In this volume the authors offer a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of waste disposal and management. They illustrate these aspects using numerous practical examples. They have included a comparison of regulations in the United States, Canada and Japan, as well as a review of United States environmental legislation - both Federal and State - and a variety of case studies such as Recycling Hawaii and barge wastes.

Dieses Standardwerk der Abfallwirtschaft wurde von den Autoren komplett aktualisiert. Besonders hervorzuheben sind folgende Veränderungen:- Aktualisierung der rechtlichen Grundlagen- Aktualsierung der Angaben zu Abfallmengen und -zusammensetzungen- Aktualisierung der Themen Sammlung, Umschlag und Transport, Recycling und Kosten von Abfallbehandlungsanlagen- Neu in der 4. Auflage: Eine Zusammenfassung der aktuellen Entwicklungen zum Bereich Stoffstrommanageme...

Chemical additives are used to enhance the properties of many industrial products. Since their release into the environment is a potential risk for man and nature, their fate and behavior were investigated in the framework of the European Union-funded project RISKCYCLE. The results are presented in two volumes, Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives I: Production, Usage and Environmental Occurrence and Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives II: Risk-Bas...

Chemical additives are used to enhance the properties of many industrial products. Since their release into the environment is a potential risk for man and nature, their fate and behavior have been investigated in the framework of the European Union-funded project RISKCYCLE. The results are presented in two volumes, Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives I: Production, Usage and Environmental Occurrence and Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives II: