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The gravest water quality issue now facing the nation is the disposal of industrial wastes. Other major environmental problems include medical wastes, hazardous wastes, and toxic contamination of the nation’s streams and groundwater. Municipal waste disposal and landfill issues also are very serious concerns.
Formerly Principal Engineering-Science Advisor and Research Director at EPA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Currently consultant to industry and government
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Lacy, W.J. (1992). Industrial Wastewater and Hazardous Materials Treatment Technology. In: Kent, J.A. (eds) Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7691-0_3
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