Hazardous Waste Analysis

Today's professionals face a variety of tasks that force them to juggle the duties of both environmental and health-and-safety personnel. When faced with the task of cleaning up a hazardous site or managing a workplace where hazardous wastes are present, you must handle worker protection issues and you must be able to determine the presence of chemical substances. Hazardous Waste Analysis helps you prepare for those situations by providing the resources necessary to analyze hazardous wastes and determine their impact on the environment and on individuals. More than just a "how-to" book, Hazardous Waste Analysis provides practical information on state-of-the-art sampling, field analysis, and laboratory-analysis methods. It defines the legal requirements of hazard identification; discusses the regulatory requirements relevant to industrial hygiene, safety, and engineering personnel; and examines the scientific concepts necessary to understand future developments. This book features four sections: 1.) General Legal and Health Requirements, 2.) Legal Identification of Hazardous Waste and Basic Chemistry Concepts, 3.) Sampling and Field Analysis, and 4.) Laboratory Chemical Analysis of Hazardous Waste. Each section contains numerous references and tables.