Main Title |
Engineering the risks of hazardous wastes / |
Author |
Vallero, Daniel A.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Butterworth-Heinemann, |
Year Published |
2003 |
OCLC Number |
50809030 |
ISBN |
0750673184; 9780750673181; 9780750677424; 0750677422 |
Subjects |
Hazardous wastes--Risk assessment
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
TD1050.R57V35 2003 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
11/18/2005 |
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Collation |
xxi, 306 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
An engineering perspective on the risks of hazardous wastes -- entering the risk era -- The fate, transformation, and transport of hazardous chemicals -- Opportunities for hazardous waste intervention by engineers -- A risk-based assessment to support remediating a hazardous waste site -- The role of the engineer in emergency response -- Risk perception : what you say may not be what they hear -- Closing thoughts on the future of hazardous waste engineering. |