ABSTRACT

CONTENTS Introduction .................................................................................................................. 380 Timeline for Destruction ............................................................................................... 380 Cost of Destruction ........................................................................................................381 Destruction Methods ..................................................................................................... 384

Sea Dumping ........................................................................................................ 386 High-Temperature Destruction Technologies ....................................................... 386

Incineration ................................................................................................. 388 Pyrolysis ...................................................................................................... 390 Plasma-Based Destruction ........................................................................... 390 Molten Metal Systems ..................................................................................392 Hydrogenolysis .............................................................................................393 High-Temperature Destruction of Arsenicals ...............................................393