According to the American Fisheries Society (AFS) Policy Statement, the impacts of chemical substances on the aquatic environment are many and as diverse as the… Read More »Effects of Hazardous Substances on Water and Aquatic Life
The toxicity of a substance is its capacity to cause injury once inside the body (Carson and Mumford, 2002). Humans are exposed to hazardous wastes… Read More »Hazardous Substances and Human Health
Management of hazardous wastes has been on the international environmental agenda from the early 1980s, when it was included as one of the three priority… Read More »Regulations and Laws Governing Hazardous and Toxic Substances
When broken down into their component parts, hazardous and toxic substances are composed of heavy metals and other harmful chemicals. Table 4.1 below lists some… Read More »Analysis of Some Hazardous and Toxic Substances
Having identified land as the main disposal medium in waste management identification of the suitability of potential landfill sites requires a comprehensive assessment of site… Read More »Environmental Factors Affecting Choice of Disposal Sites
The purpose of this unit is to describe the various options available for the treatment and disposal of hazardous substances/waste. In the preceding chapter, we… Read More »Hazardous Substance Treatment and Disposal
