EPA stands for what?
What is: Environmental Protection Agency
Toxicity is harmful when ___ or ___
What is: Ingested or Absorbed
Identify the requirements for Phase 1
What is: 1. Visual assessment of site & review of records
2. Look for "red flags"= recognized environmental conditions (REC) or potential contamination
3. it is only REC if it is a major impact, not minor
Name the 2 RCRA Classifications
What is: Subtitle C and Subtitle D
DOT stands for what?
what is: Department of Transportation
What is at least one of the conditions of Reactivity?
What is: 1. wastes appear unstable under normal conditions
2. may react with water
3. may give off toxic gases
4. may be capable of explosion under normal conditions when heated.
Phase 2 consists of...
What is: testing and gathering samples to analyze.
Identify the difference between Subtitle C and Subtitle D
What is: Subtitle C: Hazardous solid waste
Subtitle D: Non-hazardous solid waste
OSHA stands for what?
What is: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Liquids with a flash point of __ are considered to be under ignitability
what is: 60 degrees celsius.
TRUE OR FALSE: Phase 3 is always needed
(if needed, state the correction)
What is: False. It is only needed if there are contaminants that need to be rid of.
Phase 2 is put in place when...
What is: finding possible contaminated area
NRC stands for what?
What is: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The pH of Aqueous waste is less than or equal to ___, or higher than ___. (Corrosivity)
What is: less than or equal to 2, or higher than 12.5
: pH ≤ 2, pH≥ 12.5
Identify F and K
what is: F- list waste known from a non-specific source
K- list identifies hazardous waste from specific sources of industrial & manufacturing
P and U need to be either ___ or ___ ___ products
What does RCRA stand for AND what does it do?
What is: Resource Conservation & Recovery Act. It primarily regulates the disposal of 5 waste types.
Name each waste designation for TRIC
What is: Toxicity D004.
Reactivity D003.
Ignitability D001.
Corrosivity D002
Identify P and U
What is: P- list identifies acute hazardous waste from discarded commercial chemical products
U- list identifies hazardous waste from discarded commercial chemical products
Which federal agency is RCRA under?
What is: EPA