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Waste Management

• Cold Climate Sewage Lagoons - Proceedings of the June 1985 Workshop, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  This report describes elements of the workshop, its program and participants, and the lagoon theory and design. The report also summarizes research projects, contributions by presenters and discussers, documents about cold-climate lagoons, and a workshop evaluation. These proceedings were based on the transcripts of the workshop.
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• Conversion of Small Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants to Sequencing Batch Reactors
  For ten years, Environment Canada evaluated a range of technologies offering potential solutions to the problems caused by wastewater treatment plants. The feasibility of installing sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology in poorly operating plants was assessed. This report describes characteristics of the plants that were studied and the procedures followed for the study. It also includes a performance assessment and details the power consumption of sequencing batch reactors.
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• Federal Waste Reduction Perspectives
  This working paper identifies priorities and actions required of the federal, provincial, and municipal governments, of industry, and of the public to reduce waste.
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• Guidance Document for Landfill Gas Management
  Landfill gas can be converted to a reliable energy source offering environmental and economic benefits. It generates revenue, and reduces landfill owners' liability.This report is designed to give decision-makers a basic understanding of this important issue. The guide describes options for collecting, treating, and using landfill gas, describes some Canadian facilities in detail, and spells out the real advantages of managing this resource effectively. The comprehensive text is illustrated by many figures, tables, and photographs.
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• Interim Recommended Practices for the Management of Solid Residues from Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC)
  These recommended practices are based on current Canadian knowledge and experience with disposal of CFBC residue. A federal-provincial-industry working group developed the practices as a source of technical information and guidance for governments, industry, and the public. These practices are considered "interim" because of the lack of long-term experience with the disposal of CFBC residues and because other innovative approaches offering an equivalent or better level of environmental protection may be developed.
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• National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program: Environmental Characterization of Mass Burning Incinerator Technology at Quebec City - Summary Report
  A new type of mass burning incinerator was evaluated for three months. A wide range of anaylses were carried out on exhaust gas emissions and all the ash discharges, including analyses for dioxins, furans, polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorophenols, chlorobenzenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, over 30 heavy metals, and acid gases. This report provides a plant description, a program description, sampling and analytical protocols, performance test results, process and emissions correlations, ash characterization, and conclusions and recommendations.
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• National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program: The Environmental Characterization of Refuse-derived Fuel (RDF) Combustion Technology
  The environmental characterization of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) semi-suspension burning technology was undertaken jointly by Environment Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The objective was to define optimum design and operating conditions to minimize dangerous emissions from incinerators. The results of the tests carried out at the Mid-Connecticut incinerator in Hartford, Connecticut, are presented in this report.
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• Operation and Maintenance Costs for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Canada - 1980
  A national survey was conducted in 1981 to create a national data base of operation and maintenance costs for municipal wastewater treatment facilities. This report presents data collected from 52 municipal wastewater treatment facilities, including primary and secondary treatment plants, and aerated and facultative lagoon systems. These treatment facilities, located in various regions of Canada, were chosen on the basis of 1980 records and dollar values. Data analysis was completed based on the level of treatment, the operational capacity, component costs, and pollutant removal efficiency.
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• Perspectives on Solid Waste Management in Canada - Volume 1: An Assessment Of The Physical, Economic And Energy Dimensions Of Solid Waste Management In Canada
  The effective management of solid waste is an essential step towards achieving sustainable development. For those working in the solid waste management field, this three-volume series offers valuable help in realizing Canada's goal of 50% diversion of waste from disposal. Volume I, An Assessment of the Physical, Economic, and Energy Dimensions of Solid Waste Management in Canada,provides and analyzes estimates of the amount and type of solid waste generated, diverted and disposed of in Canada during 1992. All three volumes: Price: C$60.00
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• Perspectives on Solid Waste Management in Canada - Volume II: Options for Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Diversion
  The effective management of solid waste is an essential step towards achieving sustainable development. For those working in the solid waste management field, this three-volume series offers valuable help in realizing Canada's goal of 50% diversion of waste from disposal. Volume II, Options for Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Diversion, describes how to plan and implement efficient approaches to achieving 50% waste diversion. All three volumes: Price: C$60.00
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• Perspectives on Solid Waste Management in Canada - Volume III: Case Studies Of Leading-Edge Solid Waste Diversion Projects
  The effective management of solid waste is an essential step towards achieving sustainable development. For those working in the solid waste management field, this three-volume series offers valuable help in realizing Canada's goal of 50% diversion of waste from disposal. Volume III, Case Studies of Leading-Edge Solid Waste Diversion Projects, contains 24 case studies of waste recycling/diversion systems, including recovery rates, costs, technical data, and evaluations. All three volumes: Price: C$60.00
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• Report on the Performance of the Arthabaska Recycling Centre
  This is an assessment of the operational improvements and economic effects of implementing a model waste recycling centre. A study was done on the Centre de tri Gaudreau Inc., Arthabaska, Quebec, as part of Environment Canada's Development and Demonstration of Resource and Energy Conservation Technology Program.
