Chemical Waste Case Study

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1.1.2 Hazardous waste
Industrial and hospital waste is considered hazardous as they may contain toxic substances.
In terms of hazardous waste, something is considered toxic if it is harmful to human health when a person is exposed to the substance through inhalation, ingestion or touch.
The largest amount of hazardous waste is created in industry, in particular the petroleum and chemical industries, which produce around 70% of all hazardous waste in the United States. The most common examples of hazardous waste from industries in general include solvents used in cleaning, wastewater from petroleum refiners and ash produced from incinerators or coal-burning power plants.
Hospital waste contaminated by chemicals used in hospitals is considered hazardous. These chemicals include formaldehyde and phenols, which are used as disinfectants, and mercury, which is used in thermometers or equipment that measure blood pressure. Most hospitals in India do not have proper disposal facilities for these hazardous wastes.

1.1.3 Bio Medical Waste
Biomedical waste means any waste, …show more content…

However, majority of ULBs do not have appropriate action plans for execution and enactment of the MSWR (CPCB Report, 2013). Unfortunately, no city in India can claim 100% segregation of waste at dwelling unit and on an average only 70% waste collection is observed, while the remaining 30% is again mixed up and lost in the urban environment. Out of total waste collected, only 12.45% waste is scientifically processed and rest is disposed in open dumps (CPCB Report, 2013). Existing and future land requirement for disposal of MSW along with growth in population and MSW generation is shown in Figure 3. Environment friendliness, cost effectiveness, and acceptability to the local community are major attributes to achieve efficient solid waste management system. Critical examination of important parameters of MSWM practice with respect to Indian Scenario is delineated

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