Address: Mahidol University, Salaya Campus
999 Phuttamonthon 4 Rd., Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170 Thailand
Other Waste Department Website: http://www.cmmu.mahidol.ac.th/cmmu/index.php/cmmu-programs/master-of-management-international-program/healthcare-and-wellness-management
Contact: Miss Laksanavadee Jaturapat
Head of Research and Academic Services Section
About: Background and Rational
Hazardous waste is likely to grow rapidly with a strong economy. As industrialization and development continue at a rapid pace and as populations increase, so do problems of pollution and waste generation that are associated with them. Hazardous waste has inherent problems of transport, treatment and disposal that distinguish it from other classes of waste and make it particularly difficult to manage. The range of waste that is considered hazardous is wide, from hazardous waste produced by households, including such items as batteries, light bulbs, spray cans and cleaning solvents that may be mixed in with municipal waste streams to heavy metals that generated from industrial activities.
Hazardous waste management has been an active area of study, research, training and teaching of the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies. The Faculty is concerned with all stakeholders: generators, transporters, and those involved with treatment and disposal. For these reasons the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies intends to organize a training program in Hazardous Waste Management. This program will provide an understanding of the principles underlining effective hazardous waste management from generation, to transport to treatment and finally disposal. Of course, there are situations where such management has not taken place and for this reason remediation technologies will also be examined. Also the lectures will cover the social and economics aspects of hazardous waste management. The course will rely on the expertise that the Faculty has gained through hands on research and also on the experience of Thailand over the last decade in tackling this issue. State of the art waste management techniques will be disseminated and the current challenges faced will also be debated. It is expected that this program based on practical experiences in Thailand will be of use to countries’ participants in the future.
Objectives
To introduce the concepts and principles of hazardous waste management
To develop well-educated people who have basic knowledge concerning hazardous waste management with emphasis on treatment, disposal and remediation processes
To share the practical knowledge and technology of chemical, physical and biological treatment of hazardous waste and experience from remediation technology
Course Contents/Course Outline
Hazardous Waste Management in Thailand: Government Perspective and Policy
Hazardous Waste Management: Public Perspective, Public Participation and Public Awareness
Laws and Regulations related to Industrial Waste and Hazardous Waste
Physico-Chemical Processes of Hazardous Waste Treatment
Thermal Process Treatment: Waste disposal in cement kiln
Disposal of Hazardous Waste: Landfill, Secure Landfill
Biological Processes of Hazardous Waste Treatment
Infectious Waste Management
Storage, Transportation and Emergency Response for Hazardous Waste/Substance
Electronic Waste: Tremendous amount of waste this era and the challenge in collection, recycling and disposal processes
Radioactive Waste Management: Case study and Lesson Learn in Thailand and Developing Countries
Mining Waste Management
Case study from Cadmium and Lead Contamination in Thailand
Site Assessment: Phase I and II Site investigation and Site Screening
Site Remediation Technology
Case Study on Remediation Technology: Phyto and microbial remediation of petroleum
hydrocarbons, Micro remediation of Cd, Physico-chemical remediation of lead
Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Thailand (PCBs, Dioxin Furan and Pesticides)
Risk and Health Impact from Hazardous Substances
Hazardous Waste Beyond the Frontier: International Agreement related to Hazardous Waste, Basel Convention, JTEPA, WEEE, Rhos
Hazardous Waste Management in Economics Aspect
Practices/ Laboratory practices
None
Study Trips/Field Trips
3-day field trip related to integrated hazardous and non hazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities in Thailand
1.1. Industrial Waste Incinerator (WMS) at Bangpoo, Samut Prakarn Province
1.2. Hazardous Waste Incinerator (DIW) at Bangpoo, Samut Prakarn Province
1.3. Sanitary Landfill (WMS) at Chonburi Province
1.4. Solvent Recovery Facility (Recycle Engineering) at Chonburi Province
1.5. Fuji Xerox recycling
3-day trip to Waste Recycling and Co-processing
2.1. E-Waste at Ayudthaya Province
2.2. Waste Disposal in Cement Kiln at Siam City Cement, Saraburi Province
2.3. Wongpanich recycling facility at Pisanulok Province
1-day trip to Radioactive Waste Management at OAP and Recycle Fluorescent Light Bulb (Toshiba)
1-day trip to Infectious Waste Incinerator (BMA)
Course leader:
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Anuchat Poungsomlee
Dean of Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies
Course coordinator:
Dr. Achara Ussawarujikulchai
Programme Director of Industrial Ecology and Environment International Programme
Collaborative Organization
Department of Industrial Work of Thailand
Pollution Control Department of Thailand
Public Cleansing Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand
Expenditure and Funding/Sponsored by:
Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) and The Colombo Plan Secretariat
