Hazardous Waste Management / Edition 2

by Michael D. Lagrega, Phillip L. Buckingham, Jeffrey C. Evans, Environmental Resources Management (

Overview

* Updated methods of waste disposal emphasizing site remediation and pollution prevention


* Includes a comprehensive treatment of how toxic compounds move in the environment, including ground water and air modeling


* Applicable to corporate management

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781577666936
Publisher:	Waveland Press, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2010
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	1232
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Michael LaGrega (deceased) received his Ph.D in Environmental Engineering at Syracuse University, Phillip buckingham (Lewisberg, PA) Buckness University, and Jeffrey Evans (Exton, PA) teaches at Buckness University.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals.
Hazardous Waste.
The Legal Framework.
Process Fundamentals.
Fate and Transport of Contaminants.
Toxicology.
Current Management Practices.
Environmental Audits.
Pollution Prevention.
Facility Development and Operations.
Treatment and Disposal Methods.
Physico-Chemical Processes.
Biological Methods.
Stabilization and Solidification.
Thermal Methods.
Land Disposal.
Site Remediation.
Quantitative Risk Assessment.
Site and Subsurface Characterization.
Remedial Technologies.
Evaluation and Selection of Remedial Actions and Corrective Measures.
Basel Convention.
Contaminant Properties
Thermodynamic Properties.
Conversion Factors.

Editorial Reviews

A senior undergraduate or first-year graduate level textbook sufficient to support a two-semester or three-quarter course for engineering students. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the field that combines a theoretical framework with the authors' own experience in international environmental consulting. The volume is divided into four parts: fundamentals, current management practices, treatment and disposal methods, and site remediation. The chapters include case studies, example problems, and discussion topics and problems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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