hazardous waste Articles
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Managing the environment: the urgency of dealing with the hazardous waste problem
A strategy is outlined for the development of an environmental management policy for dealing with the hazardous waste problem, especially in developing countries. The strategy consists of three elements: education, industrial and economic policy, and hazardous waste treatment and disposal. After a definition of hazardous waste the problem is defined and possible solutions are formulated. The ...
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National Solid Waste Demonstration Project Based on Harden’s Shredding Technologies
Recently, a major national solid waste demonstration project has been successfully operated. This project is a solid waste processing center at Xiaogan, which was invested, constructed, and operated by CHINA ENFI, as well as the intelligent demonstration project for ENFI. The project covers an area of 78,800 square meters, with a design scale of 30,000 tons/year for the disposal of hazardous ...
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Book Review: Handbook of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment, 2nd Ed.
Handbook of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment, 2nd Ed., edited by L.K. Wang, Y.T. Hung, H.H. Lo and C. Yapijakis. New York, Marcel Dekker, 2004. 1345pp. ISBN 0-8247-4114-5Keywords: book ...
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Management of Hazardous Wastes
' Management of hazardous waste is a growing concern in many countries. The long-term impacts and costs of improper disposal can be very high and the emphasis must be on prevention. A comprehensive management system should include (i) policies, institutions and effective regulations and (ii) adequate and acceptable disposal facilities (either public or private). This note outlines the key ...
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Planning a Centralized Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility -- An Operator's Perspective
INTRODUCTION The rapid industrial development of the Philippines and the implementation of the Toxic Substance and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act (1992) is causing an urgent need for hazardous waste treatment facilities. Estimates of hazardous waste volumes in metropolitan Manila are rising from 232,000 tons/year in 1995 to 659,000 tons/year in the year 2010. Mr. Walter Vergara of ...
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The Renovation Project of Changsha Hazardous Waste Disposal Center was Completed
In order to relieve the pressure of hazardous waste disposal in the whole Hunan Province, Changsha Hazardous waste Disposal Center has added a 100 tons/day hazardous waste incineration disposal line. With the original incineration line of 65 tons/day, the total disposal capacity is up to 165 tons/day, making it the largest hazardous waste disposal center in Hunan Province. In this way, the ...
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Physico-chemical characteristics of leachate from a common hazardous waste disposal facility in South India
Variations in the characteristics of leachate from the landfill of a Common Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage Disposal Facility (CHWTSDF) in South India was analysed in terms of pH, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Electrical Conductivity (EC), COD, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, total alkalinity, chlorides, sulphates and selected heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr+6, Zn and Ni). The leachate ...
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Hazardous wastes and economic risk reduction: case study, Poland
A concise summary balance of industrial and hazardous waste is given, reflecting the situation in Poland. Nearly 130 million tonnes of waste were generated annually in the past in more than 1300 larger industrial plants. Approximately 1800 million tonnes of industrial waste is already stockpiled. The amount of hazardous waste generated per year was 0.3 and 1.0 million tonnes of the first and ...
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Guide to Documenting and Managing Cost and Performance Information for Remediation Projects, Revised Version
Untitled Document A key objective of the Guide to Documenting and Managing Cost and Performance Information for Remediation Projects (the guide) is to provide a tool for improving the collection, documentation, and management of data by describing a standard set of parameters for reporting cost and performance information about treatment technologies. Since the first ...
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Shredding of highly flammable hazardous waste
Satrind S.p.A. has a consolidated experience in engineering plants with nitrogen blanketing protection system for shredding of highly explosive hazardous waste in previously sealed into proper containers (such as metal or plastic drums, IBC tanks, etc.) and sludge material. During treatment of hazardous wastes, vapors or flammable gases are released with dangerous emissions which are highly ...
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Benefits of OZONATOR Technology for the Treatment and Sterilization of Medical and Bio-Hazard Waste
OZONATOR Industries Limited white paper outlines the environmental benefits of ozone based technology for the treatment of regulated medical waste and bio-hazard waste. OZONATOR Industries Ltd. is the world-wide manufacturer of the OZONATOR NG-3000 medical and bio-hazard waste treatment technology – with zero emissions. The OZONATOR is a revolutionary advancement in waste treatment ...
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Swan Hills Treatment Centre – Canada`s only fully-integrated hazardous waste treatment facility
Untitled Document Since the enactment of environmental laws and regulations in Canada and the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, many treatment and disposal options for hazardous wastes have come and gone. Despite the development of new technologies over the years, incineration continues to be the “tried and true” method to dispose of wastes and offers the best solution to ...
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Recycling and Waste World - Turning difficult waste into a useful resource
Swindon-based Tetronics specialises in a thermal processing system that treats hazardous waste at source. Geraldine Faulkner talks to CEO, Stephen Davies, to find out about the benefits the company’s plasma process can bring to waste management; especially when it comes to dealing with ‘difficult’ materials. David Cameron is not the only person who is encouraging engagement ...
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A Guide to Hazwoper Training Levels
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Hazwoper) is a crucial component in safeguarding the occupational safety of individuals involved in dealing with hazardous waste and emergency situations. With an array of roles and industries falling under the ambit of Hazwoper, it becomes essential to comprehend the various training levels associated with this vital safety program. In this ...
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Inciner8’s medical waste solution in the Pacific
The PacWaste project has now begun the installation and commissioning of a range of state-of-the-art healthcare waste incinerators in Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. These high temperature medical incinerators ensure that biohazardous waste (such as pathological, Type I – IV, Pharmaceuticals) will be treated in accordance with international guidelines on the safe processing of ...
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Remediating Unforeseen Sewer Contaminants
Getting the PCBs out Who: Jersey City, N.J., Municipal Utilities Authority Tons of clean sediment removed: 4,469 Tons of PCB-contaminated sediment: 2,502 Consulting engineer: Boswell Engineering: South Hackensack, N.J. Environmental maintenance contractor: National Water Main Cleaning Co.; Newark, N.J. Subcontractor: Montana Construction Co.; Lodi, N.J. Pump operation: Sunbelt Rentals ...
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A New Apparatus for the Evaluation of Electro-Kinetic Processes in Hazardous Waste Management
Possible uses of electro-kinetics for hazardous waste site remediation are being investigated. This paper describes a new apparatus which has been specifically designed, fabricated, and assembled to evaluate the viability, feasibility, practicality, and potential costs of these conceivable techniques experimentally. Results of studies on the existence of electro-osmotic flow in compacted clay and ...
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Separation and recovery of oil from oily waste materials using anaerobic thermal desorption unit technology
RLC Technologies, Inc.’s Anaerobic Thermal Desorption Unit (ATDU) is an exsitu, non-incineration technology designed to separate hydrocarbons from various matrices including oilfield waste, soil, sludge, sand, filter-cake, tank and tanker bottoms, organic-based hazardous waste and contaminated soil in a non-oxidizing atmosphere without destroying the hydrocarbons. This paper briefly ...
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Establishment of industrial solid waste treatment costs of the mechanical industry – a case study in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam
Survey results from 72 mechanical manufacturers in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in conjunction with related studies showed that industrial solid waste – hazardous waste (ISW-HW) treatment charges were operated in two forms: fixed and varied based on generated ISW-HW mass. Charges of collection – transport – storage – treatment – landfill for each waste composition varies widely (5 ÷ 20 fold), ...
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Managing environmental performance in industrial zones: case studies in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Using government records, data from hazardous waste treatment companies, and on–site surveys, we evaluated the effectiveness of the current industrial solid waste management system in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), which was established according to the revised Law on Environmental Protection of 2005 and related regulations. In addition, we examined the relationship between the management system and ...
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