Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
hazardous. waste. transporters:. (1). register;. (2). provide. employee. training;. (3). com-
ply.with.shipping.paper/manifest.requirements;.(4).follow.certain.procedures.before,.
during,. and. after. the. transport. of. waste;. and. (5). respond. to. releases. of. hazardous.
waste.
There. is. no. evidence. to. suggest. that. large. quantities. of. nanowastes. are. being.
transported.for.disposal..Nonetheless,.for.the.reasons.described.above,.if.these.mate-
rials. were. being. transported. and. qualiied. as. RCRA. hazardous. waste,. there. is. no.
reason.to.believe.that.the.RCRA.transporter.requirements.would.not.apply.
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The.treatment,.storage,.and.disposal.(TSD).requirements.for.RCRA.permitted.facili-
ties.are.set.forth.in.40.C.F.R..Part.264,.and.40.C.F.R..Parts.264.and.265.provide.both.
general.requirements.for.TSD.facilities.and.standards.that.apply.to.speciic.types.of.
TSD.waste.management.units.
The.hazardous.waste.TSD.facility.standards.apply.to.facilities.that.treat,.store,.or.
dispose.of.hazardous.wastes..As.a.result,.applicability.of.TSD.facility.requirements.
will. hinge. on. deinitions. of. the. terms. “facility,”. “treatment,”. “storage,”. disposal,”.
and.“disposal.facility,”.each.of.which.is.deined.in.40.C.F.R..Section.260.10.
A.RCRA.permit,.which.the.EPA.or.authorized.states.will.issue,.gives.owners/
operators.of.TSD.facilities.legal.authority.to.treat,.store,.or.dispose.of.hazardous.
waste..A.permit.speciies.the.technical.and.administrative.standards.with.which.a.
facility.must.comply.to.manage.hazardous.waste.legally..The.permit's.standards.
are. based. on. the. types. of. hazardous. waste. management. units. at. the. facility. and.
the.speciic.waste.streams.that.will.be.managed.at.the.facility..40.C.F.R..Part.270.
establishes.the.requirements.for.obtaining.RCRA.permits..Facilities.constructed.
after.the.RCRA.Subtitle.C.regulations.were.promulgated.must.apply.for.and.receive.
a.RCRA.Part.B.permit.before.beginning.operations,.and.thus.the.facility.should.
be.designed.and.operated.to.meet.the.requirements.of.the.full.RCRA.Subtitle.C.
hazardous.waste.program.
General.TSD.standards.include.general.facility.standards.(Subpart.B);.prepared-
ness. and. prevention. requirements. (Subpart. C);. contingency. plan. and. emergency.
procedures.(Subpart.D);.and.manifest.system,.recordkeeping,.and.reporting.require-
ments.(Subpart.E)..Speciic.TSD.standards.apply.to.speciic.types.of.treatment,.stor-
age,.and.disposal.activities.(e.g.,.tanks,.landills,.surface.impoundments);.to.speciic.
types.of.equipment.(e.g.,.drip.pads,.process.vents);.or.to.speciic.wastes.(e.g.,.hazard-
ous.waste.explosives)..If.a.hazardous.waste.is.to.be.land.disposed,.the.TSD.facility.
also.must.comply.with.the.LDR.requirements.of.40.C.F.R..Part.268.
As. above,. there. is. little. evidence. that. nanowastes. are. being. treated,. stored,. or.
disposed.at.RCRA.facilities..Among.the.many.issues,.EPA's.OSWER.is.considering.
including.the.appropriate.methods.for.treating.and.disposing.nanowaste..Much.more.
data.and.information.are.needed.before.these.issues.can.be.addressed.comprehen-
sively.and.the.TSD.rules.modiied,.if.at.all,.as.needed.
