SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1984
STP32708S

The Hazardous Waste Scene in India

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India has made significant advances in the manufacture of basic organic chemicals, dyes, fertilizers, pesticides, drugs, and so forth during the last three decades, resulting in increased generation of hazardous wastes. Presently, these wastes are being indiscriminately disposed of into fallow land in the public domain. Legislation to control air and water pollution has not covered hazardous waste disposal. The magnitude of hazardous waste generation in general and the problems posed by such wastes from pesticide, dyes, and other industries are identified, and available data are presented and discussed.

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Sundaresan, BB
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India
Subrahmanyam, PVR
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India
Bhide, AD
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India
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Developed by Committee: D34
Pages: 291–304
DOI: 10.1520/STP32708S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4916-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0405-1