This book comprises the papers presented at the First International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in September 1998. These Proceedings cover topics belonging to the following sections: 1. Sustainable development and environmental protection, 2. Renewable energy, 3. Air Pollution Controls, 4. Water management, 5. Water and wastewater treatment, and 6. Solid and hazardous waste management.

An Attempt for Environmentally Friendly Utilization of Oil-Shale in Mongolia	p. 3
Building Design: Sustainability and Some Energetic and Ecological Aspects	p. 7
Design Buildings with the Climate: Learning from the Past	p. 17
Environmental Compatibility of Controlled Landfills in Relation to the Vulnerability of the Aquifers: A Proposed Approach	p. 27
High-Speed Railway: Environmental Effects on Natural Resources during the Construction Phase	p. 37
Identification of Microbial Indigenous Species in an Aromatic Hydrocarbons Contaminated Soils	p. 47
Landslide Control: A Summary of Suggestions for Engineering Code Writers	p. 57
Nuclear Energy and the Environment	p. 67
Properties of Unstable Structural Soil of Mongolia	p. 75
Rehabilitation and Direct Firing Conversion of Mongolian Coal Fired Boilers	p. 79
Revitalization and Natural Treatment Systems in the Venetian Lagoon: Lazzaretto Nuovo Island Case Study	p. 89
Toward Sustainable Energy for Development: A Modern Approach	p. 99
Domestic Solar Space Heating in Mongolia: Design and Demonstration	p. 109
Environmental Protection Through Self-Powered Plants for Isolated Communities	p. 119
Modelling of a Hybrid Water Heating System for Using the Rural Center of Mongolia	p. 125
Mongolia Wind Resource Assessment Project	p. 129
On UNESCO's Renewable Energy Information Exchange Programme - The International Renewable Energy Information and Communication System (Ireics) Programme	p. 135
Pretreatment Investigation and Field Trialing of an Innovative Solar-Powered Reverse Osmosis Desalination Unit	p. 139
The Feasibility of Solar Energy Use in Rural Areas of Mongolia: Solar "GER"	p. 145
The World Solar Programme	p. 151
Utilization of Electricity of Herdsman Family and Possibility to Supply it with Solar Battery	p. 155
Wind Farms in Northern Climate	p. 161
CO[subscript 2] Laser Based Mobile DIAL System for Atmospheric Pollutants Monitoring	p. 173
Managing Air Quality in European Union	p. 179
Removal of Nitrogen Oxides Produced During Waste Incineration: Operation of a Full-Scale DeNOx System	p. 187
TE-CO[subscript 2] Injection Laser for Wind Measurements Doppler Application	p. 197
A Monitoring System for Torrential Regime Rivers: First Results of the Action Taken on Basento River	p. 207
Alteration Phenomena of Drinking Water Quality Within Water Systems	p. 215
Groundwater Quality Monitoring in a Rural Area	p. 221
Groundwater Quality of the Steppe and Gobi Zones in Mongolia	p. 231
Man-made Recharge of the Groundwater Resources of Central and Upper Sources for Ulaanbaatar City Water Supply	p. 239
New Regulation for Water Management in Italy	p. 245
The Treatment of Drainage Canal Water Through Lagoons. The "Foce Cavone" Experience	p. 251
Water Resources Development and Management of Mongolia	p. 261
A Survey of the Feasibility of Aluminum Recovery From Coagulation Sludge	p. 267
Activated Sludge Multistage Plant with Step Sludge Recirculation: Process Optimization	p. 277
Drinking Water and Waste Water Disinfection: Strategies and Problems	p. 285
Integrating Conservation and Wastewater Treatment	p. 295
Present Trends in Reduction of Acceptability Limits at the Discharge of Wastewater and Technological Implications	p. 303
Sediment Oxygen Demand Modeling in Dissolved Oxygen Balance	p. 313
The 3rd Stage of Purifying polluted Water by Volcanic Slag Method	p. 323
Water Treatment in Remote and Rural Areas: A Conceptual Screening Protocol for Appropriate POU/POE Technologies	p. 329
Dechlorination of Polichlorinated Biphenyls in Non-Polar Media	p. 339
Heavy Metals Partitioning in Waste Incineration	p. 349
Long Duration Compressibility Tests on MSW	p. 359
New Trends in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Italy	p. 369
Reuse of Stabilized Waste as Construction Materials	p. 377
The Influence of Some Operating Conditions on Contaminant Release from Waste Materials	p. 387
The Municipal Waste Management and the Sustainable Development in a Big City: Rome	p. 397
Waste Management Systems in Industrialized and Developing Countries: Generation, Quality, Disposal	p. 405
Authors Index	p. 415
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