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Which federal conservation act was passed in response to catastropic
environmental events like the Love Canal, and Times Beach Missouri incidents?
RCRA
What does RCRA stand for?
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
What does HSWA stand for?
Hazardous and Solid Waste Ammendments
What does TSD stand for?
Treatment, storage, and disposal
What does MSWLF stand for?
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
What does CERCLA stand for?
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
What does FRAL stand for?
First Responder Awareness Level
What does FROL stand for?
First Responder Operations Level
What does ISO stand for?
International Standards Organization
What does API stand for?
American Petroleum Institute
What does ClI stand for?
Chlorine Institute
What does CMA stand for?
Chemical Manufactures Association
What does ACGIH stand for?
American Coucil of Government Industrial Hygienists
What does NTP stand for?
National Toxicology Program
What does IARC stand for?
International Agency for Research on Cancer
What does RTECS stand for?
Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
Which federal conservation program's regulations can be found at 40 CFR 240-
282?
RCRA
List the three major ammendments to RCRA.
HSWA
Federal facilities compliance act
Land disposal program flexibility act
, Which RCRA ammendment was inacted in response to citizen concern that the
existing methods of hazardous waste disposal, particularly land disposal, were
not safe?
Hazardous and Solid Waste Ammendments
Which RCRA ammendment strengthed the EPAs authority to enforce RCRA
regulations ad federal facilities?
Federal facilities compliance act
Which RCRA ammendment was enacted to provide regulatory flexibility in the
land disposal of certain wastes?
Land disposal program flexibility act
List the three major programs that make up RCRA.
Hazardous Waste (Subtitle C)
Solid Waste (Subtitle D)
Underground Storage Tanks (Subtitle I)
The _____ RCRA program was established to manage hazardous wastes from the
_____ ___ ____ ____ ____ (a phrase)
Hazardous Waste, cradle to grave and beyond
Which RCRA subtitle contains regulations for the generation, transportation,
treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes?
Subtitle C
Which RCRA subtitle contains regulations for the generation, transportation,
treatment, storage, and disposal of solid wastes?
Subtitle D
Which subtitle of RCRA would a TSD facility be most concerned with?
Subtitle C
Household garbage is regulated under which RCRA subtitle?
Subtitle D
Industrial nonhazardous waste is regulated under which RCRA subtite?
Subtitle D
Which RCRA subtitle specifies the responsibilities of the state and local
government?
Subtitle D
RCRA subtitle I regulates USTs that contain ___ and other hazardous
substances?
Petroleum
Which subtitle of RCRA regulates USTs?
Subtitle I
What defines a RCRA hazardous waste?
CERCLA
Which federal conservation act was a result of RCRA and CERCLA?
HAZWOPER
The HAZWOPER standard covers which three distint groups of people?
Employees at TSD facilities, People who clean up Superfund sites, and Emergency
Responders
Which federal conservation program's regulations are found in 29 CFR 1910.120?
HAZWOPER