Waste Management Problems in the Agro-Industires [I.e. Industries] 1998 Selected Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro_Industries, Held in Istanbul, Turkey, 23-25 September, 1998 - Water Science & Technology

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.