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Day 1-Midterm Flashcards

1
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Define the steps in the “Ideal Waste Management Hierarchy”

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  1. Source Reduction,
  2. Waste Minimization,
  3. Reuse,
  4. Recycle,
  5. Treat and energy recovery, and,
  6. Disposal.
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Name the 4 main ways of dealing with waste

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Burn
Dump
Minimize
Recycle

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3
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Approximately when did waste start to become a problem?

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1000BC

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4
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What is an issue with the statement: “Concentrate and Contain”?

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All Contaminant Systems leak/fail over time

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5
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Name 5 issues with waste management today.

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  1. Volume and diverse nature of waste streams
  2. $$$$ - funding limitations
  3. Limited Space - Growing Urban Populations
  4. Limitations on physical space for landfills - NIMBY
  5. Public Awareness, advocacy and attitude - Incentive programs
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DEFINE: Dangerous Good

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A product, substance or organism (biological hazard) that, by its nature or by the regulations in the TDG act, included in any of the classes listed in the schedule to that act.

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DEFINE: Waste

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Any solid or liquid material, product, or combination of them that is intended to be treated or disposed of or that is intended to be stored and then treated or disposed of, but DOES NOT include recyclables

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DEFINE: Hazardous Waste

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Waste that has one or more of the properties described in Sched. 1 of WCR, but does NOT include those wastes listed in Sched. 2 of WCR

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DEFINE: Hazardous Recyclables

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  • Has one or more properties described in Sched. 1

- It IS WASTE but is not ready to be disposed of yet.

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DEFINE: Inert waste

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Solid waste that when disposed of in a landfill or re-used is not reasonably expected to undergo Physical, Chemical, or Biological changes or may cause an adverse effect
- not going to become hazardous

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DEFINE: Oilfield Waste

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Unwanted Substance from the Construction, Operation, Abandonment, or Reclamation of a facility.
Regulated by the OIL and GAS Conservation Act, NOT the EPEA.

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12
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What does the term “Waste Stream” refer to?

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Where a waste is obtained.

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13
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What are the 2 ways Waste Streams categorized?

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  1. Broadly by the Generator
    - Industrial
    - Commercial
    - Municipal
    - Institutional
  2. By Type of Waste
    - Agricultural
    - Bio-solids
    - Biomedical waste
    - Construction/Demolition
    - Radioactive
    - Oil Field
    - Household
    - Electronic
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14
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Oil Field waste is regulated by…..?

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The EUP

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15
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Non-Oil Field waste is regulated by…..?

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The WCR via the AUGWM

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16
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What are the 3 sub-divisions of waste streams?

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Hazardous waste (H.W.)
Non-Hazardous waste (N.H.W.)
Hazardous Recyclables (H.R.)
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17
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What table of the AUGWM do you find wastes associated with particular industrial processes and may contain a variety of wastes?

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Table 3 - TDGR listed wastes

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18
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Which table deals with discarded commercial chemicals?

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Table 4

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19
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DEFINE: Waste Generator

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the person responsible for the classification of the waste

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20
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What are the 2 main approaches to classify waste in Alberta?

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Waste Type and Classification Method

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21
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DEFINE: Household waste

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has properties of HW, but remains in possession of homeowner or is unsegregated in a municipal WMS, it is considered EXEMPT.
ie. Batteries

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22
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DEFINE: Agricultural Waste

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  • manure
  • chemicals
    EXEMPT
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23
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DEFINE: Domestic Waste

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  • Bio-solids
  • septic tanks
  • municipal systems
    EXEMPT
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DEFINE: Radioactive waste

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Regulated by the Atomic Energy Control Act (Canada)

EXEMPT

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25
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DEFINE: Waste resulting from emergency spill clean-ups

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Allows clean-ups to proceed as quickly as possible

EXEMPT

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26
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DEFINE: Biomedical Waste

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  • needles
  • cell cultures
  • research/clinical materials
    Regulated by the RHA
    EXEMPT
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27
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There are 2 types of oil sands operations, regulations are dependent upon these specific recovery methods.

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Drilling or In-Situ - Reg.d by the EUB

Mining - Reg.d by the WCR

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28
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DEFINE: Small quantities exception

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can have the properties of a HW, but is <5.0L (liquids)
Does not apply to substances listed in Table 4b
Regulated per calendar month

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29
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Type “P” wastes…..

