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I. What is hazardous waste? A. Based on CFR listing B. Based on properties

Hazardous Waste: Waste Management & Health Effects. I. What is hazardous waste? A. Based on CFR listing B. Based on properties 1. Known to cause death or illness. 2. Considered a threat to humans & environment a. Toxic b. Flammable (ignitable) c. Corrosive d. Reactive.

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I. What is hazardous waste? A. Based on CFR listing B. Based on properties

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  1. Hazardous Waste: Waste Management & Health Effects I. What is hazardous waste? A. Based on CFR listing B. Based on properties 1. Known to cause death or illness

  2. 2. Considered a threat to humans & environment a. Toxic b. Flammable (ignitable) c. Corrosive d. Reactive

  3. 2. Considered a threat to humans & environment a. Toxicity

  4. b. Flammability (ignitability)

  5. c. Corrosivity i. pH ii. Ability to damage tissue & metals

  6. d. Reactivity

  7. e. Multiple categories

  8. C. Other considerations 1. Discarded 2. Types of Hazards 3. Requires special precautions 4. Concentration is important

  9. II. Sources of hazardous waste A. Residential

  10. B. Commercial 1. Used, expired, or contaminated materials & liquids 2. Office wastes 3. Residential-type hazardous waste

  11. C. Institutional 1. Lab wastes 2. Office wastes 3. Used, expired or contaminated materials & liquids

  12. D. Industrial 1. By-products, impurities & residues from manufacture

  13. 2. Used, expired or contaminated materials & liquids 3. Office wastes 4. Pollution control 5. Contaminated PPE

  14. C. Contaminated agricultural, organic, & yard wastes

  15. III. Management of hazardous waste A. Tracking and record keeping 1. Required by RCRA 2. “Cradle to grave” 3. Records kept

  16. 4. Labeling

  17. B. Transport

  18. C. Storage

  19. D. Ultimate fate 1. Treatment a. Location b. Types i. Chemical ii. Physical iii. Biological

  20. 2. Incineration

  21. 2. Disposal a. Secure landfill i. Components (1) Cover or cap (2) Cells (3) Leachate collection (4) Liner (5) More leachate collection (6) Another liner (7) Clay (8) Monitors (9) Gas vents ii. Leachate collection & disposal

  22. b. Deep well injection

  23. c. Surface impoundments

  24. IV. Health effects of hazardous waste A. Exposure to hazardous waste 1. Improper storage & packaging

  25. IV. Health effects of hazardous waste A. Exposure to hazardous waste 2. Accidents & spills

  26. IV. Health effects of hazardous waste A. Exposure to hazardous waste 3. Leakage a. Abandoned storage vessels b. Underground storage tanks

  27. IV. Health effects of hazardous waste A. Exposure to hazardous waste 3. Leakage c. Landfills & surface impoundments

  28. IV. Health effects of hazardous waste A. Exposure to hazardous waste 4. Incineration

  29. IV. Health effects of hazardous waste A. Exposure to hazardous waste 5. Evaporation

  30. B. Effects

  31. VI. Other wastes A. Radioactive wastes 1. Regulation a. Atomic Energy Act b. Atomic energy commissions

  32. 2. Sources a. Nuclear facilities i. Types

  33. ii. Sources of radioactive wastes (1) Mining & milling

  34. ii. Sources of radioactive wastes (2) Ore refining

  35. ii. Sources of radioactive wastes (3) Ore processing, enrichment & fuel fabrication

  36. ii. Sources of radioactive wastes (4) Spent fuel rods

  37. ii. Sources of radioactive wastes (5) Cooling water & graphite moderators

  38. VI. Other wastes A. Radioactive wastes 2. Sources b. Institutional c. Industrial

  39. 3. Types a. High-level & transuranic b. Low-level i. Institutional & commercial ii. Uranium processing iii. Mine & mill tailings c. Mixed waste

  40. c. Disposal a. High-level i. Granite depositories ii. Salt domes iii. Deep sea

  41. b. Low-level & mixed waste i. Mine & mill tailings ii. Other LLW

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