The treatment and management of hazardous waste has changed dramatically over the past two decades and will continue to evolve as our knowledge of both the hazards and management methods grows. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to a complex interdisciplinary field. The objective is to provide a sufficient background to students so that they begin to think about how to approach hazardous waste problems rather than provide simple "cook book" solution. To achieve this objective, the course contains four major parts: PartⅠprovides background material for a complete understanding of hazardous waste; PartⅡexamines the methods currently used by management in industry to understand the magnitude of hazardous waste problems and how to avoid many of the problems of the past; PartⅢ contains selection of treatment and disposal methods; PartⅣcovers site remediation.