Planning for hazard mitigation in the U.S.‐Mexican border region

An assessment of hazardous waste generation rates for transportation

Bibliographic Data

ID12144071
AuthorsSubhrajit Guhathakurta (0000-0002-2456-3284, Arizona State University, corresponding author), K David Pijawka (Arizona State University), Suleiman Ashur (0009-0008-0518-1898, The University of Texas at El Paso)
Year2000
Volume15
Issue2
Pages75-90
Publication date2000-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Borderlands Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0886-5655 • E-ISSN: 2159-1229
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08865655.2000.9695557
OpenAlexW2016534057
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

This paper provides an assessment of the trends in hazardous waste shipments across the U.S.‐Mexican border. These wastes are generated in the maquiladoras (assembly plants) operating in the northern border of Mexico and are expected to be shipped back to the United States under the conditions imposed by the Environmental Cooperation Agreement. However, very little of such waste is actually sent back. This study first estimates generation rates for hazardous waste, based on shipment data, by type of maquiladora industry for 1995 and prior years. Second, it uses Sonora, Mexico, as a case to illustrate the impending problems of waste transportation and treatment by projecting hazardous waste shipments to 2005. The paper concludes with some suggested research to address the current policy impasse in managing hazardous wastes in the U.S.‐Mexican border

Business · Environmental planning · Hazard · Hazardous waste · Household hazardous waste · Mobile incinerator · Municipal solid waste · Waste collection · Waste management · Engineering · Environmental Science · Facility Location and Emergency Management

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