tailieunhanh - Hazardous Industrial Waste Treatment - Chapter 3

Tham khảo tài liệu 'hazardous industrial waste treatment - chapter 3', khoa học tự nhiên, công nghệ môi trường phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 3 In-Plant Management and Disposal of Industrial Hazardous Substances Lawrence K. Wang Zorex Corporation Newtonville New York . and Lenox Institute of Water Technology Lenox Massachusetts . INTRODUCTION If the hazardous substances at industrial commercial and agricultural sites can be properly handled stored transported and or disposed of there will be no environmental pollution and no need to embark on any site remediation. With this concept in mind the goal of in-plant hazardous waste management is to achieve pollution prevention and human-health protection at the sources where there are hazardous substances. This chapter begins with hazardous waste terminologies and characteristics. Special emphasis is placed on the manifest system hazardous substances storage requirements underground storage tanks above-ground storage tanks hazardous substances transportation hazardous waste handling and disposal. General Introduction and Objectives Most hazardous wastes are produced in the manufacturing of products for domestic consumption or various industrial applications. Rapid development and improvement of industrial technologies products and practises frequently increase the generation rate of hazardous substances including both useful materials and waste materials . These hazardous substances which can be in the form of gas liquid or solid must be properly handled in order to protect the plant personnel the general public and the environment. The term hazardous substance refers to any raw materials intermediate products final products spent wastes accidental spills leakages and so on that are hazardous to human health and the environment. Technically speaking all ignitable corrosive reactive explosive toxic infections carcinogenic and radioactive substances are hazardous 1-3 . Legally radioactive substances including radioactive wastes are regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC while all other hazardous substances excluding radioactive .