UNIT III:
HAZARDOUS WASTE AND MANAGEMENT: HAZARDOUS
WASTE DEFINITION. PHYSICAL
AND BIOLOGICAL ROUTES OF TRANSPORT OF
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES – SOURCES AND
CHARACTERIZATION. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTES –PROXIMATE
ANALYSIS – SURVEY ANALYSIS – DIRECTED ANALYSIS
HANDLING, COLLECTION, STORAGE
AND TRANSPORT. HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT
TECHNOLOGIES TSDF CONCEPT –
PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND THERMAL TREATMENT OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE: SOLIDIFICATION,
CHEMICAL FIXATION, ENCAPSULATION, PYROLYSIS AND
INCINERATION. HAZARDOUS WASTE
LAND FILLS – SITE SELECTIONS, DESIGN AND
OPERATION. HW REDUCTION, RECYCLING
AND REUSE, REGULATORY ASPECTS OF HWM/HWM
RULES.