Hazardous and Industrial Wastes: Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference

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This book is a compilation of the papers presented at the Twenty-Ninth Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference. It helps people to move a step closer to the acceptable balance of costs, benefits, and risks in their attempts to resolve industrial and hazardous waste problems.

Author(s): Gregory D. Boardman
Publisher: Technomic Publishing
Year: 1997

Language: English
Pages: 670
City: Lancaster

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Session 1: Biological Treatment
Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N/P) Removal from Wastewater Combined with Extraction of N/P Fertilizer
Effects of Ammonia Inhibition on the Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor
Nitrate Effects on the Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor Treating Swine Wastes
Simultaneous Removal of Chromium and Organic Pollutants by Anaerobic Consortium of Bacteria
Reduction in Hydrogen Sulfide with a Proprietary Enzyme Biocatalyst Technology
Control of Filamentous Bulking in Activated Sludge Processes Treating Industrial Wastewater
Reductive Dechlorination of PCE by a Methanogenic Culture Taken from an Aerobic Fluidized-Bed Reactor
Session 2: Remediation Techniques
Remediation of Landfill Sites at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Construction and Demolition Waste Management: Developing a Cost Effective Plan
A New Approach for Soil-Washing Practice: Lead Removal in Soil-Resin Mixtures
Selection of Practical Remedial Alternatives
OHF Tank Riser Installation
DOE Approach to Removal of Radioactively Contaminated Tank Inventory
Reduction of Acid Mine Drainage with Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
Session 3: Metals Treatment
Preparation of a Commercial Test of the Treatment of Metal-Laden Hazardous Wastes with Clean Coal Technology By-Products
Modeling Metal Ion Sorption to Heterogeneous Sorbents
Evaluation of Ex-Situ Soil Washing as a Remedial Strategy for Heavy Metal Removal from Railyard Ballast
Successful Soil Stabilization at a Lead Contaminated Superfund Site
Electro-Membrane-Partitioning: An Innovative In-Situ Heavy Metal Decontamination Process
Heavy Metal Removal in an Innovative Treatment System for Acid Mine Drainage
Session 4: Disinfection
Investigation of TiO2-Based Photocatalysts for Inactivation of E. coli in Water
Electron Beam Infectious Waste Sterilization: Proven Technology Drives Down Medical Waste Treatment Costs
Investigation of Microbial Temperature Sensitivity and Effect of Microorganisms on the Integrity of a Commercial Metalworking Fluid
Session 5: Regulations
A Survey of Regulatory Methods Used in Writing NPDES Permits for Facilities within the Shipbuilding and Repair Industry
Regulatory Changes on the Horizon
Solid and Hazardous Wastes; Regulatory Changes Affecting Remediation Projects
Session 6: Toxicological Analysis
The Use of a Biological Early Warning System to Minimize Risks Associated with Drinking Water Sources and Wastewater Discharges
The Application of a Toxicity Reduction Evaluation at a Seafood Processing Facility which Emphasized Source Reduction and Treatment Efficiency to Minimize Environmental Risk
Session 7: Physiochemical Treatment
Supercritical Fluid Extraction of PAH's from Aquifer Materials
Separation of Surfactant Micelle-Organic Pollutant Complex Using a High-Shear Rotary Ultrafiltration System
Treatment and Reuse of Pharmaceutical Process Water
Predicting Polymer Conditioning Requirements in High Pressure Sludge Dewatering Devices
Metals, Toxic Organics, and Color Removal at a Manufacturing Facility
Removal of Organic Contaminants from Water Using Sonolysis
Session 8: Air Pollution Control
Open Burning of Hazardous Munitions Waste
An Innovative Whole Tire Energy Recovery Process
Correlation between the Combustion Performance Indices and the Products of Incomplete Combustion (PICs) in a Laboratory Scale Incinerator
Control of Low-Concentration Volatile Organic Compound Emissions in the Wood Coating Industry‒A Case Study
Sulfur Hexafluoride‒An Indicator of Incineration Efficiency
Session 9: Risk Assessment/Cost of Environmental Projects
The Brownfields Initiative: Fact or Fiction
Hazardous Materials Risk Reduction through Land Use Controls
Appropriate Technology & Economics of Industrial Water Pollution Control in a Developing Economy
The Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment to Calculate Human Health Risk
Session 10: Bioremediation
Field Trial of the Biowall Technology at a Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site
Influence of PCB Desorption Kinetics on Bioremediation and Mobility Risk
Anaerobic Dechlorination and Aerobic Degradation of PCBs in Soil Columns and Slurries
Rates of Solubilization and Biodegradation of PAHs in the Presence of Non-Ionic Surfactants
Biphenyl Supported Co-Metabolic Biodegradation of PCBs by Comomonas testosteroni
Investigation of the Use of Terpenes as Cosubstrates in the Cometabolic Biodegradation of PCBs by Comomonas testosteroni
Fate and Behavior of Benzo(a)pyrene in Soil Composting Systems
Session 11: Treatment of Textile Waste
Anaerobic Biotransformation of Reactive Textile Dyes
Textile Wastes and the Economics of Disposal
Physicochemical and Biological Treatment of a Textile Dyeing and Finishing Wastewater
Physicochemical and Biological Treatability Study of Textile Dye Wastewater
Session 12: Pollution Prevention
Pollution Prevention Opportunities for a Denim Laundry
Pollution Prevention Opportunities for a Nylon Dyeing and Finishing Facility
Session 13: Soil and Groundwater Contamination
A Comparative Study of the Distribution of Groundwater Discharge to the Silver Bay and Toms River Embayments in Bamegat Bay, New Jersey
Limitations of Contaminant Transport Models for Simulation of Groundwater Remediation Using Slurry Walls
Biases in Laboratory and Field Testing of Sediment Contaminated by Abandoned Mined Lands
Groundwater Flow‒Art or Science?
Solvent Extraction of Pentachlorophenol Associated
with Humic Acids
Session 14: Petroleum Waste Treatment
Pilot-Scale Treatment of an Aluminum Manufacturer's Oily Wastewater
Metalworking Coolant/Lubricants Treatment Using the SpinTek High-Shear Rotary Ultrafiltration System
Plant-Enhanced Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soil
The Effects of Membrane Rotation on the Operational Performance of a Centrifugal Ultrafiltration Separation System
Improving Separate Phase Hydrocarbon Recovery with Bioslurping
Index
Indices for 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th Industrial Waste Conferences