John Pichtel

Waste Management Practices (eBook, PDF)

Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial, Second Edition

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A practical guide for the identification and management of a range of hazardous wastes, this book integrates technical information including chemistry, microbiology, and engineering, with current regulations. Emphasizing basic environmental science and related technical fields, the book is an introductory manual for waste management as mandated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and related statutes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 682
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781466585195
• Artikelnr.: 40450472

Autorenporträt

John Pichtel is a professor of natural resources and environmental management at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He received his PhD in environmental science and his MS in soil chemistry/agronomy from The Ohio State University, and his BS in natural resources management from Rutgers University. His primary research and professional activities have been in management of hazardous and municipal wastes, remediation of contaminated sites, reclamation of mined lands, and environmental chemistry. He has authored or co-authored approximately 40 research articles. Pichtel has served as a consultant in hazardous waste management projects and has conducted environmental assessments and remediation research in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, and Poland.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Historical and Regulatory Development. Introduction. A Brief History
of Waste Management. Regulatory Development. Part II Municipal Solid
Wastes. Characterization of Solid Waste. Municipal Solid Waste Collection.
Recycling Solid Wastes. Municipal Solid Waste Processing: Materials
Recovery Facilities. Composting MSW. Incineration of MSW. The Sanitary
Landfill. Part III Hazardous Waste Management. Identification of Hazardous
Waste. 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. Part IV Special Categories of Waste. Universal Wastes.
Management of Used Oil. Medical and Infectious Wastes. Construction and
Demolition Debris. Electronics Waste. Part V Appendix.