Hazardous Wastes: Sources, Pathways, Receptors / Edition 1

by Richard J. Watts

Overview

Vorlesungsreihen zum Gefahrstoffmanagement stehen erst seit relativ kurzer Zeit auf dem Studienplan in Bau- und Chemieingenieurwesen, Umwelttechnik und Hydrologie. Jetzt endlich gibt es dazu ein richtiges Lehrbuch! Gestutzt auf die Anforderungen in Industrie und Behorden bietet der Autor einen Uberblick uber Herkunft, Einteilung, Nomenklatur und Eigenschaften von Schadstoffen sowie uber wichtige Verfahren des Gefahrstoffmanagements. (02/98)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471002383
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/12/1998
Pages:	784
Product dimensions:	7.34(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.36(d)

About the Author

Richard J. Watts is the author of Hazardous Wastes: Sources, Pathways, Receptors, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

SOURCES.

Common Hazardous Wastes: Nomenclature, Industrial Uses, Disposal Histories.

Common Hazardous Wastes: Properties and Classification.

Source Analysis.

PATHWAYS.

Partitioning, Sorption, and Exchange at Surfaces.

Volatilization.

Abiotic and Biotic Transformations.

Contaminant Release and Transport from the Source.

RECEPTORS.

Concepts of Hazardous Waste Toxicology.

Quantitative Toxicology.

Hazardous Waste Risk Assessment.

MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN APPLICATIONS.

Approaches to Hazardous Waste Minimization, Remediation, Treatment, and Disposal.

Design of Selected Pathway Applications.

Appendices.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

A textbook for a senior or graduate course for science and engineering students, introducing the scientific principles of hazardous waste management and engineering without duplicating standard texts in environmental engineering or science or hydrogeology. Based on what such students can be expected to know and what knowledge advanced courses require, discusses terminology, nomenclature, and properties; the behavior of hazardous chemicals in surface impoundments, soils, groundwater, and treatment systems; assessing the toxicity and risk of exposure; strategies to find information; and application of the scientific principles to the management, remediation, and treatment of hazardous wastes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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