Hurricane Andrew: Impact on hazardous waste management

Conference · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States)

OSTI ID:5999396

Kastury, S N ^[1]

---

1. Dept. of Environmental Regulation, Tallahassee, FL (United States)

On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew struck the eastern coast of South Florida with winds of 140 mph approximately and a storm surge of 15 ft. The Florida Department of Environmental Regulation finds that the Hurricane Andrew caused a widespread damage throughout Dade and Collier County as well as in Broward and Monroe County and has also greatly harmed the environment. The Department has issued an emergency final order No. 92-1476 on August 26, 1992 to address the environmental cleanup and prevent any further spills of contaminants within the emergency area. The order authorizes the local government officials to designate certain locations in areas remote from habitation for the open burning in air certain incinerators of hurricane generated yard trash and construction and demolition debris. The Department staff has assisted the county and FEMA staff in establishing procedures for Hazardous Waste Management, Waste Segregation and disposal and emergency responses. Local governments have issued these burn permits to public agencies including FDOT and Corps of Engineering (COE). Several case studies will be discussed on the Hazardous Waste Management at this presentation.

• OSTI ID: 5999396
• Report Number(s): CONF-9304188--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States) Journal Volume: 25:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
CONTAINMENT
CONTROL
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISASTERS
EMERGENCY PLANS
FLORIDA
FOREST LITTER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS
HURRICANES
INCINERATORS
LAND POLLUTION CONTROL
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDATION
POLLUTION CONTROL
STORMS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT