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REMAINING ISSUES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION
Citation:
Dempsey, C. REMAINING ISSUES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-94/079 (NTIS PB94169927), 1993.
Description:
Of all of the "permanent" treatment technologies, properly designed and operated incineration systems are capable of the highest overall degree of destruction and control for the broadest range of hazardous waste streams. hile thermal destruction offers many advantages over other alternatives for hazardous waste management, the effective implementation of this technology has often met strong public opposition. ome of the stated bases for this opposition have been attributed to the incomplete understanding of hazardous waste incineration emissions which could be improved by additional research. hile thermal destruction represents the most effective and widely applicable control technology available today for the disposal or organic hazardous waste, a number of issues remain concerning its use in the long term. hese include: estruction effectiveness on untested/unique wastes; Control of metal emissions; Emissions of combustion byproducts; Detection of process failure; Real-time performance assurance; and Role of innovative technology.
