Technologies for Environmental Cleanup: Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management - Eurocourses: Environmental Management (Closed)

Marc Notes: Based on the lectures given during the Eurocourse on 'Technologies for Environmental Cleanup: Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management, ' held at the Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, September 13-17, 1993--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references. Table of Contents: Preface. Technologies for Environmental Cleanup: Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management; R. C. Ragaini. Legislation for Waste Management - the USA Legislation; R. J. Ginn. Legislation for Waste Management - the European Legislation; L. Morselli. Pollution Prevention: Avoiding the Need to Manage Wastes; M. Meltzer. Innovative Thermal Technologies for Treating or Destroying Hazardous Organic Wastes; D. Pitea, M. Lasagni, E. Collina. Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants; E. Pelizzetti, C. Minero, M. Vincenti. Monitoring of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Waste Sites; J. Freudenthal. Medical Waste Treatment; E. Giroletti, L. Lodola. Waste Stabilization Processes; E. Zamorani. The European Waste Catalogue; G. U. Fortunati, G. Belli, J. Schmitt-Tegge. Environmental Remediation and Waste Management Information Systems; M. W. Harrington, C. P. Harlan. Computer Aided Decision Making in Waste Management; R. J. Peckham, I. Mendes. Recommended Strategies; R. J. Ginn. Publisher Marketing: It is generally acknowledged today that the most effective strategy for toxic and hazardous waste management is: reduction, reuse and recycle. However, to date most of the activity has been in treatment technologies.