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Toxicity Testing of Solidified Waste Leachates with Microbiotests

Abstract : Solidification is a process for treating contaminated wastes that reduces or entirely prevents the release of hazardous waste compounds into the environment. This process aims to make materials either not harmful nor toxic at all or at least less hazardous than the raw waste. The most widely used basic materials for solidification are cement, lime, fly ash, and blast-furnace slag. No ...

Bio Hazardous Waste and Incineration

20 to 25 percent of the total waste generated by healthcare establishments is regarded as hazardous and may create a variety of health and environmental risks if not managed and destroyed in an ...

Pharmaceutical Company in Puerto Rico Faces Costly Penalties for Alleged Environmental Violations

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that a pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a penalty of over $500,000 for alleged Clean Air Act and other environmental violations at its manufacturing plant in Puerto ...

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Sustainable Bonding for Starchy and Dextrin Containing Adhesive Systems

Boron acid were still up four years ago as an indispensable additive for adhesive glues and for various industrial applications. When in 2011 Boron and its derivate were included in the candidate list SVHC (substances of very high concern) by ECHA as cmr-substances the manufacture and winding of cardboard cores and paper tubes and related industries faced a big challenge. With Gilunal A as boron ...

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5th Annual Asia Hazardous Waste Treatment Congress 2020

Asia Hazarous Waste Treatment Congress is the earliest,most comprehensive, professional, high level, pragmatic, international and leading hazarous waste treatment event in Great China, Asia and throughout Asia Pacific region, it is also the earliest event pay attention on co-processing through cement kiln of hazardous waste.The 5th Annual Asia Hazardous Waste Treatment 2020 will be held at the ...