Waste Incineration And The Environment -- Contents -- Incineration as a Waste Management Option -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Use of Incineration -- 3 Policy Development -- 4 The Economics of Incineration -- 5 Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment -- 6 Technology Development -- 7 Public Acceptance -- 8 Conclusion -- Pollutants from Incineration: An Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Pollutant Emissions to the Atmosphere -- 3 Contaminated Waste Water -- 4 Contaminated Ash -- Recovering Energy from Waste: Emissions and Their Control -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Belvedere Project -- 3 The Regulatory Environment -- 4 Emissions from Burning Waste -- 5 Controlling Emissions to Atmosphere -- 6 Conclusions -- Organic Micropollutant Emissions from Waste Incineration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sources, Composition, and Levels -- 3 Mechanisms of Formation -- 4 Control of Emissions -- 5 Health Effects -- 6 Conclusions -- Pilot-scale Research on the Fate of Trace Metals in Incineration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Test System -- 4 Test Descriptions -- 5 Test Conditions -- 6 Results -- 7 Conclusions -- The US Approach to Incinerator Regulation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Major US Statutes and Regulations -- 3 The Public Involvement Process -- 4 Regulatory Impacts -- 5 The Future of Incinerator Regulations -- Environmental Assessment and Incineration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Screening -- 3 Impact Identification -- 4 Impact Prediction and Measurement -- 5 Impact Description and Evaluation -- 6 Presentation and Communication of Information -- 7 EIA Monitoring and Auditing Selected Reading -- Subject Index.