Waste Treatment, Transportation, and Disposal Course

Waste Treatment, Transportation, and Disposal, a two-day advanced-level training course, focuses on specific technical and regulatory issues that on-scene coordinators (OSC) must address when treating, transporting, and disposing of waste. This home page was developed to supplement the course by providing references and resources for additional information. The home page is set up according to the different sections of the course.

 

RESOURCES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Law and Regulations

  • United States Code, Title 42, Chapter 82 (section 6901, et seq.)
  • RCRA Law, text of, see http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch82.html
  • 40 CFR Parts 260 -279
  • RCRA Regulations, text of, see http://www.epa.gov/docs/epacfr40/chapt-I.info/subch-I.htm
  • RCRA summary, see http://www.epa.gov/region5/defs/html/rcra.htm
  • RCRA Orientation Manual, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/general/orientat
  • General and specific interpretations of RCRA requirements, see http://www.epa.gov/rcraonline/
  • RCRA/CERCLA/EPCRA Hotline (800) 424-9346 or see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/index.htm
  • Other RCRA Resources, see http://www.epa.gov/osw/infoserv.htm

    Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Online

    The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the federal government. The CFR online is a joint project to provide the public with enhanced access to government information.

Federal Register (FR) Online

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential documents.

Definition of "Generator" Under RCRA

  • 40 CFR 260.10
  • Policy Statements on the Interpretation of "Generator", see http://www.epa.gov/rcraonline/ and type "Definition of Generator" using full text or advanced search options
  • General information and recent rulemakings concerning generator requirements, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/index.htm

State Hazardous Waste Requirements

  • General information on state authorization under RCRA, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/general/orientat/
  • For information on State Rule Authorization and Adoption Status, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/state/index.htm

Hazardous Waste Determination

  • 40 CFR 262.11
  • General information and recent rulemakings on hazardous waste identification under RCRA, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/index.htm
  • Sampling protocols and test methods for waste determination, see Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846) http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/sw846.htm

Exclusions from the Definition of Solid Waste

  • 40 CFR 261.4(a)
  • Summary of Exclusions, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/training/excl.pdf

Definition of Solid Waste

  • 40 CFR 261.2
  • Redefinition of Solid Waste, January 4, 1985, Federal Register (50 FR 614)

Exclusions from the Definition of Hazardous Waste

  • 40 CFR 261.4(b)
  • Summary of Exclusions, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/training/excl.pdf

Definition of Hazardous Waste

  • 40 CFR 261.3
  • General information and recent rulemakings on hazardous waste identification under RCRA, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/index.htm

Listed Hazardous Waste

  • 40 CFR Part 261 Subpart D (40 CFR 261.31, 261.32, and 261.33)
  • Determination of Whether a Waste is Listed at Remediation Sites, see December 21, 1988 Federal Register (53 FR 51443), March 8, 1990 Federal Register (55 FR 8758), and Superfund LDR Guide # 5, Determining When Land Disposal Restrictions are Applicable to CERCLA Response Actions, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Directive 9347.3-OSFS, July 1989

Characteristics of Hazardous Waste

  • 40 CFR Part 261 Subpart C (40 CFR 261.21, 261.22, 261.23, and 261.24)
  • Sampling protocols and Test Methods for Characteristic Wastes, see Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846) http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/sw846.htm

Mixture Rule

  • 40 CFR 261.3(a)(2)(iv)
  • Revisions to the Mixture Rule, see May 16, 2001 Federal Register (66 FR 27266) http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2001/May/Day-16/f11411.pdf or http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/hwirwste/fedreg.htm

Derived-From Rule

  • 40 CFR 261.3(c)(2)(i)
  • Revisions to the Derived-From Rule, see May 16, 2001 Federal Register (66 FR 27266) http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2001/May/Day-16/f11411.pdf or http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/hwirwste/fedreg.htm

Hazardous Waste Identification Rulemaking (HWIR)

