Abstract

Increasing industrialization and globalization has spawned the unprecedented generation of environmental toxic and hazardous wastes. The existence of publicly known hazardous waste problems such as toxic spills, and river pollution that pose serious and very real threats to human health puts extensive pressure on the government to take an aggressive role in hazardous waste control and transportation. The main objective of hazardous waste transportation is public safety. Each government has the responsibility to ensure that hazardous materials should be transported safely for the social and economic good of the country. Hazardous waste management is now a major and urgent global concern. Various techniques, models, and guidelines for the perception of risks associated with the transport of the hazardous materials are developed. Database of the accident data are developed by transportation agencies to be used for the development of models to improve safety of hazardous waste transportation. Based on the available risk perception models, accident models, the type of hazardous material, origin/destination, and the availability of emergency response routes for their transport are properly designed. Advanced technologies, automated vehicle location system (AVL) and geographical information system (GIS) are also used for the analysis and modeling for the safe transport of hazardous materials. The purpose of this project is to present a literature review of hazardous waste materials and their impact on human health, regulations to control the movement of hazardous materials, Basel Convention and its effectiveness, treatment and disposal of hazardous materials, model developments for risk perception and management and the use of advanced technologies for safe transportation of hazardous wastes. Based on the literature review, the conclusions and future recommendations for possible improvement of the models and techniques used for safe transportation of hazardous wastes are presented.

Highlights

  • 3.2 Management o f Hazardous Waste in Canada 3.3 Import/Export o f Hazardous Wastes in Canada3.3.1 Federal Regulations 3.4 Hazardous Waste Management in Ontario3.4.1 Pre-Treatment Standards 3.4.2 Destruction of Wastes 3.4.3 Hospital Incinerators 3.4.4 Destruction Technologies for Hospital Wastes 3.4.5 Regulations in Ontafio 3.4.6 Past Initiatives in Regulations 3.4.7 Prospective Initiatives in Regulations 3.5 Canada US Agreement 3.5.1 Compatibility with Basel ConventionChapter 4 EVOLUTION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION

  • D escrip tio n /C riteria This category is used for sites that pose urgent public health hazards as a result o f short-term exposures to hazardous substances

  • The elimination o f these wastes over a three-year time frame set out in the regulation will promote opportunities for Ontario's environmental industries to respond to the demand for Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) destruction technologies

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Summary

Pre-Treatment

Standards 3.4.2 Destruction of Wastes 3.4.3 Hospital Incinerators 3.4.4 Destruction Technologies for Hospital Wastes 3.4.5 Regulations in Ontafio 3.4.6 Past Initiatives in Regulations 3.4.7 Prospective Initiatives in Regulations 3.5 Canada US Agreement 3.5.1 Compatibility with Basel Convention

INTRODUCTION
Purpose and Scope of Project
Introduction
Hazardous Wastes
Corrosivity
Toxicity Toxic wastes are harmful or fatal when ingested or absorbed
Hazardous Wastes Generated by Industrial Activity
Mining Industry
Oil and Gas Exploration
Hazardous Wastes Generated by Businesses
Hazardous Wastes Generated by Community Activity
Education
Hazardous Wastes Impact on Human Health
Hazardous Wastes a Real Problem
Hazardous Wastes and New Generation
Health Hazardous Categories
Management of Hazardous Waste In Canada
Import/Export of Hazardous Wastes in Canada
Federal Regulations
Hazardous Waste Management in Ontario
Pre-Treatment Standards
Destruction of Wastes There are approximately 99,000 tones o f
Hospital Incinerators Each year in
Destruction Technologies for Hospital Wastes
Regulations In Ontario A further hazardous waste initiative that took effect on
Past Initiatives in Regulations
Prospective Initiatives in Regulations
Canada US Agreement
Compatibility with Basel Convention Article 11 o f the United Nations Basel
Background of Basel Convention
Implementation of Basel Convention
The Vital Goal of Basel Convention
An Overview of Compliance and Enforcement
The Control System for the Movement of Hazardous Waste
National Reporting of Hazardous Wastes
Technical Assistance Offered by the Convention
Training in the Management and Minimization of Hazardous Wastes
Modes of Transportation
Use of Advanced Technologies for Improving Hazmat Transportation Safety
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Findings
Recommendations
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