| Description |
xxxvii, 644 : illustrations (black and white) ; 27 cm. |
| Summary |
Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial, Second Edition addresses the three main categories of wastes (hazardous, municipal, and "special" wastes) covered under federal regulation outlined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), an established framework for managing the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of several forms of waste. Focusing on integrating the technical and regulatory complexities of waste management, this book covers the historical and regulatory development of waste management and the management of municipal solid wastes. It also addresses hazardous wastes and their management, from the perspectives of identification, transportation, and requirements for generators as well as the treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. |
| Contents |
A Brief History of Waste Management -- Regulatory Development-- Characterization of Solid Waste -- Recycling Solid Wastes -- Municipal Solid Waste Processing: Materials Recovery Facilities -- Composting MSW -- Incineration of MSW -- The Sanitary Landfill -- Hazardous Waste Generator Requirements -- Hazardous Waste Transportation -- Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Requirements -- Incineration of Hazardous Wastes -- Hazardous Waste Treatment -- Land Disposal of Hazardous Waste -- Universal Wastes -- Management of Used Oil -- Medical and Infectious Wastes -- Construction and Demolition Debris -- Electronics Waste |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Management.
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Hazardous wastes -- Management.
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Factory and trade waste -- Management.
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| ISBN |
9781466585188 (hardback) |
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