Gayle Woodside, PE, is a program manager on the Corporate Environmental Affairs staff at IBM.
Summary
Environmental engineers, technicians, and managers need to have up-to-date references on hazardous materials
and waste on hand. This new edition provides completely-updated coverage of the regulations relating to the definition,
use, management, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials and waste. After an overview of what constitutes
hazardous materials and waste, the book explores management of these materials in the workplace, technology and
treatment techniques, assessment and management procedures for potential contamination, and finally, hazard assessment,
emergency response, and incident handling.
Table of Contents
Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste : An Overview.
A Regulatory Overview.
Voluntary Management Standards and Initiatives.
Defining a Hazardous Material or Waste.
Workplace Management of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste.
Understanding Exposures from Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste.
Workplace and Personal Monitoring.
Personal Protective Equipment.
Workplace and Building Safety.
Workplace Management of Radiation Exposure.
Administrative Requirements for Proper Management of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste.
Hazardous Materials Transportation.
Environmental Assessment and Management of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste.
Tank Systems.
Waste Treatment and Disposal Technologies.
Groundwater and Soils Assessment and Remediation.
Assessing and Managing Water Quality.
Air Quality Assessment and Control.
Facility Environmental Assessments.
Pollution Prevention.
Incident and Emergency Management.
Process Safety Management.
Emergency Planning and Response.