  • For general information about HWIR, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/hwirwste/index.htm

Technical Standards for On-site Management of Hazardous Waste (Containers)

  • 40 CFR Part 264/265 Subpart I
  • Information on Container Requirements, see http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazwaste.htm#contain

Technical Standards for On-site Management of Hazardous Waste (Tank Systems)

  • 40 CFR Part 264/265 Subpart J
  • Information on Tank Requirements, see http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazwaste.htm#tanks

Technical Standards for On-site Management of Hazardous Waste (Land Disposal Units)

  • 40 CFR Part 264/265 Subparts K, L, M, and N
  • Information on Land Disposal Unit Requirements, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldu/index.htm

Land Disposal Restrictions (LDRs)

  • 40 CFR Part 268
  • General information on LDR program, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/index.htm
  • LDR Rules and Regulations, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/rules.html
  • LDR Guidance and Publications, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/publications.html

Identification of Restricted Wastes under the LDR Program

  • 40 CFR Part 268, Subpart C
  • 40 CFR Part 268, Appendix VII

LDR Treatment Standards

  • 40 CFR Part 268 Subpart D
  • Information on Treatment Technologies and Best Demonstrated Available Technology (BDAT), see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/haz.html
  • Universal Treatment Standards (UTS), 40 CFR 268.28, also see Phase II Rule, September 19, 1994 Federal Register (59 FR 47982)
  • Underlying Hazardous Constituents (UHCs), 40 CFR 268.2(i) and 268.48, also see Interim Final Rule, May 24, 1993 (58 FR 229867) and Phase II Rule, September 19, 1994 Federal Register (59 FR 48004)
  • Alternative Treatment Standards for Lab Packs, 40 CFR 268.40(d), also see Phase II Rule, September 19, 1994 Federal Register (59 FR 48003)
  • Alternative Treatment Standards for Hazardous Debris, 40 CFR 268.45, also see Phase I Rule, August 18, 1992 (57 FR 37194) and Phase II Rule, September 19, 1994 Federal Register (59 FR 48024)
  • Alternative Treatment Standards for Contaminated Soils, 40 CFR 268.2(k), 40 CFR 268.49, also see Phase IV Final Rule, May 26, 1998 Federal Register (63 FR 28751)
  • Deferral of Phase IV Standards for PCB's as a Constituent Subject to Treatment in Soil, see http://www.epa.gov/OSWRCRA/hazwaste/state/frs/fr190.wpd

LDR Prohibition Against Dilution

  • 40 CFR 268.3

LDR Prohibition Against Storage

  • 40 CFR Part 268, Subpart E

LDR Tracking Requirements

  • 40 CFR 268.7, also see revisions to tracking requirements established by the Phase IV "Minirule", May 12, 1997 Federal Register (62 FR 26041)

LDR No Migration Petition

  • 40 CFR 268.6

LDR Treatability Variance

  • 40 CFR 268.44, also see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/haz.html#treat
  • See http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/guidance.html#variance

Contained-In Policy

  • See discussion at May 26, 1998 Federal Register (63 FR 28621)
  • Policy Statements on the Interpretation of "Contained-In Rule", see http://www.epa.gov/rcraonline/ and type "Contained-In Rule" using full text or advanced search options
  • Management of Remediation Waste, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/resource/guidance/remwaste/pspd_mem.pdf

Area of Contamination

  • Preamble to Final NCP Rule, March 8, 1990 (55 FR 8758)
  • For various policy statements on the Area of Contamination (AOC) see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/resource/guidance/remwaste/refrnces/01aoc.pdf

Corrective Action Management Unit

  • 40 CFR 264.552
  • February 16, 1993 Federal Register (58 FR 8658)
  • January 22, 2002 Federal Register (67 FR 2962), Final CAMU Rulemaking containing amendments to regulations in response to Settlement Agreement

