Environmental Regulations & Compliance Flashcards
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A facility generates 500 kg of non-acute hazardous waste per calendar month. Under RCRA, what is its generator category?
Answer: Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
SQGs generate more than 100 kg but less than 1,000 kg of non-acute hazardous waste per month.
What is the maximum on-site accumulation time for hazardous waste at a Large Quantity Generator without a permit or extension?
Answer: 90 days
LQGs may accumulate hazardous waste on site for up to 90 days without a storage permit.
Which EPA form is used to track hazardous waste shipments from generator to designated facility?
Answer: EPA Form 8700-22 (Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest)
The Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (Form 8700-22), now also submitted through e-Manifest, tracks waste cradle to grave.
A liquid waste has a flash point of 52°C (126°F). Which RCRA characteristic waste code applies?
Answer: D001 – Ignitability
Liquids with a flash point below 60°C (140°F) are ignitable hazardous waste, code D001.
An aqueous waste is considered RCRA corrosive (D002) when its pH is:
Answer: ≤ 2 or ≥ 12.5
Aqueous wastes with a pH of 2 or less, or 12.5 or greater, exhibit the corrosivity characteristic.
Which item is NOT eligible to be managed under the federal universal waste rule (40 CFR Part 273)?
Answer: Used oil
Used oil is managed under its own standards in 40 CFR Part 279, not the universal waste rule.
A Small Quantity Generator must ship waste more than 200 miles to the nearest TSDF. What is its maximum accumulation time?
Answer: 270 days
SQGs normally get 180 days, extended to 270 days when the receiving facility is over 200 miles away.
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