Hazardous Waste: Treatment

Hazardous waste can exist in liquid, solid or slurry forms. It may originate in a current manufacturing process or from clean-up of an abandoned site. This course will review the background and design considerations for different methods of treating hazardous waste.

• Analyze five major sectors of chemical treatment for industrial and municipal wastewater streams, sludge and solids, and learn how they are utilized.
• Differentiate between four major types of physical treatment processes and summarize how they are used..
• Discuss the important factors and concepts in biological treatment, along with processes and types of reactors used.
• Describe the steps involved in incineration, main factors controlling incineration effectiveness, and effluent standards for incineration.
• State the methods and mechanisms utilized in stabilization.
• Describe five emerging technologies used in hazardous waste treatment.