Advances in Hazardous Waste Management

Frost & Sullivan, December 2006, Pages: 93

This Frost & Sullivan research titled Advances in Hazardous Waste Management provides an overview of developments of hazardous waste management technologies in the environmental industry along with key market drivers, influencing market factors, industry challenges, and analysis of trends witnessed in this industry.

Technology Overview

Stringent Environmental Legislation Drives Advances in Hazardous Waste Management

Chemical manufacturing companies, electroplating companies, and oil refineries generate hazardous waste that pose a severe threat to public health and the environment. In addition, on a small-scale, entities such as dry cleaners, automobile repair shops, hospitals, exterminators, and photo processing centers also produce hazardous waste. "The toxicity level of this waste is measured by the use of toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) that is required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)," according to the analyst of the study. "EPA has classified, for example waste pickle liquor from iron and steel manufacturing and certain electroplating sludges as hazardous waste."

The need to comply with EPA and other environmental norms has forced companies and small-scale hazardous waste generators to adopt innovative or modified technologies to manage their waste. This need has also been triggered by the fact that these companies have to adopt safety procedures in handling, treatment, and disposal of hazardous waste, in order to reduce the detrimental effects of these wastes on the environment.

Need to Comply with Regulations Boosts Research in Alternate Technologies

As regulations become stringent, there is a growing need for alternate technologies and concepts. Existing practices such as landfills and incineration plants have a long-term environmental impact. In case of landfills, the leachate can seep into the soil and further into the ground water, thereby polluting the water. However, procedures such as recycling and reusing have very little negative impact on the environment. Also, plasma technologies do not emit harmful emissions into the environment and their end products are glassy-like substances that are not harmful.

Recycling and reusing can be categorized as 'self sustained' because the hazardous waste can be used as a substitute. "In case of recycling, reusing, prevention, and plasma technologies, the end product is less toxic, when compared to the toxicity levels of waste generated from landfills and incineration plants," explains the analyst. "The negative effect of toxic contaminants such as dioxins and furan emissions on the health of human beings and the environment has highlighted the need to change technologies such as incineration."

1. Executive Summary
- 1. Overview
-- 1. Scope of the Research
-- 2. Research Methodology
- 2. Technology Snapshot
-- 1. Sources of Hazardous Waste
-- 2. Waste Management Concepts
-- 3. Waste Management Techniques
-- 4. Application Viewpoint

2. Developments and Applications in Hazardous Waste Management
- 1. Scenario in the Corporate World
-- 1. Molecular Gasification Reduction--Philippines
-- 2. Plasma Waste Converter--USA
-- 3. Oil Conversion into Diesel--Australia
-- 4. Waste Management of Explosives--USA
-- 5. Fluidized Bed Solutions--Thailand
-- 6. Rotary Kiln Technology--USA
-- 7. Service Providers for Hazardous Waste--Belgium
-- 8. Plasma Technology--Malaysia
-- 9. Heavy Metals Management--USA
-- 10. Organic Waste Processing--UK
-- 11. Mobile Treatment Unit--USA
-- 12. Treatment of Mercury Pollutants--Sweden
-- 13. Waste for Construction--Australia
- 2. Scenario in Research Institutions
-- 1. Standards of Clinical Waste Management --UK
-- 2. Practices and Policies of Veterinary Waste Disposal--South Africa
-- 3. Hazardous Waste Management--India
-- 4. Solid Waste Generation from Oil and Gas--United Arab Emirates
-- 5. Description of Solid Waste by Particle Mass--South Africa
-- 6. TCLP Alternative--Greece

3. Technology Adoption and Commercialization
- 1. Technology Adoption
-- 1. Technology Drivers
-- 2. Technology Challenges
- 2. Competing Technologies
-- 1. Technology Drivers
-- 2. Technology Challenges

4. Key Patents & Contacts
- 1. Patents
-- 1. Patents Related to Industrial Applications
-- 2. Patents Related to Agricultural Applications
-- 3. Patents Related to Medical Applications
-- 4. Patents Related to Domestic Applications
- 2. Contacts
-- 1. Companies
-- 2. Research Institutions

5. Insight Analysis
- 1. US Patents Granted Analysis
-- 1. Industrial Applications
-- 2. Agricultural Applications
-- 3. Medical Applications
- 2. US Patents Filed Analysis
-- 1. Industrial Applications
-- 2. Agricultural Applications
-- 3. Medical Applications
- 3. Technology Analysis
-- 1. Technology Roadmap
-- 2. Cost Impact Analysis
-- 3. Environmental Impact Analysis
-- 4. Analyst Insights
-- 5. Strategies for the Future
- 4. Application Impact Analysis
-- 1. Industrial Wastes
-- 2. Agricultural Wastes
-- 3. Medical Wastes
- 5. Geographical Influence Analysis
-- 1. North America
-- 2. Europe
-- 3. Asia Pacific

6. Decision Support Database
- 1. Database Tables
-- 1. Environment Protection Expenditure (1999-2006)
-- 2. Global Groundwater Supply (1999-2006)
-- 3. Population Access to Wastewater Treatment Plants (1999-2006)
-- 4. Total Population with Access to Safewater (1999-2006)
-- 5. Total Population with Access to Sanitation (1999-2006)

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