Engineering The Risks Of Hazardous Wastes

Author : Daniel A. Vallero
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0750677422
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engineering The Risks of Hazardous Wastes written by Daniel A. Vallero and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2003-03-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many engineers are faced daily with hazardous wastes, from the chemical and process industries, waste treatment system management and design to the clean-up of contaminated sites. This practical reference blends together theoretical explanations, techniques and case study examples.

Author : Paul E. Rosenfeld
Publisher : William Andrew
ISBN 13 : 9781437778434
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Risks of Hazardous Wastes written by Paul E. Rosenfeld and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hazardous waste in the environment is one of the most difficult challenges facing our society. The purpose of this book is to provide a background of the many aspects of hazardous waste, from its sources to its consequences, focusing on the risks posed to human health and the environment. It explains the legislation and regulations surrounding hazardous waste; however, the scope of the book is much broader, discussing agents that are released into the environment that might not be classified as hazardous waste under the regulatory system, but nonetheless pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. It provides a background of some of the major generators of hazardous wastes, explains the pathways by which humans and wildlife are exposed, and includes discussion of the adverse health effects linked to these pollutants. It provides numerous case studies of hazardous waste mismanagement that have led to disastrous consequences, and highlights the deficiencies in science and regulation that have allowed the public to be subjected to myriad potentially hazardous agents. Finally, it provides a discussion of measures that will need to be taken to control society’s hazardous waste problem. This book was designed to appeal to a wide range of audiences, including students, professionals, and general readers interested in the topic. Provides information about sources of and health risks posed by hazardous waste Explains the legislation and regulations surrounding hazardous waste Includes numerous case studies of mismanagement, highlights deficiencies in science and regulation and discusses measures to tackle society’s hazardous waste problems

Author : Richard J. Watts
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119634067
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hazardous Wastes written by Richard J. Watts and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hazardous Wastes An illuminating, problem-solving approach to source area analysis, environmental chemodynamics, risk assessment, and remediation In the newly revised second edition of Hazardous Wastes: Assessment and Remediation, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a foundational and comprehensive treatment of all aspects of hazardous waste problems. The book offers two sections—one on assessment and the following on remediation—while exploring topics crucial to the study of environmental science and engineering at the senior or master’s level. This latest edition includes a new emphasis on the chemistry of emerging contaminants, including perfluorinated compounds, 1,4-dioxane, methyl tert-butyl ether, and personal care products. It also offers updated data on contaminant Threshold Limit Value, Reference Dose, Slope Factor, Reference Concentration, and Inhalation Unit Risk. New remediation chapters also provide many design problems, incorporating economic analyses and the selection of various design alternatives. Approximately 200 new end-of-chapter problems—with solutions—have been added as well. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to hazardous wastes, including discussion of pre-regulatory disposal and hazardous waste legislation Comprehensive discussions of common hazardous wastes, including their nomenclature, industrial uses, and disposal histories In-depth explorations of partitioning, sorption, and exchange at surfaces, as well as volatilization Extensive descriptions of the concepts of hazardous waste toxicology and quantitative toxicology Perfect for senior- and masters-level college courses in hazardous wastes in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Chemical Engineering programs, Hazardous Wastes: Assessment and Remediation will also earn a place in the libraries of professional environmental scientists and engineers.

Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309036445
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hazards written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1986-02-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the burgeoning literature on technological hazards, this volume is one of the best," states Choice in a three-part approach, it addresses the moral, scientific, social, and commercial questions inherent in hazards management. Part I discusses how best to regulate hazards arising from chronic, low-level exposures and from low-probability events when science is unable to assign causes or estimate consequences of such hazards; Part II examines fairness in the distribution of risks and benefits of potentially hazardous technologies; and Part III presents practical lessons and cautions about managing hazardous technologies. Together, the three sections put hazard management into perspective, providing a broad spectrum of views and information.

Author : Brian Wynne
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783642831973
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Risk Management and Hazardous Waste written by Brian Wynne and published by Springer. This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the treatment of uncertainties within risk management and regulation for hazardous wastes, in five national case-studies. It is shown that, although institutional uncertainties vary between national political cultures, regulatory bureaucracies everywhere understate these more fundamental uncertainties (which are often structural conflicts, of different rationalities) and define them instead as marginal technical uncertainties or imprecision in risk-definitions. Close comparative analysis shows that technical regulatory standards depend upon their local institutional setting in systematic ways, so that conventional regulatory emphasis on technical precision or standardisation should be replaced by greater social negotiation, and educated public involvement and control. Readers will find the book valuable for its novel analytical approach especially in relation to public acceptance issues, and the argument for fresh practical approaches derived from this; in addition there is new information and analysis from the descriptive materials in case studies. Its main aim is to stimulate fresh thinking and approaches to an urgent problem.

Author : Daniel Vallero
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080491251
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engineering The Risks of Hazardous Wastes written by Daniel Vallero and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-04-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many engineers, from the chemical and process industries, waste treatment system management and design to the clean-up of contaminated sites, are engaged in careers that address hazardous wastes. However, no single book is available that explains how to manage the risks of those wastes. At best it is dealt with in diverse sections of books on the general field of environmental engineering, and in various treatments of the subject of risk, statistics and hazard assessment. This is a reference and text that blends together theoretical explanations, techniques and case study examples to complement practical knowledge. These include problems with solutions, case studies of current and landmark hazardous waste problems, and reference sections that will make certain that this text stays on the practicing engineer's bookshelf. Addresses a subject of theoretical and regulatory importance The only book to take this approach Includes textbook case studies and examples as well as practical advice

Author : Martin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780442244392
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hazardous Waste Management Engineering written by Martin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1987 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineers who play a major role in hazardous waste management, must have full understanding of technical, regulatory, economic, permitting, institutional and public policy issues. This reference book provides this information, providing data and techniques that can be applied to analyzing, designing and developing effective hazardous waste management solutions.

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Final Covers on Hazardous Waste Landfills and Surface Impoundments written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030903793X
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frontiers in Chemical Engineering written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1988-02-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the next 10 to 15 years, chemical engineers have the potential to affect every aspect of American life and promote the scientific and industrial leadership of the United States. Frontiers in Chemical Engineering explores the opportunities available and gives a blueprint for turning a multitude of promising visions into realities. It also examines the likely changes in how chemical engineers will be educated and take their place in the profession, and presents new research opportunities.

Author : Gabriella Marfe
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9811454728
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hazardous Waste Management and Health Risks written by Gabriella Marfe and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hazardous Waste Management and Health Risks presents a systematic overview of evaluating solid and hazardous waste management practices. The book introduces readers to the basic principles of hazardous waste management and progresses into related topics that allow managers to assess environmental quality. These topics include heavy metal pollution, reproductive biomarkers as signals of environmental pressure and health risks, and environmental contamination in an international perspective. With an emphasis on sustainable development throughout the text, a zero-waste strategy as an alternative way to manage hazardous waste is suggested in a dedicated chapter. This reference book is intended as an introductory guide for managers taking waste management training courses and students involved in degree courses related to environmental engineering and management.