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• Resilog
  Resilog, the newsletter of Environment Canada's Transboundary Movement Branch, presents an exchange of views and information on hazardous wastes across Canada. Its goal is to provide readers with pertinent information on hazardous wastes and to keep them informed of related upcoming events.
  
  
• Retrofitting Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants for Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal
  The technical and economic feasibility of modifying existing municipal wastewater treatment plants in Canada for enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) was evaluated. The cost of building new plants incorporating EBPR technology was also assessed. Cost analyses were based on three processes: primary treatment, conventional activated sludge, and extended aeration, with designs based on standard practice.
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• The National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program
  In 1984, Environment Canada developed the National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program (NITEP) to address the potential threat to human health and the environment posed by incinerator emissions and ashes. Since then, NITEP has evaluated various incinerator technologies, air pollution control technologies, and ash treatment techniques. This report presents general information and test results about the incinerator facilities and air pollution control systems NITEP evaluated.
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• The National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program (NITEP): A Summary of the Characterization and Treatment Studies on Residues from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration
  In 1984, Environment Canada established the National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program (NITEP) to examine the potential impact of municipal solid waste incineration on the environment. This report summarizes the facilities tested, the experimental approach used to evaluate the residues, and the type of data generated.
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• The National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program: Air Pollution Control Technology
  This report presents a field test program developed to evaluate two proprietary incinerator gas cleaning systems. The tests were designed to determine the capability of these systems to control emissions of dioxins; other trace organics, metals, and acid gases; and to define the optimum operating conditions to minimize these contaminants.
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• The National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program: Two-stage Combustion (Prince Edward Island)
  In 1984, Environment Canada developed the National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program (NITEP) to address the potential threat to human health and the environment posed by incinerator emissions and ashes. The results of an emissions testing program conducted at the municipal solid waste incinerator in Parkdale, Prince Edward Island are summarized in this report. This report defines also the technological capability of the two-stage combustion process for municipal solid waste destruction and energy recovery, and the emission levels resulting from such operations
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• Used Batteries and the Environment: A Study on the Feasibility of their Recovery
  In this study, the feasibility of implementing a project for the collection and recovery of used batteries in Canada was evaluated, while taking into account profitability. Reviewing the experiences of countries that have battery disposal programs was particularly valuable for this study. The amount of mercury entering the Canadian environment is estimated, and data are provided to reduce mercury emissions.
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• Waste Management and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada
  When considering the environmental impacts of their decisions, municipalities have traditionally focused on cost, and to a lesser extent, resource conservation, air quality, water quality, and land-use issues. This brochure provides a comprehensive view of climate change, explains the relationship between climate change and waste management, discusses Canada's ongoing efforts to reduce waste-related greenhouse gas emissions, and introduces municipalities to tools that can assist them in estimating the greenhouse gas impacts of their decisions.
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• Waste-derived Fuel as a Supplementary Energy Source at the Woodstock Cement Plant
  In 1982, Lafarge Canada Inc. embarked on a project to investigate the process, product, and environmental impact of burning liquid industrial wastes in the company's cement kiln at Woodstock, Ontario. Over 90 days, all aspects of the test burn were monitored and documented, including fuel procurement and handling, fuel combustion and emissions, emergency response, and ultimately closure of the test program. This information, along with the economic, environmental, and energy-saving implications of the waste-derived fuel project, is documented in the report.
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