| Description |
xxvi, 1201 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
McGraw-Hill series in water resources and environmental engineering |
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McGraw-Hill series in water resources and environmental engineering.
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Fundamentals -- 1. Hazardous Waste -- 2. The Legal Framework -- 3. Process Fundamentals -- 4. Fate and Transport of Contaminants -- 5. Toxicology -- Pt. II. Current Management Practices -- 6. Environmental Audits -- 7. Pollution Prevention -- 8. Facility Development and Operations -- Pt. III. Treatment and Disposal Methods -- 9. Physicochemical Processes -- 10. Biological Methods -- 11. Stabilization and Solidification -- 12. Thermal Methods -- 13. Land Disposal -- Pt. 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 -- App. A. Basel Convention -- App. B. Contaminant Properties -- App. C. Thermodynamic Properties -- App. D. Conversion Factors |
| Summary |
"The second edition of Hazardous Waste Management provides an overview of a complex, interdisciplinary field. The book emphasizes the scientific and engineering principles that work together in the identification and correction of threats to human health and the environment from hazardous wastes. The comprehensive nature of the book allows the student to select specialized areas for detailed study and research." "The authors, all of whom have had extensive industrial experience, combine a theoretical framework with their diversified, real-world experience in international environmental consulting. To provide a variety of learning opportunities, chapters include case studies, example problems, discussion topics, and problems. The second edition now offers an electronic Solutions Manual on the book's Website, a valuable resource for students and instructors."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Hazardous wastes -- Management.
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| Author |
Buckingham, Phillip L.
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Evans, Jeffrey C.
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| LC no. |
00059453 |
| ISBN |
0070393656 alkaline paper |
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