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1(a)
Explain the functional elements of municipal solid waste management.
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1(b)
Estimate the moisture content of municipal solid waste sample with the following composition.
| Component | %by mass | moisture content% |
| Food waste | 20 | 70 |
| Paper | 40 | 6 |
| Card board | 10 | 5 |
| Plastics | 10 | 2 |
| Garden Trimnings | 10 | 60 |
| Wood | 5 | 20 |
| Tin cans | 5 | 3 |
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1(c)
Explain the sources of municipal solid waste.
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1(d)
Write a note on E-waste.
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2(a)
Explain the physical and chemical characteristics of municipal solid waste.
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2(b)
Explain the importance of re-use and recycling in context to solid waste management.
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2(c)
Why transfer stations are necessary? What are the various types.
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3(a)
Estimate the theoretical volume of methane gas that could be expected from the anaerobic digestion of a tonne of waste having the composition C55 H110 O35 N1 \(C_aH_bO_cN_d+ \left ( \frac{4a-b-2c+3d}{4} \right )H_2O\rightarrow \\ \frac{4a+b-2c-3d}{8} CH_2+\frac{4a-b+2c+3d}{8}Co_2+dNH_3 \)/
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3(b)
What is landfill? Explain the types of landfill with neat sketch.
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Write a short note any 4 Q4.(a,b,c,d,e,f)
4(a)
Pyrolysis
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4(b)
Hazardous waste
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4(c)
Sampling of solid waste
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4(d)
Incinerator
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4(e)
Legal aspects of solid waste diposal
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4(f)
Segregation
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5(a)
Write in brief about Bio-medical waste management.
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5(b)
Calculate the energy content of solid waste having following composition using modified dulong's formula
| Component | % by mass |
| Carbon | 36.3 |
| Hydrogen | 7.3 |
| Oxygen | 51.1 |
| Nitrogen | 0.5 |
| Sulphur | 0.1 |
| Ash | 4.7 |
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5(c)
With the help of neat sketch explain the hauled container system.
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6(a)
Determine the amount of air required to oxidise completely 1 tonne waste having chemical equation C50 H100 O40 N \( C_aH_bO_cN_d+ \left ( \frac{4a-b-2c+3d}{4} \right )O_2\rightarrow aCO_2 ++\frac{b-3d}{2}H_2O+dNH_3 \)/
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6(b)
Explain house to house collection method of solid waste management.
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6(c)
What are the factors which affects the composting process.
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