Ecological and Other Potential Impacts

In developing a risk-based approach to waste classification, NCRP has focused exclusively on the potential for significant adverse health effects in humans. However, there are other potential adverse impacts 

In most cases, evaluations of ecological impacts are site-specific and, as a consequence, are not considered when establishing a generally applicable waste classification system. These impacts normally are addressed in disposal site selection, design, and operation, and they may be used in establishing waste acceptance criteria for the site. To the extent that ecological impacts can be evaluated generi-cally, NCRP believes that the principles and framework for risk-based waste classification presented in this Report are sufficiently flexible to take them into account. 

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