Regulations
Pollution Prevention
TSCA
CERCLA
Grab Bag
100

PPA stands for this.

What is the Pollution Prevention Act?

100

Pollution Prevention/Waste Minimization Regulatory Drivers

What are the RCRA, CWA and CAA?

100

Regulations that cover Asbestos, PCBs, and certain news and existing substances (dioxin)

What is TSCA?

100

The first step in the Superfund remedial process.

What is Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation (Site Assessment)?

100

The amount of time a Small Quantity Generator can store Hazardous Waste 'On Site'.

What is 180 Days?

200

The CERCLA section that details notification requrements.

What is CERCLA section 103?

200

This is the voluntary EPA pollution prevention program,

What is the the 33/50 program?

200

The number of days required to notify EPA before manufacturing or importing a new chemical.

What is 90 days?

200

PRP stand for this.

What is is Potentially Responsible Party?

200

One of two 'Hazardous Waste' sites which prompted the creation of CERCLA (Superfund) in the 1970's.

What is 'Love Canal' or 'Times Beach'

300

AHERA is a regulation for dealing with this substance.

What is Asbestos?

300

The reduction of generation of wastes or the elimination of waste before generation

What is source reduction?

300

The heart of the TSCA regulation

What is Pre-Manufacture Notification (PMN)?

300

CERCLA defines these as any building, structure, installation, equipment, landfill, aircraft, rolling stock, or pit.

What are facilities?

300

This standard covers any employee that is exposed to or could potentially be exposed to hazardous substances.

What is the HAZWOPER standard?

400

This Part of the US Code Of Federal Regulations (CFR) arranges mainly environmental regulations promulgated by the EPA.

What is Title 40?

400

P2 encompasses solid and hazardous waste generation, emissions, discharges. 

This phrase pertains to wastes regulated under RCRA.

What is Waste Minimization?

400

The goal of TSCA is to uncover chemical hazards prior to this stage.

What is production?

400

Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

What are Brownfields?

400

Chemistry educator and one of the founders of the modern discipline of chemical health and safety, authoring and revising the original versions of several seminal lab safety publications.

Who is Jay Young?

500

This program uses the international Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

What is the Hazcom?

Hazard Communication

500

The hierarchy order of waste management options for PPA

What is Source Reduction; Recycling; Treatment; Disposal?

500

This must be removed prior to demolition (under 40 CFR 61 NESHAPS.)

What is Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material (RACM)?

500

This state has the largest number of sites on the National Priority List.

What is New Jersey?

500

This gel is used in first aid treatment for exposure to hydrofluoric acid.

What is Calcium Gluconate?

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