Pollution control Waste treatment methods

As we mentioned previously, the research on the field of nanomaterials is at a primitive stage and literature mainly focuses on the benefits of using such particles for environmental load reduction, waste treatment, and source pollution control, as well as the toxicological and health issues accompanying the use of such materials. As a consequence, there are still few methods developed for food matrices and even lesser monitoring schemes applied. Currently, no data have been noticed reporting the occurrence on nanomaterial residues in food and just one work has been published till now reporting the occurrence of nanoparticle (fullerenes) in real environmental samples [6]. 

Armour, M.A., Browne, L.M., and Weir, G.L., J. Chem. Educ., 62, A93,1985 Armour, M.A., J. Chem. Educ., 65, A64, 1988 Armour, M.A., Laboratory methods for disposal of toxic inorganic and organic chemicals, in Hazardous Waste Control in Research and Education, Korenaga, T. etal., Eds., Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 1994, p. 101 Armour, M.A., Chemical treatment methods to minimize waste, in Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization in Laboratories, Reinhardt, P.A. et al., Eds., Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 1995, p. 289. 

The ingredients of biotechnology applicable to environmental pollution control and abatement have so far been confined to classical methods of treatment of wastes, both liquid and solid. Elimination of toxic chemicals from the source of their generation has been an important and widely researched area but with little large-scale application concerning domestic wastes or industrial effluent. A few recently introduced studies at NEERI are directed to concern with environmental biotechnology such as ... 

A central aspect of pollution control technology is the treatment of solid, liquid, and gaseous waste products from industrial production. The wide variety of the hazardous wastes to be treated with chemical-physical (CP) methods ranges from relatively harmless substances to highly dangerous environmental contaminants this is also reflected in the design of the facility. 

Traditional methods of waste removal, such as landfill and incineration, cannot cope with the sheer volume of waste created by human populations. This situation has increased the need to develop alternative environmentally sound treatments and techniques. Environmental biotechnology seeks to positively affect pollution control and waste management. 

Cheremisinoff, N. P. 2005. Environmental Technologies Handbook. Lanham, MD Government Institutes. This handbook covers a variety of topics including human health risk assessment, air quality monitoring and air pollution control, methods and technologies in the treatment of waste and wastewater, and financial tools for environmental technologies. 

The most common methods of pollution control are source reduction and recycling. Waste treatment and disposal are not classed as components of a construction pollution prevention programme, although they should be considered for inclusion within the scope of the environmental section of the site s Safety Plan. 

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