Environmental Protection Agency waste

Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460 Background... 

Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes. Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio 1974. 

Characterization and Treatment of Wastes from Metal-Finishing Operations," PEI Associates, Inc., report to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Nov. 1990. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Waste Incineration Questions andMnswers, EPA/530-SW-88-018, Washington, D.C., Apr. 1988, p. 1. 

L. J. BoUyky, O ne Treatment of Cyanide-Bearing Wastes, EPA Report 600/2-77-104, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park,... 

S. Chansky and co-workers. Waste Automotive Euhricating Oil Reuse as a Fuel, ReportNo. EPA-600/5-74-032, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 1974. 

Sulfur polymer cement shows promise as an encapsulation and stabilization agent for use with low level radioactive and mixed wastes. Use of SPC allows accommodation of larger percentages of waste than PCC. As of this writing (1997), SPC-treated waste forms have met requirements of both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

Engineering Handbook For Ha ardous Waste Incineration, United States Environmental Protection Agency 68-03-3025, Washiagton, D.C., 1981, pp. 3-8. 

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. 

Cement plants in the United States are now carehiUy monitored for compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for emissions of particulates, SO, NO, and hydrocarbons. AH plants incorporate particulate collection devices such as baghouses and electrostatic precipitators (see Air POLLUTION CONTROL methods). The particulates removed from stack emissions are called cement kiln dust (CKD). It has been shown that CKD is characterized by low concentrations of metals which leach from the CKD at levels far below regulatory limits (63,64). Environmental issues continue to be of concern as the use of waste fuel in cement kilns becomes more widespread. 

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 ... 

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). 1980. A Method of Determining the Compatibility of Hazardous Wastes. EPA Report No. EPA-600/2-80-076. Municipal Environmental Research Eaboratory, Environmental Research Eaboratory, Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

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. 

Anonymous, How to Prevent Runaway Reactions, EPA 550-F99-004, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, August 1999. In addition to the accidents mentioned in the reference, a significant number occurred prior to the 1989 time frame. Serious incidents arc recorded as early as 1957. Accident recording before 1957 was incomplete. 

Standard for gauging flammability. The most common systems for designating flammability are the Department of Transportation (DOT) definitions, the National Fire Protection Association s (NFPA) system, and the Environmental Protection Agency s (EPA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act s (RCRA) definition of ignitable wastes, all of which use flashpoint in their schemes. The NFPA diamond, which comprises the backbone of the NFPA Hazard Signal System, uses a four-quadrant diamond to display the... 

Guide to Accessing Pollution Prevention Information Electronically. Boston U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Northeast Waste Management Official s Association, 1997. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Case Studies No. 1-23 Remedial Response at Hazardous Waste Sites, EPAy540/2/84-002b, March, 1984. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Remedial Action at Waste Disposal Sites, EPA/625/6-85/006, October, 1985. 

U.S. Department of Commerce - NOAA/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - OBice of Solid Waste and Emergency... 

Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities. Prepared by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSHj, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), October 1985, p. 4-1. 

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