pollution; coastal and marine pollution; managing domestic, industrial, mining, biomedical, nuclear and radioactive waste; solid waste re-use and recycling; waste water treatment; bioremediation; microbiological assessment and monitoring of pollutants; laboratory waste management; moving hazardous waste between nations; best practice for building a distributed waste network.
The book will be of tremendous benefit to policy-makes, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, university and research institutions as well as concerned citizens.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
PART 1
1. Environmentally Sound Technologies: A Framework by Rogers W'O. Okot-Uma
2. Mobilisation of the Community on Environmental Management by K. Nthomang
3. Perceptions and Attitudes in Pollution Control and Environmental Management by Raban Chanda
4. Environmental Impacts of Urbanisation by Kwesi Darkoh
5. Environmental Protection in the Context of Sustainable Development by Jaap Arntzen
6. Population, Poverty and Environment in Africa by John O. Oucho
PART 2
7. Information Dissemination and Management by V.T.C. Matsoga
8. Indicators of Environmental Pollution from a Scientific Perspective: The Role of Remotely Sensed Date in Environmental Management by S. Ringrose
9. Making the Transition to a Managed Distributed Information Network Architecture: A Waste Management Network by Rogers W'O. Okot-Uma
10. Impact of Pollutants on Soil and Air Quality by Otlogetswe Totolo
11. Air Pollution Control by C.J. Matale
12. Forestry Debates in Southern Africa by Otlogetswe Totolo
PART 3
13. Pollution and Remediation of Polluted Groundwater by Robin Hazell and Deborah McLaren
14. Water Quality Guidelines and Standards by Yvonne Gotlop Bogatsu
15. Overview of Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries by J.S.N. Khupe
16. Microbiological Assessment and Monitoring of Environmental Pollutants by Sesai Mpuchane
17. Coastal and Marine Pollution with Reference to the Rio Del in the Cameroon by Georges Ekosse
18. Techniques of dealing with Environmental Pollution: Bioremediation by Hillary M. Masundire
PART 4
19. Climatic Factors Affecting Pollutants in Waste Disposal Sites in Developing Countries by Prof J.O. Ayoade
20. Waste Management: the Role of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) by E.M. Segosebe
21. Towards Effective Waste Disposal in Developing Countries by Yvonne Gotlop Bogatsu
22. The Role of EIA in Waste Disposal and Management by F.T.K. Sefe
PART 5
23. Environmental and Health Implications of Waste Management in Developing Countries by Dennis Bella
24. Biomedical Waste Management in Developing Countries by M.F. Simpanya
25. A Review of Nuclear and Radioactive Waste Management with Reference to Africa by Georges Ekosse
26. Industrial Waste Management with Specific Allusion to the Meat and Mining Industries in Developing Countries by Yvonne Gotlop Bogatsu
27. An Overview of Industrial and Mining Waste by G.L. Mosweunyane
28. Solid Waste Reuse and Rec