| Description |
xxxii, 1146 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 |
1. Hazardous Waste -- 2. The Regulatory Process -- 3. Process Fundamentals -- 4. Fate and Transport of Contaminants -- 5. Toxicology -- 6. Environmental Audits -- 7. Pollution Prevention -- 8. Facility Development and Operations -- 9. Physico-Chemical Processes -- 10. Biological Methods -- 11. Stabilization and Solidification -- 12. Thermal Methods -- 13. Land Disposal -- 14. Quantitative Risk Assessment -- 15. Site and Subsurface Characterization -- 16. Containment -- 17. Remedial Alternatives Analysis -- App. A Contaminant Properties -- App. B Toxicological Data -- App. C Thermodynamic Properties -- App. D Conversion Factors |
| Summary |
Hazardous Waste Management provides a comprehensive overview of a complex, interdisciplinary field. To prepare the graduate who will be entering the rapidly growing field of hazardous waste management, the book demonstrates how science and engineering disciplines work together to identify and correct threats to human health and the environment. The book's comprehensiveness enables the student to select specialized areas for further study and research. The authors combine the theoretical framework with their diversified real-world experience in international environmental consulting. The chapters include case studies, example problems, and discussion topics and problems |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Hazardous wastes -- Management.
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Hazardous wastes -- Management.
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| Author |
Buckingham, Phillip L.
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Evans, Jeffrey C.
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| LC no. |
93040044 |
| ISBN |
0070195528 |
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0070197172 |
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