CHEMICAL PETROCHEMICAL WASTE-WATER MANAGEMENT - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE/

This paper summarizes and evaluates past, current and expected actions concerning waste management in the chemical and petrochemical industr ies. Industrial waste management has evolved from an ''end of pipe'' t reatment mentality to holistic environmental waste management with sou rce reductions as the preferred option. In most cases significant cost s savings have resulted and environmental and public health impacts mi nimized. This current thrust has resulted from recent regulatory actio ns. Future trends will require management changes. To be effective, th e management approach selected must address the following issues: regu latory/legal considerations and trends; environmental management syste ms; toxicity measurement characterizations; ecotoxicity assessment eva luations; source reduction and waste minimization; treatment trends an d innovative treatment techniques; residual management. Copyright (C) 1996 IAWQ.