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Book SynopsisBooks of Related Interest from Van Nostrand Reinhold Air Pollution Control and Waste Incineration for Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities By Louis Theodore, 276 pages, 6 ? 9 ISBN 0-442-00398-6 Here is virtually everything hospital professionals need to gain a complete understanding of hospital air pollution control and waste incineration technology. Taking a logical, step-by-step approach, the book provides readers with a thorough overview of the field, up-to-the-minute information on waste incineration and air pollution regulations, as well as general background and specific information on such important matters as incinerator operation and maintenance calculations. Where Did That Chemical Go? A Practical Guide to Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment By Ronald E. Ney, Jr., 256 pages, 6 ? 9 ISBN 0-442-00457-5 How to predict the possibility of exposure of humans and animals to chemicals released in the environment is explained in this guide. It covers more than 100 organic
Table of ContentsToxicity in Industrial Wastewater (P. Lankford).
Aquatic Toxicity Testing (B. Isom).
Toxicity Identification Evalutions (W. Hall & R. Mirenda).
Source Identification, Testing, and Treatment (P. Lankford).
Removal of Metals to Nontoxic Levels (P. Lankford).
Aerobic Biological Treatment (W. Eckenfelder).
Anaerobic Biological Treatment (R. Speece).
Stripping of Volatile Organics (Y. Argaman).
Granular Carbon Adsorption of Toxics (W. Eckenfelder).
Powdered Activated Carbon Treatment (PACT) (P. Lankford).
Chemical Oxidation of Toxic, Inhibitory, and Refractory Organics (A. Bowers).
Management o f Sludges from Treatment of Toxic Wastewaters (J. Pintenich).
Economics of Toxicity Reduction (K. Torrens).
Glossary.
Index.
