Facilities waste disposal

M. R. English, Siting Eow-Eevel Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities The Public Poliy Dilemma, Quomm Books, New York, 1992. 

Waste-disposal facilities United States laws ... 

Ethyl aluminum dichloride (EADC) is used in the rnanufacmre of certain catalysts for making LDPE. Occasionally, the batch operation involving the catalyst production results in an off-spec lot. This off-spec lot is washed from the reactor (impregantor) with water and hexane, and must be sent to a waste disposal facility. The facility treats this waste in a hydrolysis reaction (i.e., with water and mild agitation). If the reaction is exothermic, what are the potential air pollution and fire problems associated with the waste treatment ... 

The OSBL costs comprise land, site development, process buildings, auxiliary buildings, Storage buildings, equipment and construction for utilities including cooling towers, construction expenses, waste-disposal facilities, etc. The OSBL costs may be assumed to be about 20-40% of the ISBL costs, with the upper limit applying better to small batch plants. 

State permitted, licensed, or registered solid waste disposal facility... 

The facility would use a dry scrubber system for emission control, which would eliminate the need for wastewater treatment. Any water from emission control and from decontamination procedures would be treated in the on-site groundwater treatment system. The residual soil and collected ash is assumed to be nonhazardous and can be disposed of in a solid waste disposal facility in compliance with subtitle D of RCRA. In the event that they cannot be delisted due to the presence of metals, the residuals will be managed as part of the closure of Area 2 shown in Figure 16.21 (lead-contaminated soil). 

Payer80 states that the UNSAT-H model was developed to assess the water dynamics of arid sites and, in particular, estimate recharge fluxes for scenarios pertinent to waste disposal facilities. It addresses soil-water infiltration, redistribution, evaporation, plant transpiration, deep drainage, and soil heat flow as one-dimensional processes. The UNSAT-H model simulates water flow using the Richards equation, water vapor diffusion using Fick s law, and sensible heat flow using the Fourier equation. 

EPA OSW Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) 0.05 mg/L 40 CFR 257, App. I EPA 1993b... 

Remove all clothing and personal effects. Because of the potential for hazardous residual metal content (i.e., arsenic, lead, antimony), it maybe appropriate to ship nondurable items to a hazardous waste disposal facility. Otherwise, decontaminate with soap and water. 

Fomites Some pathogens may be absorbed into clothing or bedding causing these items to become infectious and capable of transmitting the disease. Others may contain vectors (e.g., lice, ticks) that pose a transmission hazard. Deposit items in an appropriate biological waste container and send to a medical waste disposal facility. 

Remove all clothing and personal effects. Items that will be retained for further processing should be double sealed in impermeable containers, ensuring that the inner container is decontaminated before placing it in the outer one. Otherwise, dispose of contaminated articles at an appropriate medical waste disposal facility. 

If there is a potential that vectors may be involved, care must be taken to kill any vectors (e.g., lice, fleas) remaining either on the cadaver or residing in fomites. Remove all potentially infested clothing depositing it in a container that will trap and eliminate vectors. Dispose contaminated particles at an appropriate medical waste disposal facility. 

Fomites Clothing or bedding may become contaminated with spores. Deposit items in an appropriate biological waste container and send to a medical waste disposal facility. 

Low-level radioactive waste (LLW), 25 851. See also Low level wastes (LLW) disposal of, 25 857-859 medical/biological, 25 865-866 storage of, 25 855 treatment of, 25 853 Low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, operation of, 25 858 Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, 25 852... 

EPA. 1979d. Criteria for classification of solid waste disposal facilities and practices. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Federal Regulations. 40 CFR 257. 

Greatest dangers of improper disposal are to water supplies, food or feeds, recreation areas, animal habitats, and other waste disposal facilities. 

EPA-OSW Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices ... 

The estimated release of 743,015 pounds (337,026 kg) of chlorine dioxide to the atmosphere from over 100 manufacturing, processing, and waste disposal facilities in 2000 accounted for about 72.7% of the estimated total environmental releases (TRIOO 2002). These releases are summarized in Table 6-1. The... 

Final disposal costs were estimated to be 500/ft of waste based on data from a commercial mixed waste disposal facility. From previous studies, it was assumed that each cubic foot of... 

In 1999, another demonstration of in situ air stripping was conducted at the Nonradioactive Waste Disposal Facility at the DOE s SRS. The total cost of this demonstration was approximately 1 million (D19270V). 

Currently, empty pesticide containers should be triple rinsed with water and then transferred to a proper hazardous waste disposal facility. On February 11, 1994, the EPA proposed container design requirements... 

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers. PBDEs are released to land during their manufacture and disposal. In 1999, 746,169 pounds (338,456 kg) of DeBDE were released to land from 10 domestic manufacturing, processing, and waste disposal facilities reporting releases of the compound to the environment (TRI99... 

Assure that environment installations, including air and water pollution control devices, waste treatment plants, and waste disposal facilities are properly installed, maintained, and operated so that the conditions of federal and state operating permits are met. 

Finding 3-8. Secondary wastes, which include contaminated dunnage, DPE suits, spent decontamination solution, and contaminated spent carbon, were treated at JACADS using a combination of furnaces and afterburners, or a micronizer and a burner system for spent carbon. Uncontaminated dunnage and spent carbon, slag, and ash were shipped off site to permitted waste disposal facilities after being tested to ensure they were suitable for shipment. 

Many Dow operations are not directly connected with either the research laboratory or production plant. These may involve tank car and tank truck cleaning, bulk terminal operations, waste disposal facilities,... 

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