Book Description
Emphasizing the importance of geology in waste mangement, this text provides students with an understanding of the principles of hazardous waste management, integrating key concepts from geology and geotechnics throughout.
Author : Syed E. Hasan
Publisher : Macmillan College
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 16,90 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN :
Emphasizing the importance of geology in waste mangement, this text provides students with an understanding of the principles of hazardous waste management, integrating key concepts from geology and geotechnics throughout.
Author : Stephen M. Testa
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 22,21 MB
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1000115062
Geologic Aspects of Hazardous Waste Management brings together technical, legislative, regulatory, and business aspects of hazardous waste issues as they pertain to preventing, assessing, containing, and remediating soil and groundwater contamination. The book emphasizes how subsurface geologic and hydrogeologic conditions affect the decision-making process, and it focuses on critical issues facing industry, government, and the public. The book is excellent for consultants, project managers, regulators, geologists, geophysicists, hydrologists, hydrogeologists, risk assessors, environmental engineers, chemists, toxicologists, and environmental lawyers.
Author : Stephen M. Testa
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 23,95 MB
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1000157865
Geologic Aspects of Hazardous Waste Management brings together technical, legislative, regulatory, and business aspects of hazardous waste issues as they pertain to preventing, assessing, containing, and remediating soil and groundwater contamination. The book emphasizes how subsurface geologic and hydrogeologic conditions affect the decision-making process, and it focuses on critical issues facing industry, government, and the public. The book is excellent for consultants, project managers, regulators, geologists, geophysicists, hydrologists, hydrogeologists, risk assessors, environmental engineers, chemists, toxicologists, and environmental lawyers.
Author : Konrad Krauskopf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 29,8 MB
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400912013
The perception of radioactive waste as a major problem for the industrial world has developed only recently. Four decades ago the disposal of such waste was regarded as a relatively minor matter. Those were the heady days when nuclear fission seemed the answer to the world's energy needs: the two wartime bombs had demonstrated its awesome power, and now it was to be harnessed for the production of electricity, the excavation of canals, even the running of cars and airplanes. In all applications of fission some waste containing radioactive elements would be generated of course, but it seemed only a trivial annoyance, a problem whose solution could be deferred until the more exciting challenges of constructing reactors and devising more efficient weapons had been mastered. So waste accumulated, some in tanks and some buried in shallow trenches. These were recognized as only temporary, makeshift measures, because it was known that the debris would be hazardous to its surroundings for many thousands of years and hence that more permanent disposal would someday be needed. The difficulty of accomplishing this more lasting disposal only gradually became apparent. The difficulty has been compounded by uncertainty about the physiological effects oflow-Ievel radiation, by the inadequacy of detailed knowledge about the behavior of engineered and geologic materials over long periods under unusual conditions, and by the sensitization of popular fears about radiation in all its forms following widely publicized reactor accidents and leaks from waste storage sites.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 19,74 MB
Release : 2001-07-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309073170
Focused attention by world leaders is needed to address the substantial challenges posed by disposal of spent nuclear fuel from reactors and high-level radioactive waste from processing such fuel. The biggest challenges in achieving safe and secure storage and permanent waste disposal are societal, although technical challenges remain. Disposition of radioactive wastes in a deep geological repository is a sound approach as long as it progresses through a stepwise decision-making process that takes advantage of technical advances, public participation, and international cooperation. Written for concerned citizens as well as policymakers, this book was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and waste management organizations in eight other countries.
Author : Issa S. Oweis
Publisher : PWS Publishing Company
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 18,64 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN :
The aim of the book is to equip the student and practicing engineer with the basic knowledge needed for the geotechnical design of waste facilities, the colsure and inprovement of waste facilities, and construction on waste.
Author : Louise Reynnells
Publisher :
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 13,10 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Hazardous substances
ISBN :
Author : Michalann Harthill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 42,89 MB
Release : 2020-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429725779
First published in 1994, as part of the AAAS Selected Symposia Series. National strategies to minimize pollution, including that from hazardous waste, are evolving in both the United States and Canada. Recent federal hazardous waste regulations in the United States, promulgated under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), encourage the states to develop their own waste management programs, patterned after federal specifications; some states have developed progressive options. Canadian hazardous waste management programs originate in the provinces. However, the federal government is increasingly involved in developing new treatment technologies, guidelines for consistent management, and control of waste across political boundaries. The authors of this volume find that disposal is still the most common practice for handling hazardous waste in both countries, despite the potential for alternative methods such as industrial process redesign for waste reduction, waste detoxification, recycling, or incineration. Nonetheless, some waste will remain. Sound disposal site selection criteria are prerequisite for industry and government credibility in site selection. Only after accountability is established and recognized will the public lose symptoms of the NIMBY (not in my backyard) syndrome. Even so, public involvement in site selection in these countries should be expected for a site to be accepted. All the while, the three parties— industry, government, and the public— must balance the risk of potential waste hazards with the cost of avoiding adverse effects.
Author : Gabriella Marfe
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,56 MB
Release : 2020-10-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9811472483
This reference presents reviews and case studies of hazardous waste management in a selection of cities. The overarching themes of the compiled topics include 1) the problems of healthcare waste management, 2) case studies of hazardous waste mismanagement, 3) health risks associated with environmental waste, issues in environmental health and 4) grassroots environmentalism. The volume initially presents reviews and case studies from developing countries, including countries in South America (Argentina), Africa (Algeria and Nigeria), and Asia (India). The latter chapters of the book focus on environmental issues in Campania, a region in Italy. These chapters also provide an insight into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on waste management practices in this region. Risks and Challenges of Hazardous Waste Management is an insightful reference for management trainees, professionals and researchers associated with waste management and environmental health firms. Readers will gain insights into current issues and practices in the respective industries. The reviews and case studies presented in the reference are also useful to professionals involved in risk assessment studies.
Author : Gaynor W. Dawson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 1986-03-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780471822684
Drawn from over 14 years of engineering and scientific experience, this is a comprehensive review of important approaches to hazardous waste management. Deals with all major technical areas in this field and takes a historical view of the evaluation of U.S. regulations and policy. Also includes valuable information on ways hazardous waste problems are addressed in foreign countries.