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DRUM HANDLING MANUAL FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES
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By
K. Wagner, Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Germany

Description
A guide to the safe handling of drums that contain hazardous waste.

Audience
Material handlers and supervisors at hazardous waste sites.

Contents
Introduction Selection of Drum Handling Methods Engineering Feasibility Health and Safety of Field Personnel Protection of the Environment and Public Welfare Costs Location, Detection, and Inventory of Drums Review of Background Data Aerial Photography Geophysical Surveying Sampling Preparing a Drum Inventory Site Preparation Site Access Improvements Support Facilities and Structures Site Drainage Improvements Air Monitoring and Inspections for Determining Drum Integrity Introduction Air Monitoring Visual Inspections Nondestructive Testing Methods Excavation, Removal and Onsite Handling of Drums Drum Excavation and Removal Equipment Accessories for Drum Excavation Equipment Selection and Use of Drum Excavation and Removal Equipment Excavation/Removal Procedures Drum Staging, Opening, and Sampling Waste Consolidation and Recontainerization Treatment/Disposal Options Preparation of Liquid Wastes for Final Treatment or Disposal Preparation of Solid Wastes and Soils for Final Treatment or Disposal Gas Cylinders Lab Packs Drum Crushing Decontamination Interim Storage and Transportation Onsite Containment Options for Buried Drums

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 188 pages, publication date: DEC-1987
ISBN-13: 978-0-8155-1121-2
ISBN-10: 0-8155-1121-3
Imprint: WILLIAM ANDREW

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