Hazardous Waste

Hazardous wasteHazardous waste refers to all wastes that are dangerous for any reason. Industrial revolution and continuous development in the chemical manufacturing sector brought with it an array of wasteWaste which are hazardous in nature. The treatment and disposalDisposal of hazardous wasteHazardous waste is quite challenging and expensive. If not tackled in time, it will lead to contaminationContamination of soil and other material it meets, thereby increasing the quantity of hazardous wasteHazardous waste. Hazardous wasteHazardous waste has drawn its significance from the fact that it can damage both health and environmentEnvironment even in small quantity. This chapter discusses the storageStorage, treatment and disposalDisposal options, and methodology for hazardous wasteHazardous waste.The most recently reported hazardous wasteHazardous waste generation from the World Bank indicates 0.32 kg/capita/day.