Putting together these Proceedings has afforded me the oppor­ tunity to re-read the papers which were presented last October here in Washington. In retrospect, the 1981 NATO/CCMS Symposium on Hazardous Waste Disposal maintains the impression of excellence expressed by the par­ ticipants at the actual event. The scope of the subject-matter and quality of its presentation indicate that we did attain the Sympos­ iums's objective--a comprehensive review of the international status of hazardous waste disposal. It is my hope that in your own evaluation of these proceedings, you will share my conviction that the Symposium--conceived three years ago, approved by the NATO/CCMS Pilot Study experts in Oslo in October 1980, and taking place a year later--was indeed worthwhile and that this record of its proceedings will be useful for many years to come. John P. Lehman Washington, D.C. Editor June 1982 v CONTENTS OPENING REMARKS . . . . . . . . . 1 Dr. John W. Hernandez, Jr.

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Opening Remarks.- Remarks By CCCMS Secretariat.- Political Dimensions and Implications of Hazardous Waste Disposal.- Overview of NATO/CCMS Pilot Study: Disposal Of Hazardous Waste.- Hazardous Waste Legislation/Organization.- Hazardous Waste Definition and Recommended Procedures.- Transportation Regulations of Hazardous Waste; U.S.A. and International Developments.- Status of Chemical, Physical and Biological Treatment Processes in Hazardous Waste Management.- Chromium Cycle: Metal Finishing Wastes.- Hazardous Waste Reduction and Recycling.- The Activities of the European Community on Hazardous Waste.- Aspects of the Hazardous Waste Programme in the Netherlands.- The OECD Programme on Hazardous Waste Management.- Hazardous Waste Problem Sites.- Hazardous Waste Incineration.- Norwegian Plan for Decentralized Hazardous Waste Treatment.- Hazardous Waste Incineration in a Cement Kiln.- Incineration at Sea of Organohalogen Wastes: Technical and Judicial Means to Control the Process.- Hazardous Waste Landfill Research.- Hazardous Waste Landfill Research: U.S. Epa Program.- Hazardous Waste Landfill Practice.- Underground Disposal at Herfa-Neurode.- Danish Hazardous Waste System.- Du Pont Chambers Works - Integrated Site Waste Disposal System.- Regional Off-Site Hazardous Waste Management Facility in Practice.- Addendum: The Bavarian Hazardous Waste System, Illustrated by the Ebenhausen Treatment Plant and Gallenbach Landfill Site.- Contributors.