Hazardous Waste Management

The management of hazardous waste has changed dramatically since the 1960's and continues to evolve as our knowledge of both the hazards and management methods grows. Since the last edition was published (1994), much of the emphasis has shifted: from site assessments to site remediation, from new facility siting to pollution prevention, and from a newly emerging market to a mature market. The new edition provides comprehensive coverage of these changes in the field.

New to This Edition

• Recent changes in regulations are thoroughly covered.
• This edition includes expanded coverage of the international perspective.
• Many chapters have been substantially revised, including those on biological methods, land disposal, and site characterization.
• The discussion of remedial techniques has been expanded. Techniques covered for the first time in this edition include air sparging, surfactant enhanced remediation, and permeable reactive treatment walls, including those with zero valence iron.
• All quantitative information in this edition has been thoroughly checked for accuracy.

I Fundamentals

1 Hazardous Waste

2 The Legal Framework

3 Process Fundamentals

4 Fate and Transport of Contaminants

5 Toxicology

II Current Management Practices

6 Environmental Audits

7 Pollution Prevention

8 Facility Development and Operations

III Treatment and Disposal Methods

9 Physicochemical Processes

10 Biological Methods

11 Stabilization and Solidification

12 Thermal Methods

13 Land Disposal

IV Site Remediation

14 Quantitative Risk Assessment

15 Site and Subsurface Characterization

16 Remedial Technologies

17 Evaluation and Selection of Remedial Actions and Corrective Measures

Appendices

A Basel Convention

B Contaminant Properties

C Thermodynamic Properties

D Conversion Factors