Development of an automated system to enhance the utilization of industrial residuals in Louisiana

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-1-1996

Abstract

A database composed of listings of industrial solid wastes for the State of Louisiana is being developed in a cooperative project involving investigators from academia, the State, and the private sector. Historical 'generator' and 'disposer' data are being collected from the files of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and transferred of incorporation into a commercially available database system. Among other information, these data include unique generator, disposer, parish, and waste codes; generator address and contact; disposer permit number; waste quantities; and waste description. The generator and disposer information will be tied to ground locations using available latitude and longitude data for each of the respective sites. These spatial data will be incorporated into a geographic information system (GIS) that will also include information concerning highways and waterways, municipal boundaries, etc. Once completed, this database system will be linked to an expert materials evaluation system that is being developed separately. The combined use of the residuals database and materials evaluation expert system will require that a materials properties database be developed to contain physical, chemical, mineralogical, and environmental data for a given residual material. Once such a material properties database is established for a given residual, the residual can be evaluated by the expert system to assess the potential utilization options for the residual. When completed, the system will have application for use with both industrial and municipal solid waste.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association's Annual Meeting & Exhibition

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