Hazardous Waste Management

Dr. Zarook Shareefdeen, PhD, PEng, is a Professor at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Canada. Dr. Shareefdeen also worked for several institutions, including University of Waterloo, University of California, BIOREM Inc., Ontario and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. His research and teaching interests are in waste management, pollution control, heat transfer, biofiltration, bioreactor modelling, and conversion of wastes to energy technologies.

An Overview on Hazardous Waste Management.- Common Hazardous Contaminants: Nomenclature, Industrial Uses, Properties and Classification.- Environmental Chemistry and Fate of Hazardous Chemicals.- Quantifying Hazardous Waste and Waste Characterization.- Health Impact of Hazardous Wastes and Environmental Regulations.- Hazardous Waste Transport in the Environment.- Advances in Hazardous Waste Treatment Methods.- Hazardous Waste Disposal.- Waste Prevention, Waste Minimization and Recent Changes in Hazardous Waste Management Practice.-. Sustainability in Hazardous Waste Management.- Industrial Case Studies.- Future of Hazardous Waste Management Practices.