Principles And Practices Of Waste Management: Municipal, Hazardous, Special Wastes

Engineers, scientists, regulatory personnel and policy makers face the monumental challenge of waste management as human population and the quantities of non-renewable natural resources being extracted and used continue to grow exponentially. In response to these issues, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) established a comprehensive framework for the overall management of existing and future hazardous waste generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal activities. This book is an introductory manual for waste management as mandated by RCRA and related statutes. With an emphasis on basic environmental science and related technical fields, it focuses on the identification and management of a wide range of wastes ranging from nuisance to extremely hazardous.