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Basic Hazardous Waste Management
The third edition of Basic Hazardous Waste Management provides a broad overview of hazardous waste management. It covers the roles of science and technology in the standards-setting processes. The author presents updated and expanded materials on environmental issues and impacts hazardous waste treatment technologies site assessment waste minimization emergency response new and continuing regulatory and policy statutes medical/biomedical and infectious waste underground storage tank and radioactive waste management. In short the book has been completely revised to present valuable timely information for anyone interested in hazardous waste management.
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The Third Edition of Basic Hazardous Waste Management provides a broad overview of hazardous waste management. It presents updated and expanded materials on: environmental issues and impacts, hazardous waste treatment technologies, site assessment, waste minimization, emergency response, new and continuing regulatory and policy statutes, and medical/biomedical and infectious waste, underground storage tank, and radioactive waste management. In short, the book has been completely revised to present the most current information available. It covers the roles of science and technology in the standards-setting processes.
Covering the latest trends in technologies, regulatory strategies, and statutory developments, this reference introduces issues such as human health hazards, the environmental impact of toxic materials, the paths of released hazardous material, and the roles of science, technology, and risk assessment in the standard-setting process. It explains technology and regulatory requirements for hazardous waste treatment, storage, transportation, and disposal, and discusses site remediation technology, the application of federal statutes, health issues affecting hazardous waste workers, and management of radioactive and biomedical wastes. B&w photos of equipment are included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)