Underground hazardous waste disposal: A dynamic alternative to current hazardous waste management

Mavropoulos, A; Menegaki, M; Kaliampakos, D

dc.contributor.author	Mavropoulos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Menegaki, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Kaliampakos, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:49:56Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:49:56Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/34799
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dc.subject	Hazardous waste management	en
dc.subject	Underground storage and disposal	en
dc.subject.other	Costs	en
dc.subject.other	Groundwater	en
dc.subject.other	Hazardous materials	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrogeology	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial economics	en
dc.subject.other	Land fill	en
dc.subject.other	Risk assessment	en
dc.subject.other	Standards	en
dc.subject.other	Waste management	en
dc.subject.other	Hazardous waste management	en
dc.subject.other	Lanfill tipping fees	en
dc.subject.other	Undergound storage and disposal	en
dc.subject.other	Abandoned mines	en
dc.title	Underground hazardous waste disposal: A dynamic alternative to current hazardous waste management	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	Current hazardous waste management in Europe is characterized by great differences from country to country. In the majority of EU and other European countries landfill or incineration are the main options, although in several Western European countries recovery of hazardous waste is also important. European Directive 99/31 rises up the environmental standards for landfills and pushes hard for a big increase of the already high landfill tipping fees. Practically, this Directive acts as a market driver prohibiting new hazardous waste landfills. Taking into account that European Council Decision 2003/33 provides a concrete framework for the safe use of underground space, it seems that underground disposal in abandoned mines is a cheap and viable solution for hazardous waste. The investigation on a suitable technology for that purpose was the main objective of the research project ""Low Risk Disposal Technology"". The paper presents the basic principles of the technology proposed and compares the latter with the surface landfilling.	en
heal.journalName	Waste Management and the Environment II	en
dc.identifier.spage	159	en
dc.identifier.epage	168	en