Standard handbook of hazardous waste treatment and disposal

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6701098

Freeman, H M ^[1]

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1. ed.

The handbook has 14 chapters, that cover; Laws and regulation; Hazardous waste characteristics, quantities, and treatment capacities; Risk assessments, liability insurance, health effects, and the problem of siting; Categories of wastes that have been the objects of special attention; Minimization and recycling; Ten hazardous waste recovery processes; Physical and chemical treatment; Thermal processes; Biological processes. Land storage and disposal also receive attention, as do comprehensive hazardous waste treatment facilities, remedial action techniques and technology. Approaches to deciding between various alternative processes are discussed in the final chapter.

• OSTI ID: 6701098
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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