hazardous waste" means a solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may — (A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase... Environmental Statutes - Page 391by United States - 1980Full view - About this book
| 2004 - 720 pages
...considering the following factors, the Administrator concludes that the waste is capable of posing a substantial present or potential hazard to human...transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed: (i) The nature of the toxicity presented by the constituent. (ii) The concentration of the constituent... | |
| Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.) - 1979 - 808 pages
...April 1979, pp. 13-14. 14. Hazardous waste, as defined for use in the Act, is a subset of solid waste which, because of its quantity, concentration, or...to human health or the environment when improperly managed. US Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Activities Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery... | |
| 1979 - 810 pages
...solid, liquid, contained gaseous, or semisolid form, which because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics...environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed." Unfortunately, no method is usually provided to test whether a... | |
| 1980 - 174 pages
...increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness; or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to...transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed. The law also defines solid waste to mean not only solids but also liquids, semisolids, and contained... | |
| United States - 1977 - 968 pages
...cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversable, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or "(B) pose...waste. "(7) The term 'hazardous waste management' source separation, storage, transportation, processing, treatment recovery, and disposal of hazardous... | |
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