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Allegri, Theodore H.

Handling and management of hazardous materials and wastes / - New York : Chapman and Hall, 1986. - 458 p. : ill. ;

Includes index

1 Introduction and Background History.- 2 The Code of Federal Regulations.- 3 The Regulation of Hazardous Materials.- 4 Shipping and Marking Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste.- 5 Hazardous Materials in Transit.- 6 Hazardous Classes and Properties.- 7 Recognizing and Identifying Hazardous Materials.- 8 Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents.- 9 The Code of Federal Regulations-CFR Title 40.- 10 Polychlorinated Biphenyls-PCBs.- 11 Asbestos, the Curse and Cure.- 12 Pesticides.- 13 Heavy Metal Wastes and Other Toxic Pollutants.- 14 Acid Rain.- 15 Oil Spills.- 16 Hospital Handling of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste.- 17 Handling Radioactive Waste.- 18 Superfund, a Remedial Response Program.- 19 The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).- 20 The Toxic Substances Control Act.- Appendices.

ISBN: 9780412007514 0412007517

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hazardous substances
Hazardous wastes
Hazardous substances
Hazardous wastes

Dewey Class. No.: 604.7 / ALL