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CH3041
ON-LINE LECTURE 34
WASTE
TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY :
This area of environmental chemistry looks at the scientific methods that have been developed to deal with the various waste
streams that human society produces.
This area of environmental chemistry looks at the scientific methods that have been developed to deal with the various waste
streams that human society produces.
• Humans need a lot of consumables and generate a lot of waste per person.
An average sized modern city like Brisbane (pop. » 1
million people) has fluxes:.
In (t / d): Out (t / d) :
In (t / d): Out (t / d) :
Water 625 000 Sewage 500 000
Food 2 000 Garbage 2
000
Fuel 9 500 Air pollutants 950
