Solid waste management 105 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 manual guidelines case study chapter 7 solid waste management solid waste refers here to. A case study of cement industry priyanka pathak1 sumit gupta2 g. Design and implementation of integrated solid wastes. Hazardous waste management in educational and research centers. Electroplater who claims he has no hazardous waste 2 the case study named electroplater who claims he has no hazardous waste discusses how the owner of a facility denied having any type of hazardous waste at his business for the purpose of avoiding hazardous waste fees. Jea summary jea is an electric, water, and sewer utility located in jacksonville, floridaand parts of three adjacent counties. The objective of radioactive waste management is to deal with those wastes that in a manner that protects human health and the environment now and in the future without imposing undue burden on future generations 9.
Craig van batenburg owns and operates an auto repair garage in worcester, massachusetts, which includes many service features to control fluids and prevent spills. Adnan millwala and erum haider july 2006 this report is based on investigations carried out by the authors for the collective on environmental hazards in poor localities of karachi. In this case study, we examined the practices and procedures implemented by a major university hospital to manage the collection and disposal of 1 discarded drugs subject to hazardous waste management rules and 2 certain cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drugs to avoid discharge into the local wastewater treatment system. Improvement of industrial hazardous waste classification. These services include recycling waste oil, antifreeze and filters through innovative systems. It was verified that the infinity tower generated a high amount of recyclable waste that was being disposed to landfills and there was an opportunity of increasing the waste diverted to recycling and reduce waste management costs. Solid waste management case study of ndola, zambia edema. It is also the waste management option that is most difficult to implement in caribbean islands that lack a strong industrial base. This method of hazardous waste reduction has been implemented in many cases, particularly by large industrial firms. Radioactive waste management involves many steps keeping the position of radioactivity clean. Architectural studies uclas, dar es salaam, tanzania.
Four schools were selected and the required information. The hazardous waste management hwm practice at tehran university of medical sciences central campus, iran, was investigated in this study. J v meenakshi delhi school of economics abstract the study focuses on the mechanism behind the process of disposal, collection and segregation of the waste in delhi. The study was carried out in ndola, the provincial capital of the copperbelt province of zambia with the aim of evaluating the methods of solid waste disposal, the level of access to solid waste management services, and ndola residents attitudes towards solid waste management. Chemicals and waste management for sustainable development publication showcases lessons from 11 case studies around the world, funded by the global environment facility gef as the main funding mechanism for the stockholm convention on pops. Performed one to three indepth case study interviews in each of these major industry sectors. Scholar, malaviya national institute of technology, jaipur 2research scholar, malaviya national institute of technology, jaipur 3 professor, malaviya national institute of technology, jaipur pathak. The waste management program of the infinity tower addresses all the generated waste in the building. Mathias schluep world resources forum, empa building, lerchenfeldstrasse 5, ch9014 st. Furthermore, the 2012 government policy on waste management. The jea water system serves more than 305,000 water customers and 230,000 sewer customers in northeast florida. Hazardous wastes and materials are diverse, with compositions and properties that not only vary significantly between industries, but within industries, and indeed within the complexity.
Hazardous waste management an overview sciencedirect topics. Science and engineering presents the latest on the rapid increase in volume and types of solid and hazardous wastes that have resulted from economic growth, urbanization, and industrialization and how they have challenged national and local governments to ensure effective and sustainable management of these waste products. E waste multi country case study 07 2014 case study e waste management dr. Pdf hazardous waste management in educational and research. Hazardous materials and waste management 1st edition. Chapter 5 technologies for hazardous waste management. Hazardous waste is collected selectively gdansk from the various departments of the university and then transferred to the department of chemistry. The toxic waste issue involves key chemical substances that are harmful or potentially harmful to animals and plants as well as humans, both directly and indirectly. Technologies for hazardous waste management summary findings waste reduction alternatives source segregation is the easiest and most economical method of reducing the volume of hazardous waste.
Moreover, it examines public participation in a thai context, the barrier factors and the resulting recommendations from the case study of siting the hazardous waste facility at ta sit subdistrict, pluak daeng. Tackling hazardous chemicals pollution is an important area of gefs. This case study explores contamination of farmland with toxic metals and illustrates key problems with waste management, information disclosure, and liability and. Mbuligwe encyclopedia of life support systems eolss 1. Case study week 3 case study electroplater who claims he. Solid waste management in koyambedu market p 6 kumar js, sk venkata, pvvp rao 20 management of municipal solid waste by vermicomposta case study of eluru. Hazardous waste management involves reducing the amount of hazardous substances produced, treating hazardous wastes to reduce their toxicity, and applying sound engineering controls to reduce or eliminate exposures to these wastes. A study of identification of hazardous waste generators, quantification and classification of hazardous wastes in accordance with indian. A study of identification of hazardous waste generators, quantification and classification of hazardous wastes in accordance with indian hazardous waste classification system in the five major industrial districts of gujarat covering 15 industrial estates was carried for the purpose of hazardous waste management planning in the region.
A case study of the management of hazardous waste drugs in a. A survey of solid waste management in chennai a case study. Hazardous waste in australia 2017 home department of. Hazardous waste regulations come from a federal environmental protection agency epa law called the resource conservation recovery act rcra which was created back in 1976. The study found that waste management performance in this district was poor and that there were problems in every stage of. Hazardous waste case studies hayward environmental.
Characterize releases from non hazardous industrial waste management. From a chemical engineering perspective, any wastes, but especially hazardous wastes, are produced unintentionally. Ewaste multi country case study 07 2014 case study ewaste management dr. As the alternative fossil fuels lignite and pet coke has limited availability, hazardous combustible wastes can be looked as an option to coprocess along with the primary fuel. Focused on wastegenerating facilities in industries most likely affected by hwir. Introduction hazardous waste management is a relatively recent phenomenon in developing.
Hazardous waste generators, along with its companion survey the 1986 national survey of. Solid waste management a case study of delhi submitted by vishruti gupta delhi school of economics arjun kumar jnu supervisor prof. Article pdf available in toxicological and environmental. Francis collins case study we need better drugs now pdf. From this trend it was identified that hazardous waste was the largest about 75 % ww and costliest about 70 % of total waste to treat, composed mainly of fluoridic caustic about 85 % but with significant contributions from phenolic caustic and oily sludge. Case study hazardous waste collection points managed by designated staff members have been established in the basic organisational units of university. Medical solid waste msw is classified as hazardous solid waste based on the.
The generated waste was a mixture of hazardous and nonhazardous waste. Case studies report about resource conservation and. No cost steps towards proper waste management develop purchasing policies or guidelines that help the property reduce solid and hazardous waste. Improvement of industrial hazardous waste classification, data baseinventory and control anja schwetje, bertram zwisele argus gmbh c. This crosssectional study was carried out for 4 years in shahroud industrial zone and the implementation process included. Case studies report about resource conservation and recovery act rcra corrective action this report begins with an overview of the rcra corrective action program, including a discussion of the public health and environmental benefits of hazardous waste cleanups. The national hazardous waste management plan is a strategic level document designed to provide overall direction to policy and decision makers involved in the prevention and. Introduction hazardous waste management is a relatively recent phenomenon in developing countries. A case study article pdf available in toxicological and environmental chemistry 938. The management of hazardous materials and industrial wastes is complex, requiring a high degree of knowledge over very broad technical and legal subject areas. A case study in india article in international journal of environmental studies 576.
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