AARC Environmental Regulations & Compliance 3

Question 1

When a vehicle delivered to an auto recycler still contains airbag inflators with sodium azide propellant, these inflators are regulated as:

Accepted Answer

Hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261

Answer

Unexploded airbag inflators containing sodium azide are classified as reactive hazardous waste (D003) under RCRA if disposed, not recycled.

Question 2

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 requires facilities to report releases of toxic chemicals via:

Accepted Answer

Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Form R

Answer

EPCRA Section 313 requires eligible facilities to submit Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Form R annually to the EPA and state.

Question 3

A Small Quantity Generator (SQG) auto recycler generates between what quantities of hazardous waste per calendar month?

Accepted Answer

100 kg to 1,000 kg

Answer

SQGs generate between 100 kg and less than 1,000 kg of hazardous waste per calendar month under RCRA regulations.

Question 4

Which document must accompany a hazardous waste shipment from an auto recycler to a licensed treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF)?

Accepted Answer

Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest

Answer

A Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (EPA Form 8700-22) must accompany all off-site hazardous waste shipments from generators to TSDFs.

Question 5

Under the Clean Water Act, what is the term for any point source discharge of pollutants to navigable waters of the US without an NPDES permit?

Accepted Answer

An illegal discharge

Answer

Discharging pollutants from a point source to waters of the US without a valid NPDES permit is an illegal discharge and a violation of the Clean Water Act.

(AARC) Accredited Automotive Recycler Certification Practice Test

(AARC) Accredited Automotive Recycler Certification Practice Test

AARC Environmental Regulations & Compliance 3