Application of constructed wetlands to the treatment of leachates from a municipal solid waste landfill in Ibadan, Nigeria.(Library Corner)(Book Review)

From: Journal of Environmental Health | Date: June 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Both of the following books have in-depth sections on solid waste management.

Environmental Engineering (Fifth Edition)

Edited by Joseph A. Salvato, Nelson L. Nemerow, and Franklin J. Agardy (2003)

Upholding the reputation of its predecessors as the most trusted single-source handbook on the subject, this new edition of Environmental Engineering provides up-to-date, practical guidance on a full range of environmental issues, while delivering the critical material on the sanitation management and engineering methods used by today's leaders in the field.

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