Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Wastes
Contributors: Roger D. Spence (Editor); Caijun Shi (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: December 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781566704441
Subjects: Hazardous waste treatment & disposal; Solidification; Mixed radioactive wastes; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Stabilization; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical; Hazardous wastes; Radioactive waste disposal
First sentence: Stabilization/solidification (S/S) is typically a process that involves the mixing of a waste with a binder to reduce the contaminant leachability by both physical and chemical means and to convert the hazardous waste into an environmentally acceptable waste form for land disposal or construction use.