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This chapter defines and characterizes different types of hazardous waste and provides a summary of sampling and measurement methods for hazardous waste; storage, collection, and transportation systems for hazardous waste; minimization, reduction, and recycling of hazardous waste; treatment and disposal technologies for hazardous waste; and management of wastes that are hazardous as well as radioactive.
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Naimpally, A., Rosselot, K.S. (2013). Hazardous Waste. In: Environmental Engineering: Review for the Professional Engineering Examination. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49930-7_5
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