EPA has published its listing of industrial solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP) as a hazardous air pollutant (HAP) in the Federal Register , the first time the agency has added a substance to the list, setting an effective date of Feb. 5 for the precedent-setting action even as the agency cau...
EPA is set to issue its final rule listing the industrial solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP) as a hazardous air pollutant (HAP) under the Clean Air Act, after the rule cleared White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review, paving the way for issuance of the first-time listing for...
The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed the deletion of the solvent methyl ethyl ketone(MEK)from the agency's list of hazardous air pollutants(HAPs).The EPA said the plan to remove MEK from the HAP list is based on "an initial determination that there are adequate data on the ...
The EPA classifies a majority of dry cleaners as “hazardous waste generators” due to the widespread use of perchloroethylene, also known as “perc,” in dry cleaning processes. The EPA classifies perc as a hazardous air pollutant, and long-term exposure has been shown to cause liver and ...
Air Light. Incompatible materials Strong oxidizing agents Hazardous decomposition products Hazardous decomposition products formed under fire conditions. - Carbon oxides Other decomposition products - No data available In the event of fire: see section 5SECTION...
Other rules remanded or reconsidered include the hazardous air pollutant ("MACT") standards for boilers and cement kilns. EPA has delayed implementation of the boiler MACT rules for more than a year and a half while considering changes to the requirements. The agency has also extended the complia...
Hazardous Waste under RCRA Section 3001 or a Hazardous Air Pollutant under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act). Presumably in recognition of the unprecedented nature of this new rule, EPA provided lengthy justifications for the first-time direct listing of a hazardous chemical both in the proposed...
To view a list of reported superfund sites that have released or have the potential to release hazardous waste, visit the EPA. A failed brownfield project is one that's never completed. Reasons for failure are the same as any development project that gets shelved or doesn't succeed, ...
“The hazardous waste regulations require companies to properly manage their hazardous waste from generation to disposal to protect public health and the environment,” said Mary Jude Pigsley, director of MassDEP’s Central Regional Office in Worcester. “The company has demonstrated good faith by add...