ABSTRACT
If the hazardous substances at industrial, commercial, and agricultural sites can be properly
handled, stored, transported, and/or disposed of, there will be no environmental pollution, and no need to embark on any site remediation. With this concept in mind, the goal of in-plant
hazardous waste management is to achieve pollution prevention and human-health protection at
the sources where there are hazardous substances. This chapter begins with hazardous waste
terminologies and characteristics. Special emphasis is placed on the manifest system, hazardous
substances storage requirements, underground storage tanks, above-ground storage tanks,
hazardous substances transportation, hazardous waste handling, and disposal.
