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Hazardous waste in the environment is one of the most difficult challenges facing our society. The purpose of this book is to provide a background of the many aspects of hazardous waste, from its sources to its consequences, focusing on the risks posed to human health and the environment. It explains the legislation and regulations surrounding hazardous waste; however, the scope of the book is much broader, discussing agents that are released into the environment that might not be classified as hazardous waste under the regulatory system, but nonetheless pose substantial hazards to human he

Hazardous wastes. --- Hazardous wastes - Environmental aspects. --- Hazardous wastes -- Risk assessment. --- Waste management. --- Hazardous wastes --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Environmental Engineering --- Environmental aspects --- Risk assessment --- Environmental aspects. --- Risk assessment. --- Hazardous waste disposal --- Poisonous wastes --- Toxic waste disposal --- Toxic waste release --- Toxic wastes --- Waste disposal --- Wastes, Hazardous --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous substances --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Pollution