Environmental Protection Agency waste disposal regulations

Environmental regulation in the oleochemical industry addresses pollution of air, surface, and groundwater, along with land pollution and soHd waste disposal. This is adrninistered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the national level, an equivalent agency on the state level, and sometimes local agencies also deal with various aspects of pollution abatement. 

Many but not all hazardous wastes can be disposed of on land in properly designed landfills. To minimize potentially adverse environmental effects from wastes deposited at hazardous-waste landfill sites, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed specific regulations regarding the characteristics of wastes suitable for landfilling. These regulations (40 CFR 265) include a prohibition on the placement of ... 

In the United States, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) is the major legislation covering the disposal of solid and hazardous wastes (2). This act provides a multifaceted approach to solving the problems associated with the generation of approximately 5 billion metric tons of solid waste each year in the United States. It places particular emphasis on the regulation of hazardous wastes. This law established the Office of Solid Waste within the Environmental Protection Agency and directed the agency to publish hazardous waste characteristics and criteria. 

All toxic materials were disposed of in accordance with the policy of UTMDACC to handle and dispose of hazardous waste, which is in accordance with the regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Federal Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Health, and the Texas Water Commission. 

EPA. 1997c. Standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. Ground-water monitoring list. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Federal Regulations. 40 CER 264, Appendix IX. 

Every year millions of cubic meters of ready-mixed concrete are returned for disposal in dump sites. There are now increasing environmental concerns and restrictions regulating the disposal of returned plastic concrete. In the last decade, environmental protection agencies in Europe and North America have classified both returned plastic concrete and truck wash water as hazardous waste. Consequently, the conventional methods of disposal in slurry tanks and landfill sites have become redundant, and disposal of plastic concrete is now a major problem for the ready-mixed concrete industry [102]. 

An average concentration of 1 part per billion (ppb) is considered to be the highest acceptable level in the workplace, and strict controls have been established to minimize exposure to this compound. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed standards which limit the amount of this compound that can be discharged into water or air or disposed of at waste sites, Further information on regulations concerning BCME is provided in Chapter 7. 

Management and disposal of many wastes that contain hazardous chemicals are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). In the classification system for hazardous chemical wastes specified in 40 CFR Part 261, waste is classified as hazardous by its characteristics or by listing. 

EPA (1996b). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 40 CFR Part 194— Criteria for the certification and re-certification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant s compliance with the 40 CFR Part 191 disposal regulations, Final rule, 61 FR 5224 (U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington). 

Anonymous, National survey of hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal and regulating facilities. Report to Environment Protection Agency by Kate Blow. United States Environmental Protection Agency. July 30, 1990. 

Schools are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as state and local agencies when it comes to disposing of chemical waste. 

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and other federal, state, and local government agencies in the United States may require chemical analyses to determine compliance with air quality, water quality, liquid waste discharge, solid waste disposal, and other environmental regulations. The analytical methods specified for these purposes may be methods in development, methods published by standard-setting organizations, or... 

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