Temporary Unit

  • 40 CFR 264.553
  • February 16, 1993 Federal Register (58 FR 8658)
  • Guidance on Temporary Units (TUs) see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/resource/guidance/remwaste/refrnces/02camutu.pdf

Staging Pile

  • 40 CFR 264.553
  • November 30, 1998 Federal Register (63 FR 65939)

Reinjection of Contaminated Groundwater

  • Section 3020 of RCRA
  • Policy statements, see
    http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/resource/guidance/remwaste/refrnces/14_3020b.pdf
    http://yosemite.epa.gov/osw/rcra.nsf/Documents/025081A412B6F2608525684800590486
    http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/resource/guidance/remwaste/refrnces/pol-mem3.pdf
    http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/resource/guidance/remwaste/refrnces/itcr.pdf

RESOURCES FOR CERCLA REGULATIONS

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Law and Regulations

  • United States Code, Title 42, Chapter 103 (Sections 6903, et. seq.)
  • CERCLA Law, text of, see http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch103.html
  • 40 CFR Part 300
  • CERCLA Regulations, text of, see http://www.epa.gov/docs/epacfr40/chapt-I.info/subch-J.htm
  • CERCLA summary, see http://www.epa.gov/superfund/action/law/cercla.htm
  • RCRA/CERCLA/EPCRA Hotline (800) 424-9346 or see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/index.htm

Relationship of RCRA Regulations to CERCLA Response Actions

  • Section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA)
  • The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) (40 CFR Part 300)
  • Preamble to NCP Final Rule, March 8, 1990, Federal Register: "Applicability of RCRA Requirements" (55 FR 8758)
  • Preamble to NCP Proposed Rule, December 21, 1988, Federal Register: "Applicability of RCRA Requirements" (53 FR 51443)
  • Brief summary of the overall relationship of RCRA with CERCLA, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/general/orientat/rom62.pdf
RESOURCES FOR FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)

The Office of the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides Agency-wide policy, guidance and direction for the Agency's solid waste and emergency response programs. The Office develops guidelines and standards for the land disposal of hazardous wastes and for underground storage tanks. The Office furnishes technical assistance in the development, management and operation of solid waste activities and analyzes the recovery of useful energy from solid waste. The Office has also undertaken the development and implementation of a program to respond to abandoned and active hazardous waste sites and accidental release (including some oil spills) as well as the encouragement of innovative technologies for contaminated soil and groundwater.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions

Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
 Region 6
Region 7
Region 8
Region 9
Region 10

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

ATSDR is directed by congressional mandate to perform specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous substances in the environment. These functions include public health assessments of waste sites, health consultations concerning specific hazardous substances, health surveillance and registries, response to emergency releases of hazardous substances, applied research in support of public health assessments, information development and dissemination, and education and training concerning hazardous substances.

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
This site describes DOT’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, which is responsible for coordinating a national safety program for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway, and water.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Transporting Radioactive Materials Site

Radioactive materials for use in medicine, agriculture, industry, and science move routinely by truck, train, ship, and airplane. This site provides information on transporting such materials.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers. To accomplish this, federal and state governments must work in partnership with the more than 100 million working men and women and their six and a half million employers who are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. This site provides information about the Occupational Safety and Health act and related issues, as well as current events, news, outreach, and information on regulations and compliance.

State Agencies for Hazardous Waste Management

This web site provides a comprehensive list of links to EPA Regional and State Hazardous Waste Agencies.

    RESOURCES FOR WASTE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS

    Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) Target Compound and Target Analyte Lists (TAL)
    The CLP Target Compound and Target Analyte List were originally derived from the EPA Priority Pollutant List. In the years since the inception of the CLP, compounds and analytes have been added to and deleted from this list, based on advances in analytical methods, evaluation of method performance data, and the needs of the Superfund program. CLP laboratories use CLP analytical methods for the isolation, detection, and quantitation of specific target compounds and analytes. The CLP Target Compound and Target Analyte Lists were originally derived from the EPA Priority Pollutant List. In the years since the inception of the CLP, compounds and analytes have been added to and deleted from this list, based on advances in analytical methods, evaluation of method performance data, and the needs of the Superfund program.
    More detailed information regarding the human health effects associated with Target Compound List and Target Analyte List substances can be obtained by directly accessing the CLP ATSDR homepage at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

    Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846)
    SW-846 functions primarily as a guidance document setting forth acceptable, although not required, methods for the regulated and regulatory communities to use in responding to RCRA-related sampling and analysis requirements. Online SW 846 may be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/sw846.htm.

