Handling and Management of Hazardous Materials and Waste

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Introduction and Background History....Pages 1-3
The Code of Federal Regulations....Pages 4-7
The Regulation of Hazardous Materials....Pages 8-11
Shipping and Marking Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste....Pages 12-17
Hazardous Materials in Transit....Pages 18-21
Hazardous Classes and Properties....Pages 22-37
Recognizing and Identifying Hazardous Materials....Pages 38-76
Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents....Pages 77-97
The Code of Federal Regulations—CFR Title 40....Pages 98-170
Polychlorinated Biphenyls-PCB’s....Pages 171-177
Asbestos, The Curse and The Cure....Pages 178-196
Pesticides....Pages 197-236
Heavy Metal Wastes and Other Toxic Pollutants....Pages 237-301
Acid Rain....Pages 302-307
Oil Spills....Pages 308-320
Hospital Handling of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Wastes....Pages 321-326
Handling Radioactive Waste....Pages 327-343
Superfund, A Remedial Response Program....Pages 344-360
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)....Pages 361-382
The Toxic Substances Control Act....Pages 383-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-458