Hazardous waste management /

LaGrega, Michael D.

Hazardous waste management / Michael D. LaGrega, Phillip L. Buckingham and Jeffrey C. Evans. - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1994 - xxxii, 1146 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 Fundamentals: hazardous waste; the regulatory process; process fundamentals; fate and transport; toxicology. Part 2 Current management practices: environmental audits; pollution prevention; facility development and operations. Part 3 Treatment methods: physico-chemical processes; biological methods; stabilization and solidification; thermal methods; land disposal. Part 4 Site remediation: quantitative risk assessment; site characterization; containment; remedial alternative analysis.

This text provides an overview of a complex interdisciplinary field, drawing from a variety of engineering and science disciplines. It is divided into four major parts: fundamentals, current management practices, treatment and disposal methods, and site remediation.

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HAZARDOUS WASTES -- MANAGEMENT

TD 1030 .L34 1994