The key defining criteria as to whether a given waste is exempt or not exempt lies in the waste's application to the exploration, development, or production of crude oil or natural gas. For a waste to be exempt, it must be unique to the oil and natural gas exploration, development, or...
RCRA has a precise and technical definition for solid waste, and it covers a lot of territory. The law states that it isany garbage, refuse or abandoned material. Interestingly, it is considered "solid" even though it may be a liquid or gas, so water that contains dissolved waste would a...
Corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered by Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) People who regularly work with, or clean up hazardous materials or wastes with a potential for exposures above “permissible” levels, and might be required to use respiratory protection...
According to the Brownfields Act, a brownfield is “a property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.” The Act excludes the following types of known contaminated properties, to...
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from the “cradle-to-grave.” This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA also set forth a...
In 1976, Congress enacted the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The RCRA created standards for identifying and handling hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste materials. A complete list of these standards can be accessed on the EPA’s official website, wherein you can find guideline...
The future risk of a hypothesized Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) site disposing of carcinogenic metals, arsenic, chromium, nickel, cadmium, ... D Okrent,L Xing - 《Journal of Hazardous Materials》 被引量: 36发表: 1993年 ...
This type of hazardous waste is mixed with radiological properties. It is both hazardous and radioactive. Due to containing two different types of regulated wastes, radiological waste must meet both RCRA and the Atomic Energy Act for disposal. ...
The need to protect it and establish criteria for screening and measuring contaminant levels was recognized when Congress enacted the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) in 1976. This act requires operators of waste disposal sites to monitor their groundwater on a quarterly basis for ...
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