    Sampling and Analyses Tools
    The EPA Analytical Operations/Data Quality Center currently maintains the following systems to process, analyze, and store the results of laboratory sample analyses from Superfund sites.

    • Data Assessment Tool (DAT)
      DAT is a software-driven process designed to produce enhanced CLP deliverables and more usable reports in standard format.
    • Field Operations Records Management System (FORMS) II Lite
      FORMS is a software program developed by AOC that automates many of the manual procedures associated with documenting sample collection activities, including the completion of sample tags, sample labels, and chain-of custody records.
    • Analytical Services Tracking System (ANSETS)
      ANSETS is a PC-level system designed to allow EPA Regional and Headquarters personnel to collect high level management information regarding Superfund analytical services performed outside the CLP.

    • Superfund Electronic Data Deliverable (SEDD)
      SEDD is a generic information format that will accommodate all environmental analytical results. The estimated completion date for SEDD is March 2000.

      RESOURCES FOR WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES

      Waste Treatment Technologies

      • Links to government technology website, see http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/techlinks/index.htm
      • For a brief description of various waste treatment technologies, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/treatech.htm
      • Comprehensive and detailed information about remediation technologies, including links to other resources on remediation resources and technologies see http://www.epa.gov/swertio1/remed.htm
      • Superfund Site Cleanup Technologies Home Page, see http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfund/sites/techno/index.htm

      Treatability Database
      The National Risk Management Research Laboratory has developed and is continuing to expand a database on the effectiveness of proven treatment technologies in the removal/destruction of chemicals in various types of media, including water, wastewater, soil, debris, sludge, and sediment.

      RESOURCES FOR THE OFF-SITE TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE

      DOT Requirements for Hazardous Materials

      • Hazardous Materials Regulations, see 49 CFR 100 - 185)
      • Definition of Hazardous Materials, see 49 CFR 171.8
      • Hazardous Materials Table, see 49 CFR 172.101
      • DOT Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Regulations Home Page, see http://hazmat.dot.gov/rules.htm

      Hazardous Waste Manifest

      • RCRA regulations for generator using the manifest, see 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart B
      • Instructions for using the manifest, see Appendix to 40 CFR Part 262
      • EPA's Hazardous Waste Manifest Home Page, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/index.htm
      • Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity Form (EPA Form 8700-12), see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/form8700/forms.htm

      Selecting Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities

      • EPA Web Page on Hazardous Waste TSDFs, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/tsd.htm
      • EPA's Hazardous Waste Data Home Page (This site provides access to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System [RCRIS] and Biennial Reporting System [BRS]), see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/index.htm
      • EPA's Envirofacts Home Page (access to RCRAInfo [RCRAInfo replaces RCRIS and BRS), see http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/rcris/rcris_overview.html

      RESOURCES FOR THE OFF-SITE DISPOSAL OF WASTE

      • CERCLA Off-Site Rule, see 40 CFR 300.440

      List of Regional Off-site Contacts (current as of September 2001)

        EPA Region 1
        		, 1-617-918-1752
        EPA Region 2
        		, 1-212-637-4140
        EPA Region 3
        		, 1-212-814-3450
        EPA Region 4
        		, 1-404-562-8591
        , 1-404-562-8617
        EPA Region 5
        		, 1-312-353-8207
        EPA Region 6
        		, 1-212-665-2282, Fax: 1-214-665-7446
        EPA Region 7
        		, 1-913-551-7039
        EPA Region 8
        		, 1-303-312-6419, Fax: 1-303-312-3064
        EPA Region 9
        		, 1-415-744-2091, Fax: 1-415-744-1044
        EPA Region 10
        		, 1-206-553-2859

