The Castle of Otranto (1764) is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular through the early 19th century. Walpole is the forerunner to such authors as Charles Robert Maturin, Ann Radcliffe, Bram Stoker, and Daphne du Maurier.

A basic yet comprehensive guide to working safely on hazardous waste remediation sites, this book can be used to educate workers and also as a quick reference source for workers on the job. It covers the rights and responsibilities of workers, medical surveillance, hazard recognition, toxicology, engineering controls, safe work practices, and safe use of field equipement. It then breaks into sections which cover monitoring and sampling instruments, respirators, chemical protective clothing and equipment, sampling, groundwater principles and monitoring considerations, emergency procedures, transporting hazardous wastes, decontamination, and site safety plans.

More than 60,000 chemicals enter into the products and services of everyday life. These chemicals present a daunting challenge to the regulatory body attempting to safeguard the general public. This book looks at economic incentives used to regulate these toxic substances.

Product Description: Ecological Assessment of Hazardous Waste Sites James T. Maughan, Ph.D. This book provides the essential technical and regulatory information necessary to plan, prepare, and implement an ecological assessment of a hazardous waste site in compliance with current government regulations...read more

Product Description: While the type and intensity of spills may vary, responders who are called upon to meet these emergency situations need a consistent, generic battle plan. That's exactly what they'll find when they read John Hosty and Patricia Foster's practical new guide on chemical spill response...read more

"structured so that the logical progression of understanding, selection, and implementation of innovative technologies follows smoothly from one phase to another." ?Dr. Stephen James, Innovative Technology Coordinator, U. S. EPA Office of Research and Development O?Brien & Gere?s landmark 1988 Hazardous Waste Site Remediation, also published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, gave us an excellent introduction to a critical issue. Their current book is a much needed, in-depth examination of recent innovations for hazardous waste site remediation, that will give you a comprehensive understanding of today?s technology. Innovative Engineering Technologies For Hazardous Waste Remediation includes innovative applications of state-of-the-art chemical, physical, and thermal technologies as well as established processes. You?ll review the principles behind their development and see examples of successful applications. The authors not only explain the new processes but also critically analyze when and where they apply and don?t apply. In addition, they suggest ways to overcome some of the barriers to implementing innovative technologies. O?Brien & Gere?s unique approach unites scientific and management concerns. The authors stress real-world, long-term solutions based on such legislation as the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), and RCRA. Whether you?re a member of an environmental consulting firm, or a manager, engineer, or student, you?ll find this book to be the authoritative source on the latest technologies for hazardous waste remediation. The O?Brien & Gere Companies 1945?1995...a foundation for the future.

The World Conference on Hazardous Waste was organized within the framework of the United Nations Environmental Programme and was attended by experts in various fields of science who came from industrialized and developing countries all over the world. The conference was devoted to hazardous waste - specifically, the global problem of hazardous waste - and to the search for ways of achieving cooperation between scientists and policy makers. The study of hazardous waste is one that covers many divergent interests as well as many complicated scientific and technical problems; this was well illustrated by the scope and quality of the papers and reports presented at the conference, the full texts of which are given in this book. Sound management of the world's hazardous waste depends on international cooperation in formulating and implementing a universally accepted policy of hazardous waste disposal. A major step towards achieving this goal is the twelve-point plan drawn up by the World Conference Committee which incorporates the general conclusions and recommendations of the conference. The book is of international and interdisciplinary relevance and will thus have a wide appeal.

Product Description: This handbook offers concrete advice on complying with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It simplifies the difficult task of identifying the many regulations and statutory provisions that affect a company. This informative guide provides a ``compliance overview" summarizing key provisions, regulations and issues...read more

The Aboveground Steel Storage Tank Handbook I like the summary of regulations in conjunction with industry standards and products. Usually a book covers one or the other. --Wayne Geyer, Executive Vice-President, Steel Tank Institute I think this is a valuable text in that it does a very good job presenting the two types of ASTs. --Darryl J. Butkos, Hydrogeologist and Environmental Engineer The U.S. aboveground storage tank (AST) market will approach $2.0 billion in 1995 and has an annual growth rate of approximately 5 percent. Shop-built ASTs have proliferated over the last 10 years and are replacing the underground tanks that have caused a large percentage of groundwater contamination. Larger field-erected tanks are now found at almost every industrial facility because of their greater reliability and the lessened risk of environmental spills. The Aboveground Steel Storage Tank Handbook discusses the myriad of regulations, codes, and manufacturing standards and shows how they are intertwined. It is the first handbook on aboveground storage tanks that explains the unique differences between field-erected ASTs and shop-built ASTs. The authors have divided the Handbook into four easy-to-understand sections: Markets, Regulations, Standards, and Products. Anyone who finds himself or herself working through the maze of the AST compliance paperwork will find this book to be a great benefit as a single-source reference guide.

Product Description: The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 looks at how economic growth in the region has been slowing since 2011, and the data available for the first six months of 2014 indicate that the region will not match the growth rate of 2...read more

Contains all the pertinent information essential to understand and comply with hazard communication requirements within the workplace. This up-to-the-minute edition includes reporting rules imposed by federal emergency planning and community right-to-know statutes as well as how to address the changing restrictions on transporting hazardous materials. Provides readers with a clear focus on the ever-changing laws, enabling them to develop an up-to-date compliance strategy. Features an appendix of hazard-related terms plus a list of chemicals subject to emergency planning and emergency and toxic chemical release reporting in alphabetical and CAS order.

Product Description: This monograph consists of manuscripts submitted by invited speakers who participated in the symposium "Industrial Environmental Chemistry: Waste Minimization in Industrial Processes and Remediation of Hazardous Waste," held March 24-26, 1992, at Texas A&M University...read more