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                       In-vessel systems for composting, 226    London, early waste management, 23
                       Isolation wastes, 582                    Love Canal, i, 4
                                                                Low heating value, 87
                       K                                        Low permeability layer of landfill cover, 339
                                                                Lubricating oils production and properties of, 561
                       Khian Sea, i, 3
                       Kompogas, 240                            M
                       L                                        MACT standards under the CAA, 485
                                                                Magnesium hydroxide, 508
                       Labeling and marking medical waste, 584   Magnetic belt pulley, 196, 197
                       Labor contracts in MSW collection, 107   Magnetic head pulley, 196, 197
                       Lamps, Universal Waste, 547              Magnetic separation, 196
                       Land area requirements, composting site, 236  Mainframe computers in electronics waste, 626
                       Land disposal of hazardous waste, 521    Management of medical wastes prior, 583
                       Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act, 53  Management of surface water at sanitary landfill,
                       Land Disposal Restrictions, 505, 521        325
                       Landfill cap of a landfill cover, 340    Management of used oil, 561
                       Landfill closure, 338                    Managing hazardous waste on-site, 400
                       Landfill design, 294                     Manifest discrepancies, 468
                       Landfill disposal of MSW, 42             Manifest system, record keeping, and reporting at
                       Landfill gas control, 319                   TSD facilities, 468
                       Landfill Gas Emissions Model (LandGEM), 314,  Markets for components of MSW, 130
                          356                                   Marking, 438
                       Landfill gas utilization, 321            Mass burn incinerator, 41, 250
                       Landfill reclamation, 349                Material flows, 64
                       Large quantity generator, 392            Materials flow in the MRF, 206
                       Large quantity handlers of universal waste, 547  Materials recovery facility, 169
                       Lawmaking process, 56                    Maturation during MSW decomposition, 312
                       Laws of ecology, i                       Maximum achievable control technology, 479
                       LCR, see Leachate collection and removal system  Maximum Contaminant Levels, 295
                       LDR, see Land Disposal Restrictions      MCL, see Maximum Contaminant Levels
                       Leachability of metals in incinerator ash, 273  Mechanical processing for composting, 217
                       Leachate collection and removal system, 295, 332,  Mechanical pulping of paper, 132
                          522                                   Medical and Infectious Wastes, 579
                       Leachate formation at sanitary landfill, 326  Medical waste definitions and sources of, 580
                       Leachate formation during composting, 231  Medical waste generator requirements, 585
                       Leachate management, 527                 Medical waste handling and packaging, 583
                       Leachate strength reduction at bioreactor landfills,  Medical Waste Tracking Act, 9, 52, 597
                          347                                   Medical waste transporter requirements, 585
                       Leachate treatment, 336                  Mercury in mass burn incineration, 261
                       Leachate volume estimated, 327           Mercury in MSW, 76
                       Lead acid battery recycling, 548         Mercury in universal waste, 550
                       Lead in MSW, 76                          Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery
                       LEL, see Lower explosive limit              Management Act, 55
                       Level I microbial inactivation of medical waste, 597   Mesophilic microorganisms and composting, 216
                       Level II microbial inactivation of medical waste,  Metal hydrides, 512
                          597                                   Metals recycling from electronics waste, 639
                       Level III microbial inactivation of medical waste,  Metals recycling, 616
                          598                                   Methane fermentation during MSW decomposition,
                       Level IV microbial inactivation of medical waste, 598   312
                       Level of service in MSW collection, 106  Microbial inactivation of medical waste, 597
                       Lipids in MSW, 90                        Microwave irradiation of medical waste, 605
                       Liquid injection incinerator , 487       Milestones in MSW generation, 37
                       Litter from composting, 234              Mining waste, 11
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