The scientific management of hazardous wastes
By: C.B. Cope, W.H. Fuller, S.L. Willetts
Contributors: Fuller, Wallace Hamilton; Willetts, Stephen L.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780521105644
Subjects: Hazardous wastes; Law and legislation
Notes: Originally published: 1983.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The nature of hazardous wastes and their recycling potential / C.B. Cope; title: 2. Hazardous wastes legislation:pollution and public health / S.L. Willetts; title: 4. Hazardous wastes legislation: contemporary law / S.L. Willetts; title: 5. Hazardous wastes legislation: miscellaneous provisions / S.L. Willetts; title: 6. Landfill and leachates / C.B. Cope; title: 7. Leachate management from landfill and codisposal of hazardous wastes / C.B. Cope; title: 8. The geochemistry of hazardous waste disposal / W.H. Fuller; title: 9. Toxicological assessments and their relevance to hazardous waste management / C.B. Cope; title: 10. Hazardous waste treatment and disposal options / S.L. Willetts; title: 11. The incineration of hazardous wastes / S.L. Willetts; title: 12. Risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis and future needs / C.B. Cope.