Hazardous waste minimization handbook

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5740047

Higgins, T E

Designed to assist industrial engineers and managers in making changes in purchasing, manufacturing, and waste handling practices to reduce the costs and liabilities of waste disposal, this book begins by defining waste minimization in the first two chapters. Chapters 3 through 7 describe specific waste reduction techniques applied by a number of industries. The chapters in this section rather than around standard industrial classifications. Industrial processes selected for inclusion are those that are commonly employed in many of the industrial sectors and that contribute the greatest volumes of hazardous waste at a typical facility: machining, cleaning, plating and surface finishing, paint and coating application, and paint and coating removal. These processes and the types of waste produced by each are discussed. Methods used to reduce waste generation are described and illustrated with case studies. Sources of equipment, design data, and installation and operating costs are provided. The book concludes with treatment methods that can be employed to reduce the volume or toxicity of waste, thus further reducing the costs of disposal.

• OSTI ID: 5740047
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
COATINGS
COST
DOCUMENT TYPES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INDUSTRY
MANAGEMENT
MANUALS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METAL INDUSTRY
MINIMIZATION
PAINTS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES