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18-Env-B5 Industrial & Hazardous Waste Management: December 2017

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  1. Question 1 Variations in Industrial Water Use
  2. Question 2 Industrial Water Problems
  3. Question 3 Basis for Water Quality
  4. Question 4 Carcinogens and Cocarcinogens
  5. Question 5 Consequences of Oxygen-Consuming Waste Discharge
  6. Question 6 Minimum Desirable Dissolved Oxygen
  7. Question 7 Acute vs. Chronic Toxicity
  8. Question 8 Interferences with Potable Water Supply
  9. Question 9 Interferences with Water Clarification Processes
  10. Question 10 Properties of a Hazardous Waste
  11. Question 11 Managing Biomedical Wastes
  12. Question 12 Wastewater Plan for a Land-Constrained 50% Expansion
  13. Question 13 Management Strategy for Waste Pharmaceutical Products
  14. Question 14 Minimum Nutrient Requirements for Biological Treatment
  15. Question 15 When to Select a Physical-Chemical Treatment Train
  16. Question 16 Wastewater Treatment Proposal for a New Widget Manufacturer
  17. Question 17 Handling a Bio-Inhibitory Compound
  18. Question 18 Properties of a Hazardous Waste (Revisited)
  19. Question 19 Minimizing Improper Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste
  20. Question 20 Strategies to Reduce Industrial Waste Strength
  21. Question 21 Biggest Challenges in Biomedical Waste Management
  22. Question 22 Eliminating Small Quantities of Hazardous Waste in MSW
  23. Question 23 Plug-Flow vs. Complete-Mix Biological Treatment
  24. Question 24 Water Quality Problems in Cooling Tower Systems
  25. Question 25 Cost-Effective Treatment for a Seasonal Wastewater with a Nearby Municipal Plant
  26. Question 26 Management of Liquid Radioactive Wastes
  27. Question 27 COD and TOC of an Ethylene Glycol Wastewater
  28. Question 28 Administration of the National Biomedical Waste Guideline

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Reference texts: Nemerow & Dasgupta, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment, 2nd ed.; Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery, 5th ed.; Davis & Cornwell, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, 6th ed.; LaGrega, Buckingham & Evans, Hazardous Waste Management, 2nd ed.; CCME, Guidelines for the Management of Biomedical Waste in Canada (1992); Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), 1999; Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes (1989); Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) regulations on radioactive waste; provincial hazardous waste regulations (e.g. BC's Environmental Management Act and Hazardous Waste Regulation).