Title :
Remediation technologies for environmental restoration
Author :
Zuberi, Shakir H.
Author_Institution :
Davy Environmental, San Ramon, CA, USA
Abstract :
The author describes remediation technologies that can be effectively applied in any industrialized country for hazardous waste remediation to protect public health and the environment. First, the regulatory environment is examined. The major hazardous waste treatment methodologies are classified as follows: physical, chemical, biological, thermal, and stabilization and solidification. Technology development, foreign remediation technologies, and technology transfer in this area are examined
Keywords :
health hazards; pollution; waste disposal; biological process; chemical process; environmental protection; environmental restoration; hazardous waste remediation; hazardous waste treatment; industrialized country; physical process; public health; remediation technologies; solidification; stabilization; technology development; technology transfer; thermal process; Chemical industry; Control systems; Educational institutions; Environmental management; Europe; Humans; Protection; Solids; Terrorism; Waste management;
Conference_Titel :
Technology Management : the New International Language
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0161-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1991.183681
