Assessment and Control of VOC Emissions from Waste Treatment andDisposal Facilities Thomas T. Shen, Ph.D., Charles Schmidt, Ph.D.,and Thomas Card The complications surrounding Volatile OrganicCompound (VOC) emissions have emerged as a matter of increasingenvironmental attention and concern, due largely to the hugequantities involved, their known toxicity, and their suspectedcarcinogenicity. Assessment and Control of VOC Emissions from WasteTreatment and Disposal Facilities is the first book to boththoroughly explore the topic and present the entire range ofenvironmentally and economically viable solutions. The authorsaddress the most recent developments, the newest applications, andthe latest methodological advances in the field. The book includessections on:* waste characterizations, such as vapor pressure, solubility,molecular weights, and more* emission mechanisms including volatilization, hydrolysis,photodecomposition, biodegradation, and incineration* various types of VOC emission sources* the latest regulatory information on The Resource Conservationand Recovery Act (RCRA), The Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Clean Air Act(CAA)* the entire range of measuring and monitoring approaches forassessing VOC emission rates* VOC pathway analyses* toxicity, exposure, and basic information about conducting healthrisk assessments* all available control technologies and their costs* elaborate, mathematical models and real-life case studiesAssessment and Control of VOC Emissions from Waste Treatment andDisposal Facilities is ideal as both a reference and a trainingtext for regulatory engineers, facility environmental managers, andanyone involved in atmospheric sciences. This field-guide andteaching text is invaluable to a wide cross-section ofprofessionals, educators, and students in the chemical, petroleum,and environmental regulatory communities.

Sustainable economic development is necessary to improve the standard of liv­ ing and quality of life in the developing countries. It is also required to maintain or enhance their attributes for those lands already commercially developed. Past experience indicates that one of the most important elements in the economic growth is the development of industry. It should be also recognized that devel­ oping industry, if pursued according to the tradition al means, entails the addi­ tional inefficient consumption of limited national resource and generation of large amount of residue that called industrial pollution. In general, industry has three generations of pollution problems. The first­ generation pollution problem is from the manufacturing facilities. The second­ generation pollution problem is related to the use of the products after leaving the site of manufacturing. The final disposal of the used or unused products rep­ resents the third-generation pollution problem for industry. The traditional way of controlling pollution by industry is building costiy waste treatment facilities added-on to the end of manufacturing processes. In­ dustry also has to commit continuous fun ding to maintain and operate these fa­ cilities for their entire life span. The waste treatment facilities were supposed to solve the manufacturing related pollution problem for industry, i. e. , the first­ generation problem. In fact, these facilities, in according to the Law of Conser­ vation, do not make the pollution disappeared.

Sustainable economic development is necessary to improve the standard of liv­ ing and quality of life in the developing countries. It is also required to maintain or enhance their attributes for those lands already commercially developed. Past experience indicates that one of the most important elements in the economic growth is the development of industry. It should be also recognized that devel­ oping industry, if pursued according to the tradition al means, entails the addi­ tional inefficient consumption of limited national resource and generation of large amount of residue that called industrial pollution. In general, industry has three generations of pollution problems. The first­ generation pollution problem is from the manufacturing facilities. The second­ generation pollution problem is related to the use of the products after leaving the site of manufacturing. The final disposal of the used or unused products rep­ resents the third-generation pollution problem for industry. The traditional way of controlling pollution by industry is building costiy waste treatment facilities added-on to the end of manufacturing processes. In­ dustry also has to commit continuous fun ding to maintain and operate these fa­ cilities for their entire life span. The waste treatment facilities were supposed to solve the manufacturing related pollution problem for industry, i. e. , the first­ generation problem. In fact, these facilities, in according to the Law of Conser­ vation, do not make the pollution disappeared.

Pollution prevention is the current environmental strategy to minimize pollution problems. It is a management strategy to establish a society-oriented approach towards sustainable development. This book is for those who are interested in and responsible for pollution prevention, in governments, academia, industrial plants, and consulting services. The book will help readers in understanding the principles and practices of industrial pollution prevention.It also provides readers with forms, worksheets, and checklists which will be useful in everyday practice, and reading suggestions that support the pollution prevention effort.

