Of the 12 billion tons of waste generated annually in the United States; less than 10% is defined as hazardous under the provisions of RCRA. This paper summarizes the data available on some of the wastes that are defined as non-hazardous. These wastes include industrial non-hazardous waste, and several types of wastes that are currently exempted from hazardous waste regulations, such as oil and...

Biological treatment ofhazardous wastes has the potential for effective, practical, and economical remediation ofsome Superfund sites and other hazardous waste problems. Some biological hazardous waste treatments may also be applicable for preventing the occurrence of future hazardous waste sites. From a public health perspective, this technology may allow for the treatment of environmental haz...

Overview Learning Objectives 9.1 Hazardous Waste: Identification and Classification 9.1.1 Identification 9.1.2 Classification 9.2 Hazardous Waste Management 9.2.1 Generation 9.2.2 Storage and collection 9.2.3 Transfer and transport 9.2.4 Processing 9.2.5 Disposal 9.3 Hazardous Waste Treatment 9.3.1 Physical and chemical treatment 9.3.2 Thermal treatment 9.3.3 Biological treatment 9.4 Pollution ...

The report by the National Academy of Science Committee on Institutional Considerations in Reducing the Generation of Hazardous Industrial Waste examines key institutional, or nontechnical, factors that affect the generation of hazardous waste by industry. It provides a framework for evaluating public policies, both regulatory and nonregulatory, to reduce the generation of hazardous waste. The ...

electronic  waste  or  e-waste  is  relatively  a  novel  addition  to  the  ever-growing  hazardous waste stream. it includes discarded electronic and electrical equipment. developing countries face enormous challenges which are related to the generation and management of e-waste which are either internally generated or imported illegally; india is no exception. however, the existing managemen...

conclusions considering the weight percentage of food wastes (70%), solid wastes of babolsar city could be used for composting. also as large quantities of infectious wastes were produced by hospitals of babolsar, it is recommended that sterilization systems (hydroclave) be used for decontamination of these hazardous wastes. materials and methods this study was a descriptive and cross-sectional...

Very quickly following the first international toxic waste trade scandals that took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the environmentally friendly word “ recycling” began to increasingly be used by waste traders to justify the export of hazardous wastes from rich to poorer countries. Today, this rationalization for toxic waste trade for industrial wastes continues. Virtually all existing...