Meltzer M., Callahan M., Jensen T. Metal-Bearing Waste Streams. Minimizing, Recycling and Treatment

Noyes Data Corporation, 1990. — 433 p. — (Pollution Technology Review №196). — ISBN: 0-8155-1260-0.This book analyzes alternatives to land disposal of hazardous metal waste streams, focusing on methods that prevent waste generation. Source reduction, recycl ing, and treatment strategies are examined.
The book examines industrial operations found within many industries that are responsible for generating most of their metal wastes. These operations include metal casting; surface cleaning and stripping; surface treatment and plating; draining and rinsing; and coating; as well as auxiliary plant operations and general operating practices. Also examined are refinery processes, printed circuit board manufacturing, and photofinishing. Metal-bearing waste streams from these activities include spent process solutions, contaminated rinsewaters, and emission waste collected by air pollution control equipment. Currently used and promising future source reduction, recycling and treatment opportunities are identified and examined for each of these streams.