Assessment and Control of VOC Emissions from Waste Treatment andDisposal Facilities Thomas T. Shen, Ph.D., Charles Schmidt, Ph.D.,and Thomas Card The complications surrounding Volatile OrganicCompound (VOC) emissions have emerged as a matter of increasingenvironmental attention and concern, due largely to the hugequantities involved, their known toxicity, and their suspectedcarcinogenicity. Assessment and Control of VOC Emissions from WasteTreatment and Disposal Facilities is the first book to boththoroughly explore the topic and present the entire range ofenvironmentally and economically viable solutions. The authorsaddress the most recent developments, the newest applications, andthe latest methodological advances in the field. The book includessections on:* waste characterizations, such as vapor pressure, solubility,molecular weights, and more* emission mechanisms including volatilization, hydrolysis,photodecomposition, biodegradation, and incineration* various types of VOC emission sources* the latest regulatory information on The Resource Conservationand Recovery Act (RCRA), The Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Clean Air Act(CAA)* the entire range of measuring and monitoring approaches forassessing VOC emission rates* VOC pathway analyses* toxicity, exposure, and basic information about conducting healthrisk assessments* all available control technologies and their costs* elaborate, mathematical models and real-life case studiesAssessment and Control of VOC Emissions from Waste Treatment andDisposal Facilities is ideal as both a reference and a trainingtext for regulatory engineers, facility environmental managers, andanyone involved in atmospheric sciences. This field-guide andteaching text is invaluable to a wide cross-section ofprofessionals, educators, and students in the chemical, petroleum,and environmental regulatory communities.

Sustainable economic development is necessary to improve the standard of liv­ ing and quality of life in the developing countries. It is also required to maintain or enhance their attributes for those lands already commercially developed. Past experience indicates that one of the most important elements in the economic growth is the development of industry. It should be also recognized that devel­ oping industry, if pursued according to the tradition al means, entails the addi­ tional inefficient consumption of limited national resource and generation of large amount of residue that called industrial pollution. In general, industry has three generations of pollution problems. The first­ generation pollution problem is from the manufacturing facilities. The second­ generation pollution problem is related to the use of the products after leaving the site of manufacturing. The final disposal of the used or unused products rep­ resents the third-generation pollution problem for industry. The traditional way of controlling pollution by industry is building costiy waste treatment facilities added-on to the end of manufacturing processes. In­ dustry also has to commit continuous fun ding to maintain and operate these fa­ cilities for their entire life span. The waste treatment facilities were supposed to solve the manufacturing related pollution problem for industry, i. e. , the first­ generation problem. In fact, these facilities, in according to the Law of Conser­ vation, do not make the pollution disappeared.

Sustainable economic development is necessary to improve the standard of liv­ ing and quality of life in the developing countries. It is also required to maintain or enhance their attributes for those lands already commercially developed. Past experience indicates that one of the most important elements in the economic growth is the development of industry. It should be also recognized that devel­ oping industry, if pursued according to the tradition al means, entails the addi­ tional inefficient consumption of limited national resource and generation of large amount of residue that called industrial pollution. In general, industry has three generations of pollution problems. The first­ generation pollution problem is from the manufacturing facilities. The second­ generation pollution problem is related to the use of the products after leaving the site of manufacturing. The final disposal of the used or unused products rep­ resents the third-generation pollution problem for industry. The traditional way of controlling pollution by industry is building costiy waste treatment facilities added-on to the end of manufacturing processes. In­ dustry also has to commit continuous fun ding to maintain and operate these fa­ cilities for their entire life span. The waste treatment facilities were supposed to solve the manufacturing related pollution problem for industry, i. e. , the first­ generation problem. In fact, these facilities, in according to the Law of Conser­ vation, do not make the pollution disappeared.

Pollution prevention is the current environmental strategy to minimize pollution problems. It is a management strategy to establish a society-oriented approach towards sustainable development. This book is for those who are interested in and responsible for pollution prevention, in governments, academia, industrial plants, and consulting services. The book will help readers in understanding the principles and practices of industrial pollution prevention.It also provides readers with forms, worksheets, and checklists which will be useful in everyday practice, and reading suggestions that support the pollution prevention effort.