A Comparative Analysis of Hazardous Waste Management on Three University Campuses
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- February 28, 2019
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Kitzmiller, Mark William
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Abstract
- Research and teaching laboratories at universities and university hospitals produce a wide variety of RCRA hazardous waste streams. This analysis will compare hazardous waste management programs on three North Carolina university campuses, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University in Durham, and North Carolina State University in Raleigh. This analysis examines the administrative infrastructure and costs of hazardous waste management and operations on each campus; will attempt to identify major research, teaching and medical activities which contribute to the generation of hazardous waste; and will assess the internal policies, regulatory compliance and effectiveness of each program. The volume of RCRA listed hazardous waste a university generates is a function of the types of research practiced and the presence or absence of a medical center. Costs and liability considerations shape program policies, operations and training functions. The university must decide whether it will take total responsibility for managing its hazardous waste including the operation of a TSDF or use a full time contractor to provide these services. These factors need to be considered in planning a hazardous waste management program.
- Date of publication
- December 1993
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- In Copyright
- Advisor
- Turner, Alvis G.
- Symons, Michael J.
- Fox, Donald L.
- Degree
- Master of Science in Public Health
- Academic concentration
- Environmental Management and Policy
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Graduation year
- 1993
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- 043fb25a-cea5-4ac2-b0d3-5af4a220fe28
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