![Waste Management Problems in the Agro-Industires [I.e. Industries] 1998](/jacket/500x500/9780080434117.jpg)
Publisher's Synopsis
The term 'Agro-Industries' covers a range of significant industrial activities based on the practice of agriculture or the processing of its products. Major industries such as textiles and dyestuffs, pulp and paper, leather, food-processing, the refining of edible oils and sugar, etc. fall into this category. These proceedings, the fourth from a conference series that continues to grow in scale and importance, comprise 48 papers, selected from over a hundred presented, on the following aspects of agro-industrial wastes management: Waste characterization Aerobic treatment and nutrient removal Anaerobic treatment Sludge and solid wastes Textiles Animal wastes Tannery wastes Pulp and paper Food and beverages Management. They reflect a wide spectrum of scientific interests and make an effective contribution towards the development of successful waste management strategies for the agro-industries of the world.
