| Author | Ouano, Ely Anthony Rosales |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 411 |
| Subject(s) | Refuse and refuse disposal--Bangkok
Water quality management--Bangkok
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The study was made to determine the shortcomings of the present collection, treatment and disposal system in Bangkok and to recommend ways and means of improving the present system. Models were developed
to quantify and analyze the relationship of the parameters of solid wastes management in Bangkok. Economic considerations of the alternatives were given priorities in the evaluation of alternatives.
The parameters and variables that affect the solid wastes collection system in Bangkok were analyzed. A field study was conducted to determine the values of the collection system parameters and to determine the efficiency of the present crew utilization. Recommendations on ways of improving the crew operations were made. From the interaction of the collection system parameters, a computer
simulation model was developed for the collection system. The computer model was verified using the present system data. Alternatives were evaluated using the simulation model.· A simplified cost model for use
without a computer was developed. The use of four-man crews for collection in Bangkok was found to be logical under the present economic,
technological and social conditions. The different costs of disposal including incineration with or without heat recovery and composting for Bangkok were determined. Sanitary landfill was not included because sites were not available
for such means of disposal. The use of transfer stations between
the collection areas and the possible disposal sites was also evaluated. Salvaging as part of the disposal sites was studied. For Bangkok it was found that incineration with heat recovery and salvaging at Dindaeng was most attractive than the other disposal alternatives. The implications of the study to other Southeast Asian cities were studied taking Hongkong ·and Manila as examples. Direct application of the model was not made due to the scanty data available. The methodology used in the study was recommended for the development of solid wastes management system in other Asian cities. |
| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1980 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Frankel, Richard J. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | British Government |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1972 |