      RESOURCES FOR SPECIAL WASTE TYPES

      Special waste types present unique technical and regulatory issues that may be encountered at a removal site. The following resources provide regulatory and other information about:

      Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

      • PCB regulations under TSCA, see 40 CFR Part 761
      • EPA's PCB Home Page, see http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pcb/

      Dioxins

      • Listed hazardous waste containing dioxins, see 40 CFR 261.31
      • EPA's Dioxin Home Page, see http://www.epa.gov/ncea/dioxin.htm
      • Dioxin regulations under air and water programs, see http://www.epa.gov/ncea/dioxpol.htm

      Used Oil

      • Management regulations under RCRA, see 40 CFR Part 279
      • Management regulations under TSCA (Used oil with PCBs), see 40 CFR 761.20(e)
      • EPA's Used Oil Home Page, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/usedoil/index.htm

      Radioactive Waste

      • EPA's Radiation Home Page, http://www.epa.gov/radiation/
      • EPA's Radiation Site Cleanup Home Page, see http://www.epa.gov/radiation/cleanup/
      • NRC requirements, see http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/radwaste.html

      Mixed Waste (Mixed Hazardous and Radioactive Waste)

      • EPA's Mixed Waste Home Page, see http://www.epa.gov/radiation/mixed-waste/
      • Revised mixture and derived rule providing conditional exclusion from RCRA regulations for mixed wastes, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/radio/index.htm
      • NRC requirements, see http://www.nrc.gov/waste.html

      Laboratory Chemicals

      • Discarded commercial chemical products that are listed as hazardous waste under RCRA, see 40 CFR 261.33(e) and (f)
      • For various policy statements regarding the applicability of RCRA regulations and the management of discarded commercial chemical products, see http://www.epa.gov/rcraonline/ and type "Laboratory Chemicals" using full text or advanced search options
      • For RCRA regulations concerning labpacks, see 40 CFR 264.316

      Asbestos

      • EPA's Asbestos Homepage, see http://www.epa.gov/asbestos
      • Field Guide for Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements for Waste Disposal, see http://www.epa.gov/r02earth/air/asbestos.htm or http://www.epa.gov/region04/air/asbestos/waste.htm
      • Various EPA publications on asbestos, see http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/asbestos/pubs.htm

      Gas Cylinders

      • DOT specifications for cylinders, see 49 CFR Part 178 Subpart C

      Reactive or Shock-Sensitive Wastes

      • List of potential shock-sensitive chemicals, see http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/hazmat/LABMAN/appendix-c.htm
      • List of incompatible chemicals, see 40 CFR Part 264, Appendix V or http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/hazmat/LABMAN/appendix-b.htm

      Biological Waste

      • EPA's Medical Waste Home Page, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/medical/index.htm
      • EPA's link to State Regulatory Agencies, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/stateweb.htm

      Mining Wastes

      • Exclusion for certain wastes from RCRA, see 40 CFR 261.4(b)(7)
      • Regulatory determination for mining wastes (i.e., EPA's definition of extraction, beneficiation and mineral processing), see September 1, 1989 Federal Register (54 FR 36592)
      • EPA's Web Page on mining wastes, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/special.htm#mining
      • EPA's Docket on mining waste, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm
      • Conditional exclusion for mining waste, see Phase IV Final Rule, May 26, 1998 Federal Register (63 FR 28751)

      Hazardous Debris

      • RCRA LDR regulations for hazardous debris, see 40 CFR 268.2(g) and 268.45
      • Alternative Treatment Standards for Hazardous Debris, 40 CFR 268.45, also see Phase I Rule, August 18, 1992 (57 FR 37194) and Phase II Rule, September 19, 1994 Federal Register (59 FR 48024)

