Ionizing radiation technologies : managing and extracting value from wastes / edited by Shima Shayanfar, Suresh D Pillai.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cobalt-60 technology -- X-ray technology -- Low energy electron beam technology -- Accelerator technology for waste valorization -- Biofuel production using ionizing technology -- Ionizing technology effects on bioactive compounds -- Remediation of crude oil impacted soils with electron beam technology -- Application of electron beam technology for value added products from biosolids -- Textile wastewater management by ionizing technology -- Using ionizing technologies on natural compounds and wastes for the development of advanced polymers and active packaging materials -- Treatment of emerging organic pollutants using ionizing technology : a state of art discussion -- Remediation of poly and perfluorinated chemical substances (PFAS) in the environment by ionizing technology -- Pharmaceutical waste management by ionizing technology -- Future needs and trends in waste management by ionizing technologies.

"Managing industrial, agricultural, and municipal wastes is a challenge that countries around the world must come to grapple with. The rapid urbanization coupled with the increasing demands that the growing population create requires that technologies need to be harnessed that provides a sustainable approach of managing wastes. According to 2018 US EPA data, an average American generates approximately 5 pounds of municipal solid waste each day which ultimately results in in a total of approximately 292.4 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated each year (EPA,2018). Municipal waste refers to wastes that consumers discard. This includes bottles, corrugated boxes, food, grass clippings, sofas, computers, tires and refrigerators. This MSW does not include construction and demolition debris, municipal wastewater sludge and non-hazardous industrial wastes. The management of MSW is of high priority to the local and state governments because these entities must deal with growing urbanization and shrinking land-filling or other disposal options. Therefore, reduction of MSW wastes and recycling of wastes are of high priority" -- Provided by publisher.