Waste Characterization and Treatment

The treatment and storage of wastes from mining, extractive metallurgy, hydrometallurgy, smelting, electrowinning, and industrial uses have a major impact on industries and citizens in every country. Laws have been enacted to regulate waste treatment and storage, and, in some cases, legal disputes are in process. The first and most fundamental step in treatment and storage of waste materials is to characterize the materials and evaluate the response of these materials to various treatments. This proceedings volume addresses current advances and techniques in characterizing materials that have a bearing on environmental problems and factors that must be considered when solving these problems. The application of metal speciation to remediate problems that have been produced by improper storage and finger printing the source of material for litigation procedures are discussed.