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Hazardous Fluid & Material Management Flashcards

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  1. A state inspector finds that an auto recycler has been storing hazardous waste for 95 days without shipping it off-site. If the facility is an LQG, what violation has occurred?

    Answer: A violation; LQGs must ship hazardous waste off-site within 90 days

    Large Quantity Generators are limited to 90 days of on-site hazardous waste accumulation under 40 CFR 262.17; exceeding this is a violation.

  2. Which automotive fluid is regulated as a 'listed hazardous waste' (F-list) if it is used as a solvent for degreasing parts?

    Answer: Spent chlorinated solvents such as TCE or perchloroethylene

    Spent chlorinated solvents used for degreasing appear on the EPA F-list (F001–F005) and are classified as listed hazardous waste regardless of contamination levels.

  3. Under EPA stormwater regulations, which control measure is most effective at reducing hydrocarbon contamination in runoff from a vehicle storage yard?

    Answer: Using impervious paving with berms and oil-water separators

    Impervious surfaces prevent fluid infiltration, berms contain runoff, and oil-water separators remove petroleum before discharge—together these form an effective Best Management Practice (BMP).

  4. Catalytic converters removed from vehicles at an auto recycler may contain which hazardous substance that requires careful handling?

    Answer: Chromium-6 in the substrate coating

    Some catalytic converter substrates and coatings can contain hexavalent chromium (Cr-6), a known carcinogen that requires appropriate PPE and disposal precautions.

  5. Which scenario would disqualify used oil from being managed under EPA's less-stringent used oil rules and require it to be managed as hazardous waste?

    Answer: The used oil is mixed with a listed hazardous waste solvent

    Mixing used oil with any listed hazardous waste 'taints' it and subjects the entire mixture to full RCRA hazardous waste management requirements.

  6. When transporting used oil off-site using the recycler's own vehicles, EPA requires the transporter to:

    Answer: Label containers 'Used Oil' and comply with applicable DOT shipping requirements

    Used oil transporters must label containers 'Used Oil' and follow DOT hazardous materials regulations; a manifest is not required unless the oil is classified as hazardous waste.

  7. Which of the following best describes the 'characteristic' of ignitability that would classify a waste as hazardous?

    Answer: A liquid waste with a flash point below 140°F (60°C)

    Under 40 CFR 261.21, a liquid waste is ignitable (D001) if it has a flash point below 140°F (60°C), making it a hazardous waste by characteristic.