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What characteristics do hazardous wastes exhibit?
There are so many types of objects that are classified as hazardous waste that no one description can encompass their properties other than that they cause harm to humans or animals.
What term refers to garbage that contains pollutants?
hazardous waste
Why are nonbiodegradeable waste hazardous for mankind?
Because it may take many years.. or even centuries for the waste to decay. This means it could affect people living close by for a long time.
What are the differences between hazwoper and rcra?
RCRA courses is designed to explain the history of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), its structure and its key elements that provide the framework for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) comprehensive waste management program. The course discusses the specific requirements of various types of facilities that treat, store, transport or dispose of hazardous waste. OSHA has developed the HAZWOPER (HAZWOPER is an acronym for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) program to protect workers at hazardous sites. These extensive regulations ensure their safety and health when followed correctly.
The term midnight dumping refers to what?
Midnight dumping refers to the action of illegally disposing hazardous waste in secluded locations, usually in the evening.
What effect has modification of its Subtitle C hazardous waste rules by the Environmental Protection Agency affected the sale of fluorescent lamps?
While the ruling reduces the costs to manufacturers for recycling mercury-based lamps, the new classification of these bulbs as "universal waste" demands that they be labeled as such
How are you supposed to dispose of Compact fluorescent bulbs?
Compact fluorescent bulb contain mercury.You're supposed to take them to your local hazardous waste facility.
Three types of solid waste?
Solid waste can be classified into different types depending on their source:a) Household waste is generally classified as municipal waste, b) Industrial waste as hazardous waste, and c) Biomedical waste or hospital waste as infectious waste.
Are you allowed to mixed a non-hazardous waste with a hazardous waste?
You are allowed to mixed a non-hazardous waste with a hazardous waste
Is it good advice to not mix your waste?
Always good advice. When referring to hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, putting any hazardous with the non-hazardous causes the entire container to be classified as hazardous under US EPA rules.
How much hazardous waste does the US produce in a year?
"The USA EPA estimates that 256 million tons of officially classified hazardous wastes are produced in the USA each year. This does not include toxic and hazardous waste produced by industries not monitored by the EPA."
What is hazardous waste proliferation?
hazardous waste proliferation is the rapid increasing of hazardous waste.
What is a hazardous substance that has no commercial value is called?
Waste
What is proliferation waste?
hazardous waste proliferation is the rapid increasing of hazardous waste.
What characteristics do hazardous wastes exhibit?
There are so many types of objects that are classified as hazardous waste that no one description can encompass their properties other than that they cause harm to humans or animals.
What are the hazardous waste of Mississippi?
there are 6 hazardous waste sites in mississippi
Are used oil filters considered hazardous waste?
Yes, they are considered hazardous waste
