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Advances in Hazardous Waste Management
Frost & Sullivan, Dec 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.'
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