Hazardous Chemical Spill Cleanup, 1st Edition

Description

Procedures and applicable information for responding to hazardous spills, focused on clean up.

Readership

Safety engineers, plant managers, environmental disaster response teams.

Hazardous Chemical Spill Cleanup, 1st Edition

Introduction
The Upward Trend in Spills of Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Material Spills - The National Problem
Government Roles in Controlling Hazardous Chemicals
EPA Regulations
The National Contingency Plan
Spill Damage Restoration
Procedures Leading to Cleanup
Notification
Information Sources
Identification and Assessment
Classification Systems
Response Techniques
Cleanup in Industrial Areas
Mechanical Cleanup Methods
Dispersion and Dilution
Containment - An Overview
Existing Devices for Floating Hazardous Chemicals
Dredging
Burial
Barriers, Dikes and Trenches
Other Physical Methods
Chemical Methods
General Guidelines
Neutralization
Precipitation
Chelation
Redox Methods
Biodegradation
Portable Treatment Equipment Sources
Sorbents, Gels and Foams
Sorbents for Representative Hazardous Chemicals
Activated Carbon and Ion-Exchange Resins
Gels
Foams
Mobile Units
Emergency Collection Bag System
Mudcat/Processing System
Dynactor
Mobile Unit for In-Place Detoxification of Spills in Soil
Mobile Unit for Water-Soluble Organics Spilled in Water
Mobile Dispensing System for Multipurpose Gelling Agent
Activated Carbon Regeneration Mobile System
Mobile Ozone Treatment System
Polyurethane Foam
Foamed Concrete Emergency Unit
Environmental Emergency Response Unit (EERU)
Adapts
Remotely Controlled Countermeasure Devices
Sources Utilized