2nd Edition
by John Pichtel (Author)
Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial, Second Edition addresses
the three main categories of wastes (hazardous, municipal, and
"special" wastes) covered under federal regulation outlined in the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), an established framework
for managing the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and
disposal of several forms of waste.
Focusing on
integrating the technical and regulatory complexities of waste
management, this book covers the historical and regulatory development
of waste management and the management of municipal solid wastes. It
also addresses hazardous wastes and their management, from the
perspectives of identification, transportation, and requirements for
generators as well as the treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
Features:
- Covers the three main categories of wastes under regulation in the United States
- Incorporates an extensive set of problems, presented at the end of several chapters as appendices
- Includes numerous review/homework questions at the end of each chapter
- Highlights
special categories of waste that may not fit precisely into either RCRA
Subtitle D (Solid Wastes) or Subtitle C (Hazardous Wastes)
In
addition to the end-of-chapter problems provided in all chapters of
this book, the text also contains practical exercises using data from
field situations.
Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial, Second Edition
is an ideal textbook or reference guide for students and professionals
involved in the management of all three categories of wastes.
