Survey of Chemical Spill Countermeasures

by Jennifer Charles (Editor), Merv Fingas (Editor), P.G. Langille (Editor), L.B. Solsberg (Editor)

Overview

Until now, information regarding chemical spill clean-up was available only through manufacturer's literature from an individual firm, or scattered in the traditional textbooks on remediation engineering and hazardous waste management. Survey of Chemical Spill Countermeasures provides a one-stop source of information on how to clean up spill sites in safe, acceptable ways. Because of the ever-growing need to maintain constant vigilance over hazardous chemicals and potential leaks and spills, this reference will become an important source for the practicing environmental engineer and field technician.
Survey of Chemical Spill Countermeasures provides operators with useful information on how to clean up sites, including controlling leakage, containment of spills on land and water, and ways to safely transfer and store the contaminants. Additionally, the book includes up-to-date information on containment and treatment technologies, from dredging and vacuuming, to solid and vapor treatment systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040281277
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	11/01/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Merv Fingas, Jennifer Charles, P.G. Langille, L.B. Solsberg

Table of Contents

ContainmentLeak MitigationContainment on LandContainment on WaterContainment In/Under WaterVapour ControlRemoval Removal from LandRemoval from Surface WaterRemoval from GroundwaterRemoval from Subsurface SoilsRemoval - SorbentsVacuum SystemsDredgingTemporary StorageFlexible ContainersRigid Wall ContainersLinersTransferTransfer of LiquidsTransfer of GasesTransfer HosesTreatment/DisposalSpill Treating AgentsLiquid-Solid Separation SystemsFundamental Wastewater Treatment ProcessesAqueous Treatment SystemsVapour Treatment SystemsSolids Treatment Systems Index

Editorial Reviews

Information relating to chemical spill clean-ups (termed countermeasures in this book) has in the past been only available through the literature of manufacturers or distributors, or scattered in books on hazardous-waste management or remediation. This book provides useful background on how to clean up sites, containment of spills, and ways to transfer and store the contaminants.

Gerald M. Friedman

Provides operators with useful information on how to clean up sites, including controlling leakage, containment of spills on land and water, and ways to safely transfer and store the contaminants. Coverage includes containment and treatment technologies ranging from dredging and vacuuming to solid and vapor treatment systems; information on known commercial products used to clean up or neutralize chemical spills; contact information for products not reviewed; and mechanical equipment and technologies currently used in chemical clean-up and remediation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"…excellent diagrams illustrate each of these items…is a useful single-source reference on the equipment and methods for cleaning up chemical spills."
-Gerald M. Friedman,Northeastern Geology & Environmental Sciences

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