New Theories for Imposing Legal Liability on Generators of Hazardous Wastes
This paper (1) will indicate why, under existing civil law, generators of hazardous wastes are relatively immune from liability for…
Designing for Trickling Filer/Solids Contact Process Applications
Initial development of the trickling filter/solids contact (TF/SC) process occurred at Corvallis, Oregon, in 1979 as a joint effort on…
Municipal Pretreatment Program Development
This paper summarizes the requirements of a POTW pretreatment program and the key issues that should be addressed during program…
Cleanup of Chemically Contaminated Sites
Selecting among cleanup and control options requires a thorough assessment of surface and subsurface contamination at the site.
High-Quality Trickling Filter Effluent Without Tertiary Treatment
Prior to the adoption of the uniform national treatment standards by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on August 17,…
Devising a Ground-Water Monitoring Strategy for a Geologic Repository for Radioactive Waste
Describes the ground-water monitoring system requirements involved in site-selection for a high-level nuclear waste disposal facility. Also considers regulatory, technical…
Planning Waste-to-Energy Plants in Puerto Rico
States and countries must have engineering support to obtain the correct environment for people and industry. Puerto Rico has adopted…
The Use of Appropriate Technologies for Biomass Waste Conversion in Small Communities
This paper will describe several simple, appropriate technologies for biomass waste conversion which can be applied in rural or small…
The Effect of Peak-Load Pricing on Water Consumption and Revenues
Despite extensive study (much of it of a theoretical nature) of the use of pricing techniques to moderate water consumption…
Algae Harvesting with a Fine-Weave Belt Filter
The removal of algae from lagoon effluents has been extensively researched over the past decade for upgrading existing lagoons to…
Economically Innovative Composting for the Central Valley Project, Salt Lake City
Recent studies at Salt Lake City, Utah, showed composting of wastewater-generated solids to be the most cost-effective of several solids-processing…
Probabilistic Based Discharge Standards
This paper addresses the appropriateness of present standards for secondary discharges from wastewater treatment plants. Present U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…