Contents


Preface

This book provides guidance on assessment and management of radioactive and electronic waste. It refers to those wastes classified as unwanted materials generated from nuclear and industrial activities. These wastes impose the need to modify or change the character of raw or primary materials available to support or sustain the disposal of radioactive and electronic waste or new reuse in case of electronic waste. The development and application of approaches and technologies that provide economic and safe management is an essential issue in the treatment and disposal

The authors have summarized their experience and present advances in relevant fields related to assessing the management of these materials. The book contains five chapters, organized in three sections that cover important research aspects of hazardous waste management technologies. The first section is an introductory chapter prepared by the editor to present a brief background on the generation,

The second section presents the biological assessment and remediation of hazardous wastes. It comprises two chapters that deal with the toxicity testing bioassay using *Aremetia* spp. as a biological model. The use of this model is widespread due to its advantages. The first chapter is prepared by Yin Lu and Jie Yu. The second chapter, Phytoremediation of hazardous radioactive wastes, is prepared by Deepak

The third section presents recycling and disposal of electronic waste, where Lucier and Gareau present the handling and regulation of e-waste as both a hazardous waste stream and as a source of secondary raw materials in the past decade. Okorhi Johnson prepared the last chapter in this book and it covers conducting the wastes from Industrialized Nations: A Socio-economic inquiry on E-waste Management for

The editor wishes to thank all the participants in this book for their valuable contributions and to Ms. Nina Kalinic Babic for her assistance in finalizing the work. Acknowledgment for the IntechOpen staff members responsible for the completion

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composting, types, and management of hazardous waste.

of hazardous wastes.

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the Recycling Sector in Nigeria.
