Der Zwang zur Verwertung von Wertstoffen im Rahmen des Recyclings, m?glichst unter Anwendung von automatisierten, d.h. kosteng?nstigen Systemen, ist bei der heutigen Abfallsituation unumg?nglich. Dr. K.-H. Wehking, Geschaftsf?hrer der LogTech GmbH, beschreibt den Einsatz eines neu konzipierten...

Die heutigen Sammelverfahren f?r Problemf?lle f?hren h?ufig dazu, da? die Sonderabf?lle vor ihrer Behandlung oder Zwischenlagerung nochmals nachsortiert werden m?ssen. Bisher erfolgt diese Sortierung rein manuell unter hohem Personaleinsatz, indem aus den Anlieferungsbeh?ltern jedes einzelne...

The purpose of this research is to examine the following research question: how has enforcement of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) adapted to the Big Box business system innovation? Additionally, the study explored the possible nature of regulatory choke points that may emerge from...

Non-market valuation techniques are vital instruments of policy. Providing quantitative welfare estimates validates public policy decisions. This research independently addresses three aspects of nonmarket valuation. Hedonic valuation of industrial accidents, limitations in recreational demand...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) administers and operates the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site, which hosts a deep geologic repository for safe disposal of U.S. defense-related TRU waste and is located 42 kilometers (km) east of Carlsbad, New Mexico. CBFO...

This document, written for the US Department of Energy, discusses current information and the need for future research on estimating the impacts on wages and property values that could result from people's perceptions of the risks associated with noxious facilities. Psychometric studies indicate...

Responding to the widespread need for the geotechnical community to discuss instrumentation for nuclear waste repositories, a meeting was held December 2 and 3, 1981, in Denver, Colorado. This report gives the group's consensus recommendations to aid in making decisions for development of...

This paper presents the results of an assessment of the potential economic impact of proposed regulations. on the discharge of drilling fluids (muds) and cuttings on US offshore undiscovered crude oil resources. These regulations include proposed Best Available Technology economically achievable...

The purpose of this paper is to provide comments on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice in the Federal Register entitled, ``Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category, Offshore Subcategory; Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards; New Information and...