Handbook of Hazardous Waste Management (Hardcover)

This handbook and reference presents the edited proceedings of the International Conference on Hazardous Waste Management held in 1992 - with a focus on research results and innovative ideas on the practical application of various advanced methods of detoxification of hazardous wastes and restoration of contaminated sites. It considers techniques and innovations in the major areas of waste minimization and resource recovery, environmental impact and risk assessment, pollution prevention, heavy metal contamination and treatment, photo oxidation and physicochemical detoxification, biotechnology and biotreatment engineering, combustion and air pollution control, contaminated soil and groundwater remediation, and site investigation and restoration. This book is intended for consultants, government employees, industrial representatives, engineers, researchers, scientists, educators, administrators and other professionals involved in hazardous waste disposal.