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.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Using the key environmental headlines of the 1980s as the lead-in to discuss waste management issues, the author has provided an engaging discussion of the subject. By explaining uncommon terms in short and simple words the author has made the text appealing and understandable to both professional and novice."
--Dr Syed E Hasan, University of Missouri-Kansas City
"I found Pichtel's 2nd edition prepared with both practical and technical information, providing both breadth and depth knowledge for management of solid and hazardous waste. The book is comprehensive, starting with historical and regulatory background, and providing technical management knowledge for today's solid and hazardous waste management challenges."
-Berrin Tansel, Florida International University "Using the key environmental headlines of the 1980s as the lead-in to discuss waste management issues, the author has provided an engaging discussion of the subject. By explaining uncommon terms in short and simple words the author has made the text appealing and understandable to both professional and novice."
--Dr Syed E Hasan, University of Missouri-Kansas City
"I found Pichtel's 2nd edition prepared with both practical and technical information, providing both breadth and depth knowledge for management of solid and hazardous waste. The book is comprehensive, starting with historical and regulatory background, and providing technical management knowledge for today's solid and hazardous waste management challenges."
-Berrin Tansel, Florida International University
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Academic and Professional Practice & Development
Illustrationen
264 s/w Abbildungen, 132 s/w Tabellen
132 Tables, black and white; 264 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 260 mm
Breite: 183 mm
Dicke: 41 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4665-8518-8 (9781466585188)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
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.
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.
