Handbook of Hazardous Waste Management for Small Quantity Generators

List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOK -- 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE REGULATIONS -- The Regulatory Scheme -- Federal Legislation -- EPA Regulations -- State Authorization of RCRA Programs -- Responsibilities of the Small Quantity Generator -- Determination of Jurisdiction -- Determining Quantity of Waste Generated -- Hazardous Waste Determination -- Understanding Definitions and Exclusions -- Evaluation of Nonexcluded Wastes -- EPA Lists of Hazardous Wastes -- EPA Characteristics of Hazardous Waste -- 3 TYPES OF WASTE GENERATED BY SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS -- Types of Small Quantity Generators -- Waste Streams of Small Generators -- Waste Types , -- Solvents -- Acids and Bases -- Heavy Metals -- Pesticides -- Reactives -- Chemical Reagents -- Plating and Heat Treating Wastes -- 4 GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS -- Conditionally Exempt Generators -- Required Actions -- Maintaining Conditionally Exempt Status -- Small Quantity Generators -- Notification -- Definition -- Process -- Updating the EPA -- Eligible Recipients of Waste -- The Hazardous Waste Manifest -- When to Use -- Types -- Acquisition -- Number of Required Copies -- Retention -- Submission of the Completed Manifest -- Proper Completion -- Pretransport Requirements -- Activities Required by U.S. DOT -- Accumulation Time -- Preparedness and Prevention -- Contingency Procedures -- Recordkeeping and Reporting -- USING THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (TITLES 40 AND 49) -- Basis for the Regulations -- Federal Regulations -- State Regulations -- Organization of the Regulations -- Supplementary Information -- Edition Dates -- Authority -- Federal Register References -- Notes and Comments -- Obsolete Provisions -- Other Information -- 6 ON-SITE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS WASTES -- Facets of On-Site Waste Management -- Storage of Hazardous Waste -- Compatibility in Storage -- Packaging of Hazardous Wastes -- Containers -- Proper Labeling -- Regulatory Compliance -- Segregation of Wastes in Storage -- Ventilation -- Climate /Environment : -- Space -- Economics -- Choosing a Waste Management Company -- Effect on Management Methods -- 7 LIMITING LIABILITIES -- Internal Environmental Audits -- Purpose -- Audit Follow-up -- Choosing Hazardous Waste Management Companies -- Transporters -- Permits -- Vehicles -- References -- Experience -- Personnel -- Insurance -- Financial Stability -- Lead Time -- Cost -- Waste Brokers -- Experience -- Personnel -- Cost -- Disposal Facilities -- Location -- Materials Handled -- Permits -- Notices of Violation -- Financial Stability -- Personnel -- Insurance -- Approval Process -- Costs -- 8 ENFORCEMENT -- Inspecting Agencies -- What State Inspectors Look For -- Ensuring Successful Inspections -- 9 LABORATORY WASTE MANAGEMENT -- Labpacks -- Disposal in Municipal Systems -- Facets of Management -- Program Administration -- The Waste Manager -- Training -- Inventory Analysis and Control -- On-Site Treatment and Disposal -- Storage, Packaging, and Labeling -- Off-Site Disposal Method Selection -- 10 DISPOSAL OPTIONS -- Thermal Treatment -- Incineration -- Detonation -- Pyrolysis -- Open Burning -- Chemical Treatment -- Acid /Base Neutralization -- Carbon Absorption -- Ion Exchange -- Oxidation /Reduction -- Precipitation /Clarification -- Biological Treatment -- Microorganisms -- Microbial Breakdown -- Landfarming -- Land Disposal -- Secure Chemical Landfilling -- Deepwell Injection -- Surface lmpoundment ; -- Disposal Method Selection -- 11 TRENDS IN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT -- Political Aspects -- Land Disposal: An Interim Step in Disposal Technology -- Mobile and On-Site Treatment Advances -- Research Funding -- Additional Waste Listings and Delistings -- Waste Minimization -- Greater Focus on Nonhazardous Wastes (Solid Waste) -- NIMBY Syndrome: A Challenge for Society -- APPENDICES -- I Hazardous Waste Agencies and Small Quantity Limits -- II Materials Which Are Not Solid Wastes -- III Solid Wastes Which Are Not Hazardous Wastes -- IV Listed Hazardous Wastes -- V Table 1 - Maximum Concentration of Contaminants for Characteristic of EP Toxicity -- VI Instructions for Completing the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest -- VII U.S. DOT Hazardous Materials Definitions -- VIII Preparedness and Prevention -- IX Contingency Procedures -- X Guide for Reuse of Packagings (Boxes, Kegs, Cylinders and Steel Drums) -- XI Federal Regulation ( 40 CFR 261.7) Regarding Hazardous Waste Residues in Empty Containers -- Index.