Hazardous waste management (GATE ES) — GATE Environmental Science and…
Hazardous waste management: Characteristics, generation, fate of materials in the environment, treatment and disposal. Soil contamination and leaching of contaminants into groundwater. Management of biomedical waste, plastic waste, waste from energy sector (solar/wind/batteries etc), C&D waste and E-waste: Sources, generation and characteristics; Waste management practices including storage, collection and transfer.
- Exam: GATE Environmental Science and Engineering (ES)
- Section: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management