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Reducing hazardous waste generation : an evaluation and a call for action / Committee on Institutional Considerations in Reducing the Generation of Hazardous Industrial Wastes, Environmental Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Institutional Considerations in Reducing the Generation of Hazardous Industrial Wastes.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hazardous wastes--United States.
- Hazardous wastes.
- Factory and trade waste--United States.
- Factory and trade waste.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 76 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1985.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is the first thorough exploration of how industry, government, and the public can use available nontechnical means to reduce significantly the amount of hazardous waste entering the environment. Among the approaches considered are modifications to avoid contaminating normal wastewater with hazardous by-products, education of management and engineering personnel about reuse and recycling, reform of regulations and enforcement procedures, and incentives for improvement in waste practices. A free digest of this volume accompanies each copy.
- Contents:
- 1 Front Matter; 2 Summary of Analysis and Conclusions; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Factors Affecting Industrial Decisions About Hazardous Waste Generation; 5 3. Approaches for Encouraging Hazardous Waste Reduction; 6 References; 7 Appendix A: Hazardous Waste Management Methodologies; 8 Appendix B: A Typical Waste Reduction Program; 9 Appendix C: Additional Documents Reviewed by the Committee; 10 Appendix D: List of Workshop Participants; 11 Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610222247
- 9781280222245
- 1280222247
- 9780309573238
- 0309573238
- 9780585142883
- 0585142882
- OCLC:
- 614664846
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