Hazardous waste analysis
Book
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OSTI ID:20013746
Today's environmental professionals face a variety of tasks that force them to juggle the duties of both environmental and health-and-safety personnel. When faced with the task of cleaning up a hazardous site or managing a workplace where hazardous wastes are present, safety professionals must handle worker-protection issues, and they must be able to determine the presence of chemical substances. This book helps such professionals prepare for those situations by providing them with the resources necessary to analyze hazardous wastes and determine their impact on the environment and on individuals. More than just a ``how-to'' book, it provides practical information on state-of-the-art sampling, field analysis, and laboratory-analysis methods. It defines the legal requirements of hazard identification; discusses the regulatory requirements relevant to industrial hygiene, safety, and engineering personnel; and educates readers about the scientific concepts necessary to understand future developments. The book features four sections: (1) general legal and health requirements; (2) legal identification of hazardous waste and basic chemistry concepts; (3) sampling and field analysis; and (4) laboratory chemical analysis of hazardous waste. Chapters cover such topics as: responsibilities of the hazardous waste generator; hazardous waste program training; personal protective equipment; responding to and reporting hazardous waste releases; hazardous waste transporters; treatment, storage, and disposal operations; hazardous waste identification; availability and bioavailability and the characteristic tests; and characteristics of hazardous wastes; ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity.
- OSTI ID:
- 20013746
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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