"A Wiley-Interscience publication." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hazardous materials and hazardous waste : an overview -- Hazardous materials and hazardous waste : a regulatory overview -- Defining a hazardous material or waste -- Major types of hazardous materials and hazardous 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 -- Administrative requirements for proper management of hazardous materials and hazardous waste -- The technology of managing hazardous materials and hazardous waste -- Tank systems -- Hazardous waste treatment technologies -- Disposal technologies -- Assessing and managing environmental contamination -- Groundwater assessment and remediation -- Soils assessment and remediation -- Assessing air quality -- Chemical reduction and waste minimization strategies -- Facility environmental assessment -- Hazard assessment and emergency response -- Hazard assessment and emergency response planning -- Incident handling techniques -- Appendixes : List of acronyms -- Selected standards of the American National Standards Institute -- Selected standards of the American Society of Testing and Materials -- Selected standards of the National Fire Protection Association -- Selected standards, recommended practices, and publications of the American Petroleum Institute -- Selected standards of the Underwriters Laboratories.