This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the complex, interdisciplinary field of hazardous waste management,
with thoroughly updated information on the most current methods of treatment, disposal, and site remediation.
The management of hazardous waste has changed dramatically since the 1960's and continues to evolve as our knowledge
of both the hazards and management methods grows. Since the last edition was published (1994), much of the emphasis
has shifted: from site assessments to site remediation, from new facility siting to pollution prevention, and from
a newly emerging market to a mature market. The new edition provides comprehensive coverage of these changes in
the field.
Table of Contents
I Fundamentals
1 Hazardous Waste
2 The Legal Framework
3 Process Fundamentals
4 Fate and Transport of Contaminants
5 Toxicology
II Current Management Practices
6 Environmental Audits
7 Pollution Prevention
8 Facility Development and Operations
III Treatment and Disposal Methods
9 Physicochemical Processes
10 Biological Methods
11 Stabilization and Solidification
12 Thermal Methods
13 Land Disposal
IV Site Remediation
14 Quantitative Risk Assessment
15 Site and Subsurface Characterization
16 Remedial Technologies
17 Evaluation and Selection of Remedial Actions and Corrective Measures
Appendixes
A Basel Convention
B Contaminant Properties
C Thermodynamic Properties
D Conversion Factors
