Chemical and Nuclear Waste Disposal: Problems and Solutions
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The problems of waste disposal have always been with us. In biblical times, the residents of Jerusalem always burnt their wastes in the hideous Vale of Gehenna. This gave way to burial of waste or sometimes dumping it in shallow oceans. All too often the sewage pipes of the seaside towns did not even take the waste to the low tide mark; and the use of the deep oceans as a disposal site has been almost unknown. As time has progressed, not only has the number of people increased hut the amount of waste per person has increased as well. This has led in the last 10 years to a greater public concern overwaste disposal
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