      Universal Wastes

      • Regulations at 40 CFR Part 273
      • EPA's Web Page on Universal Wastes, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/univwast.htm

      Investigation-Derived Wastes

      • "Guide to Management of Investigation-Derived Wastes," OSWER Directive 9345.3-03FS, April 1992
      • For various policy statements regarding the applicability of RCRA regulations and the management of investigation-derived wastes, see http://www.epa.gov/rcraonline/ and type "Investigation-Derived Waste" using full text or advanced search options
      • DOE Management Plan for Investigation-Derived Waste (includes radioactive waste), see http://www.brownfields.state.ri.us/documents/policy/InvDerWaste.htm

      UXO and Munitions

      • RCRA regulations for Military Munitions, see 40 CFR Part 266 Subpart M
      • RCRA regulations for open burning and open detonation, see 40 CFR Part 264 Subpart X
      • Military Munitions Rule, see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/military/index.htm
      • EPA letter to DoD on UXO and Cleanup of Closed, Transferred, and Transferring Ranges, April 1999, see http://www.epa.gov/swerffrr/documents/UXOmemo.htm
      • DoD Fact Sheet on Policy for Closed, Transferred, and Transferring Ranges, see https://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/ES-Programs/Cleanup/Rangefact/forum1.html
      • Information on UXO Investigation, Cleanup, and Safety, see http://www.frtr.gov/topical/uxo/
      • BRAC Environment Fact Sheet on UXO, Spring 1999 see http://www.dtic.mil/envirodod/Policies/MMR/UXO_facts.pdf

      Empty Drums

      • RCRA regulations regarding empty containers, see 40 CFR 261.7

      ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASES

        The ENVIROFACTS Warehouse
        This site provides direct access to the wealth of information contained in several of EPA's databases. The Envirofacts Warehouse allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Air, Chemicals, Facility Information, Grants/Funding, Hazardous Waste, Spatial Data, Superfund, Toxic Releases, and Water Permits and Drinking Water.

      Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS)
      The Superfund Query Form allows you to retrieve data from the CERCLIS database in the Envirofacts Warehouse. Specify a facility by using any combination of facility name and geographic location.

      Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS)
      The Hazardous Waste Query Form allows you to retrieve selected data from the RCRIS database in the Envirofacts Warehouse. Specify a facility using any combination of facility name, geographic location, standard industrial classification, and chemicals.

      RCRAInfo
      RCRAInfo is EPA's comprehensive information system, providing access to data supporting the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984. RCRAInfo replaces the data recording and reporting abilities of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS) and the Biennial Reporting System (BRS).
      The RCRAInfo system allows cradle-to-grave waste tracking of many types of information about the regulated universe of RCRA hazardous waste handlers. RCRAInfo characterizes facility status, regulated activities, and compliance histories and captures detailed data on the generation of hazardous waste from large quantity generators and on waste management practices from treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
      Using cutting-edge technology and a simple architecture, RCRAInfo provides a convenient user interface for the program staff and managers of the EPA and its State and Tribal partners. RCRAInfo data is made available to the public through EPA's Envirofacts Data Warehouse through monthly extracts or through the Right to Know Network. The Right to Know network provides free access to numerous databases, text files, conferences on the environment, housing, and sustainable development. It is operated by two nonprofit organizations - OMB Watch and the Unison Institute - and funded by various government agencies and foundations, including EPA.

      Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
      The Toxic Releases Query Form allows you to retrieve data from the TRI database in the Envirofacts Warehouse. Your query returns facility information and chemical reports, which tabulate air emissions, surface water discharges, releases to land, underground injections, and transfers to off-site locations.

      ATSDR's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database (HazDat), provides access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations.

      National Priorities List (NPL) Database
      At this site, you can view or download information about the nation's hazardous waste sites. Those options include database queries, text reports, and maps.

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