Handbook on Chemical and Biological Waste Management

The Handbook is meant to represent a guidance document describing the several implications that the multidimensional problem of hazardous waste management entails. This is the reason why the reader will approach not only the knowledge of technical procedures for the management of hazardous waste, but also the basics for understanding the legal framework that regulates the issue as well as the security implications of the problem. The Handbook is intended for a diverse audience. The guide can be profitably read by public health managers and policy-makers, hospital managers, environmental health professionals, and all administrators with an interest in and responsibility for waste management. Beside these professionals that may bene t from learning the basics of waste management, this guide is designed to help laboratory supervisors and personnel classify and dispose of wastes safely and in compliance with international standards. Moreover, the Handbook can be used for different purposes: • as a planning and management tool • as an educational tool to provide a comprehensive overview of safety, secu- rity and health protection aspects of hazardous waste management • as a reference document for site personnel.