Hazardous Waste Management Assignment Ccc720 Snu

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT T ask 1: What is the difference between hazardous waste generated in industrial processes and commer cial activities. Make a neat sketch and flow diagram on unit operations and pr ocesses of a manufacturing industry and explain how hazardous waste is generated. You can take the case of one industry: For example, heavy steel making industry or cement industry or fertilizer industry or petrochemical industry or automobile industry or electr onic industry or any related industry. Write about hazardous waste composition of any of these industries. Provide associated management activities (elements) involved for pr oper handling of such hazardous waste in an industry.What is Hazardous Waste? Hazardous waste encompasses any waste materials that pose substantial threats to human health and environmental integrity through their chemical, physical, or biological properties, requiring specialized handling and disposal methods. Characteristics of hazardous waste include: - Ignitibality: Can readily catch fire (E.g: Oils, Solvents) - Corrosivity: The property of chemically degrading metals or causing destruction of living tissues through chemical action (E.g: Acids, Alkalis) - Reactivity: May lead to explosions or toxic gas emissions due to its unstable nature (E.g: Cyanides, Explosives) - Toxicity: May cause harm to humans and