ABSTRACT
In the United States, more than 3.1 million tons of hazardous waste were disposed of through combustion in 2005. This gure represents 7.2% of the approximately 44 million tons of hazardous waste generated.1 The state of Texas, which ranked rst in hazardous waste production, generated 15.2 million tons, while the state of Louisiana that ranked second produced 5.5 million tons.2 These two states alone contributed almost 50% of the total U.S. hazardous waste generation.
