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Regulatory Compliance and Environmental Safety Flashcards

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  1. Under RCRA Subtitle C, which characteristic makes a solid waste a hazardous waste?

    Answer: Ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity

    RCRA Subtitle C defines hazardous waste by four characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity (TCLP).

  2. Which EPA program regulates underground storage tanks (USTs) containing petroleum or hazardous substances?

    Answer: RCRA Subtitle I

    RCRA Subtitle I establishes the federal UST regulatory program covering leak detection, spill prevention, and corrective action.

  3. A waste generator ships hazardous waste without a manifest to an unpermitted facility. Which penalty category applies under RCRA?

    Answer: Criminal felony with imprisonment up to 5 years

    Knowingly transporting hazardous waste to an unpermitted facility is a criminal violation under RCRA Section 3008(d), punishable by fines and up to 5 years imprisonment.

  4. What is the primary purpose of the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)?

    Answer: To simulate leaching of contaminants from waste into groundwater

    TCLP simulates how contaminants leach from landfill-disposed waste into groundwater, determining if a waste exhibits the toxicity characteristic.

  5. Which federal law requires facilities to report releases of hazardous substances above reportable quantities to the National Response Center?

    Answer: CERCLA Section 103

    CERCLA Section 103 requires immediate notification to the National Response Center when a reportable quantity of a hazardous substance is released.

  6. Under the Clean Water Act, a facility discharging pollutants into navigable waters must obtain which permit?

    Answer: NPDES permit

    The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, established under CWA Section 402, is required for any point-source discharge to waters of the US.

  7. A small quantity generator (SQG) under RCRA generates between what monthly waste quantities?

    Answer: 100 kg and 1,000 kg

    SQGs generate between 100 kg and 1,000 kg of hazardous waste per month and have intermediate compliance requirements compared to VSQGs and LQGs.