Scientific Management of Hazardous Wastes

Zusammenfassung In this book! first published in 1983! three independent scientists examine the results of research and development into the environmental aspects of hazardous wastes management. Within a legislative framework! the limits of our scientific knowledge are carefully defined and the ways in which this knowledge is extrapolated and applied are examined. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The nature of hazardous wastes and their recycling potential C. B. Cope; 2. Hazardous wastes legislation: planning and transport S. L. Willetts; 3. Hazardous wastes legislation: pollution and public health S. L. Willetts; 4. Hazardous wastes legislation: contemporary law S. L. Willetts; 5. Hazardous wastes legislation: miscellaneous provisions S. L. Willetts; 6. Landfill and leachates C. B. Cope; 7. Leachate management from landfill and codisposal of hazardous wastes C. B. Cope; 8. The geochemistry of hazardous waste disposal W. H. Fuller; 9. Toxicological assessments and their relevance to hazardous waste management C. B. Cope; 10. Hazardous waste treatment and disposal options S. L. Willetts; 11. The incineration of hazardous wastes S. L. Willetts; 12. Risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis and future needs C. B. Cope.

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• Authors: C. B. Cope, C. B. Fuller Cope, C.B. Cope, C.b. Fuller Cope, W. H. Fuller, W.h. Fuller, S. L. Willetts, S.L. Willetts
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521105644
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10564-4
• No. of pages: 496
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Waste Management, Waste treatment and disposal, Hazardous waste treatment & disposal