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  • Prohibited for transportation
  • Not reg.d by the WCR
  • Listed in Table 1a of AUGWM
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30
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DEFINE: CEPA

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Canadian Environmental Protection Act

31
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DEFINE: TDGR

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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulation;

  • sets national standards for control of toxic substances and priority pollutants
  • Reg.s Inter-provincial movement of dangerous goods, incl. HW
  • Reg.s the import/export of HW
  • provides guidance for transport classification, documentation, ect
32
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DEFINE: AENV

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Alberta Environment;

  • covered in Part 9 of Act
  • applies to generators, carriers, storers, recyclers, treaters, and disposers of waste
  • recognizes that the responsibility of polluters to pay for the cost of their actions
33
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DEFINE: EUB

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Alberta Energy and Utility board

34
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DEFINE: RHA

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Regional Health Authority

35
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DEFINE: WCR

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Waste Control Regulations;

  • Outlines Admin. and Tech. req.s for HW, NHW, and HR in Alberta.
  • Includes classification, manifesting, transporting, importing, storage, land filling, financial securities and Liabilities.
36
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DEFINE: ADR

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Activities Designation Regulation;

- identifies waste related activities that require approval, registration, or notification

37
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DEFINE: SRR

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Substance Release Regulation;

- details How MUCH or WHAT substance may be released

38
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DEFINE: ARPR

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Approval and Registration Procedure Regulation;

- Outlines information needed/procedures to take to obtain approvals and registration

39
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DEFINE: AUGWM

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Alberta Users Guide for Waste Managers;

  • interprets/explains the WCR
  • gives extensive lists of HW and NHW to minimize the analytical testing during waste classification
40
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TDG Class 1 dangerous goods

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Explosives

41
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TDG Class 2 dangerous goods

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Gases

42
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TDG Class 3 dangerous goods

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Flammable Liquids

43
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TDG Class 4 dangerous goods

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Flammable Solids

44
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TDG Class 5 dangerous goods

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Oxidizing substances

45
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TDG Class 6 dangerous goods

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Toxic/Infectious Substances

46
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TDG Class 7 dangerous goods

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Radioactive materials

47
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TDG Class 8 dangerous goods

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Corrosives

48
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TDG Class 9 dangerous goods

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Miscellaneous Products, substances, or organisms

49
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TDG has _____ classes of dangerous goods, WCR has ______.

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9, 7

50
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A TCLP, Toxic characteristic Leaching Procedure, is used to determine…..?

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if a class 9 substance is a toxic leachate in a dispersible form containing a conc. of 100mg/L or greater of any substance in Table 1, or if the leachate contains any substance in table 2 in excess conc.’s

51
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NAMING - Bulk classification process

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WASTE, Chemical name (primary property)

52
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NAMING - Diluted waste, single chemical process

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Environmentally Hazardous Substance (Name and conc. of highest conc. chemical)

53
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NAMING - Waste mixture with same classes

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WASTE, Primary Classification, State, NOS* (highest conc. of compound and amount)

54
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NAMING - Waste mixture with different classes

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WASTE, Primary Classification, State, (secondary class) NOS* (highest conc. of compound and amount)

55
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NAMING - Diluted Wastes

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Environmentally Hazardous Substance (highest conc. of compound and amount)

56
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NAMING - PCB contaminated wastes

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WASTE, Chemical contaminated with PCBs

57
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NAMING - Leachate issues from chemicals found in table 1

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Toxic Leachate Waste Containing Chemical in highest conc. that exceeds regulatory level

58
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NAMING - Leachate issues from chemicals found in table 2

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Toxic Leachate Waste Containing Chemical in highest conc. that exceeds regulatory level by highest ratio

59
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DEFINE: DWI

A

Deep well injection

60
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List the 2 waste disposal options

A

Landfills and DWI

61
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DEFINE: Dump

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place for the disposal of domestic waste

62
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DEFINE: Sanitary Landfill

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place for the disposal of refuse and other waste materials by BURYING and COVERing with soil.

  • engineered design
  • compacts waste
63
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DEFINE: AEPEA

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act which all the other reg.s, std.s, and codes must adhere to

64
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Municipal modified Sanitary Landfills

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Services < 10,000ppl, Municipal solid waste

65
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Municipal Regional Sanitary Landfill

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Services > 10,000ppl, Municipal solid waste, generally Urban

66
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Municipal Dry Waste Site

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can’t be used for normal household waste, takes demolition waste, ash, concrete, scrap metal, etc.

67
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Industrial Class 1 landfill

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highest risk, accepts solid or liquid wastes (except those excluded), the ONLY landfill that accepts HW.

68
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Industrial Class 2 landfill

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non hazardous, most common, no HW accepted, High to medium risk.
equivalent to Municipal Sanitary Landfills

69
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Industrial Class 3 Landfill

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Low risk, ONLY accepts inert solid waste, No HW/putrescible/liquid wastes accepted.
Equivalent to Municipal Dry waste site

70
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Oilfield Class 1a

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accepts solid oilfield wastes/HW/NHW
2 liners, 1 is geosynthetic
leak detection system between liners
leachate collection system
Equivalent to class 1 Industrial landfill
71
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Oilfield Class 1b

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have 1 liner and leachate collection system

72
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Oilfield Class 2

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Only non hazardous solids oilfield wastes
only 1 liner
have leachate collection system
Equivalent to Municipal Sanitary or Class 2 Industrial Landfills

73
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Oilfield Class 3

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Only N.H chemically inert, non leachable solid oilfield wastes
Inert waste only
Equivalent to Municipal Dry waste site and Class 2 Industrial LF

74
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3 Groups of Landfills

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Municipal
Industrial
Oilfield

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