18, about nuclear waste and chlorofluorocarbons, includes mention of a United States Department of Energy (DOE) project here in New Mexico, a radioactive waste repository known as the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The current status of WIPP represents a triumph of politics over science.U...
Hazardous waste treatment for spent pot liner The spent pot liner is the largest solid waste produced by the electrolytic aluminum industry, composed of a series of substances that accumulate in the containers with reduced aluminum during the process of bauxite purification and refi... X Zhao,L ...
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such as e-waste [hazardous electronicwaste]. If we are not careful, the world will soon have heaps of lithium ion batteries that will poison the environment. Lastly, we need to have good amounts of localization of each
Member of National Association of Science Writers Daniel King is an investigative writer with an interest in veterans issues, mesothelioma research and environmental topics. He has been featured in publications and broadcasts including WGBH, a PBS member station. ...
Disposing of Hazardous Waste and Drugs: A Confusing Challenge for ASCsAHC MEDIASame-Day Surgery
Todd C. Fracassi
A container for disposing of hazardous wastes including an inner receptacle adapted to receive and contain the hazardous wastes or etiological agents and an impact resistent outer container with the inner receptacle disposed within the outer container. The container further includes a fluid barrier ...
A method is shown for disposing of hazardous waste material without utilizing landfill or bulk incineration. The hazardous waste material is first fed to a shredder for shredding the waste material to pieces of a range of predetermined sizes. The solid hazardous waste material is intermixed with ...
The problems of nuclear waste disposal are contextualized by considering the challenges of public acceptance, lack of funding provisions, cost uncertainties and new reactor construction.The generation of low-carbon electricity by nuclear power stations remains significant in the UK, but the nuclear ...