Hazardous Waste (1)

ARARs

Applicable, relevant and Appropriate Requirements, identified during RI/FS phase

CERCLA 1980, 1986, 1990

Comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act

requirements for LQGs and SQGs under

EPA identification numbers (if you generate, treat, store, dispose of, transport, or offer for transportation of any hazardous waste), waste identification and counting, labeling, accumulation of waste (LQG 90days or less, SQG 180)

Lists

F, K, P, U

Nonspecific source waste

F, prduced by manufacturing/industrial, spent halogenated solvents (trichloroethylene, methylene chloride), Spend non-halogenated solvents (xylene, acetone, butyl alcohol)

specific source waste

K, hazardous wastes comprised of residues from specific types of chemical reactions or distillation or purification processes associated with producing wood preservatives, organic and inorganic chemicals, pesticides...(wastes from specific industries such as sediment sludge from wood preserving, oven residue from chrome yellow distillation bottom tars from production of phenol/acetone from cumene, WWT sludge from production of pigments)

MTCA

Model Toxic Control Act (WA state), covers non-NPL sites, includes petroleum products in definition of haz substances, two step process (conduct RI and cleanup standard, select cleanup action), Interim Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (ITPH) cleanup standards

discarded chemicals with acute toxicity

P, chemical substances which have been identified as acutely hazardous. commercial chemicals which may be off-specification, might have been spilled, or are a container residue. Not waste while product (fluorine, aldrin, nickel cyanide, mercury, regulated more strictly than other listed wastes)

Fed Statues

RCRA, HSWA, CERCLA

discarded hazardous/toxic chemicals

U, substances identified as toxic wastes commercial chemicals in need of disposal as a result of being spilled, off-specifications, or because they are container residue. not regulated as wastes while product (acetone, benzene, chloroform, isobutyl alcohol)

Dangerous wastes (term)

WA state term for haz waste

state and local issues

WESTLAW, LEXIS, ENFLEX/INFO

waste

a moveable object which has no direct use and is discarded permanently

characteristic waste

a waste that has any of the characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity

types of ARARs

chemical specific, action specific (establishment of landfill), location specific (prohibition of disposal in floodplain)

CWA

clean water act, regulates discharge of pollutants into waters, priority pollutants list

pre-transport requirements

comply with DOT requirements regarding packaging, labeling, marking, placarding

LQG requirements

contingency plans and emergency procedures in the event of a spill or release, training programs for personnel

toxic

determined by TCLP test to contain levels of certain toxic metals, pesticides, or other toxic organic chemicals at or above specific federally regulated thresholds, contains leachate constituents (metals, pesticides, and organics)

hazardous waste (term)

disposal governed by RCRA

Community Right to Know Act

established as part of/parallel to SARA, provides for development of emergency response plans and data reporting by industry as well as releases of extremely haz substances

Hazardous substances (term)

found at Superfund sites

Hazardous

has the potential to cause harm to human or ecological health

HSWA 1984

hazardous and solid waste amendments of 1984, amended RCRA with Hammer Provisions which state that if EPA did not meet deadlines for promulgating regulations, tougher laws would automatically be implemented, also established Universal Treatment Standards (for LUST, UST) promulgated in 1988, required new tank designs, spill protection, required mitigation of tank failure

typical HHW

household cleaners (corrosive and flammable), automotive produces (flammable, poison, corrosive), paint products (flammable, poison)

CERCLA intent

identify national priority list (NPL) and clean-up sites

Hazardous waste characteristics

ignitability, toxicity, reactivity, or corrosivity (cause danger to health or the environment)

CERCLA haz substances

includes substances listed in RCRA, CWA, CAA, or toxic substances control act

IAP

initial accumulation point (55 gal max of waster per stream, 1 quart max acute haz waste per waste stream, transferred to accumulation site within 3 days when any limit is reached)

green

isolation and protective action zones

RCRA 3 types of generators

large quantity, small, conditionally exempt small quantity

CESQGs

less than 100 kg of haz waste per month or less than 1 kg of acutely haz waste per month

generators

manufacturing industries, gas stations, hospitals, photo developers, agricultural producers, dry cleaners

other haz wastes

mixed wastes, mix of haz and non-haz wastes, derived wastes, contained-in wastes

Waste mixture

mixture of listed hazardous waste with any other material, mixture of a characteristic waste with any other material, diluting hazardous waste with other materials is considered treatment and requires a permit

RCRA: Transporters

obtain EPA ID numbers as transporters

corrosive

pH equal to or less than two or equal to or greater than twelve and one-half, liquids that corrode steel at greater than one-quarter inch per year

white section

placards

PRP

potentially responsible parties, may have to fund or partially fund cleanup,

small produce

produce 100-1000 kg haz waste/month

large quantity

produce>100 kg haz waste/month

RCRA goals

protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal, to conserve energy and natural resources, reduce the amount of waste generated, ensure that wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner

RCRA tasks

regulate the management of solid waste hazardous waste, and underground storage tanks holding petroleum products or certian chemicals, cradle-to-grave concept, generators can no longer avoid liability, aimed at waste being presently generated, manifest system and defined TSD facilities

Radioactive Wastes

regulated under Atomic Energy Act of 1854, mixed wastes fall under RCRA and CERCLA

RCRA

resource conservation and recovery act 1976

Orange

response guides

SDWA

safe drinking water act, goal to provide safe drinking water based on chemical and microbiological bases, established MCL for specific compounds in drinking water (often used in ARARs)

Ignitable

solids which can ignite through friction, exposure to moisture, or spontaneous chemical changes, liquids ignited at 140 F or less

yellow section

sorted by chemical ID numbers

Blue section

sorted by chemical name

SQG requirments

specified emergency responses plans, designated emergency coordinator on site or on call (no contingency plans)

reactive

substance unstable enough to be able to undergo violent change without detonations, or are capable or exploding under normal conditions or when heated under confinement, react violently with water, form potentially explosive mixtures

SARA 1986

superfund amendments and Reauthorization Act, 8.5 billion for NPL and 500 mil for LUST problem

TSCA

toxic substances control act, primary function was to ban polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), also allows EPA to require industry to provide data on adverse health effects of new chemicals

TSD

transfer, storage, disposal facilities

Hazardous materials

transported goods regulated by DOT