NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES FOR WASTE MINIMIZATION IN THE CHEMICALAND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES - FINDINGS OF THE SALVADOR, BRAZIL, 1993CONFERENCE

Authors
LIMA FF PEREIRA FA
Citation
Ff. Lima et Fa. Pereira, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES FOR WASTE MINIMIZATION IN THE CHEMICALAND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES - FINDINGS OF THE SALVADOR, BRAZIL, 1993CONFERENCE, Water science and technology, 30(3), 1994, pp. 1-9
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Water Resources","Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Water science and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02731223
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1 - 9
Database
ISI
SICI code
0273-1223(1994)30:3<1:NTAPFW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
This paper describes the findings of the ''Third International Confere nce on Waste Management in the Chemical and Petrochemical industries,' ' held in Salvador, Brazil, October 20-23, 1993. A summary of the 74 t echnical papers, divided into six major categories, is presented toget her with comments on the more stringent legislation concerning source control programmes. Case studies of two large chemical complexes that have been developing successful waste minimizatiou programmes are desc ribed in detail: CETREL-Environmental Protection Company in Camacari, Brazil, and BASF AG in Ludwigshafen, Germany.