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Environmental Law Flashcards

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RCRA

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Resources conservation & Recovery Act

  • EPA 1976
  • “Cradle to Grave” - coverage from point of generation to disposal of hazardous waste
  • Requires monitoring for 30 years after life of temporary storage facility
    • including requirements for transportation & temporary storage of hazardous waste
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NEPA

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  • National Environmental Policy Act of 1970
  • first comprehensive environmental law at the federal level
  • Created EPA
  • Requires Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) before federal action
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CERCLA

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Comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act

  • EPA 1980
  • ” superfund “ act
  • Management of uncontrolled disposal of hazardous waste
  • Ensures funds for clean-up (via taxes)
  • EPA uses Hazard Ranking System for prioritization of cleaning-up
  • National Priority List is based on HRS
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SARA

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Superfund Amendment and are authorization Act of 1986

  • re-authorize and extend CERCLA scope to provide cleanup of uncontrolled or abandoned hazards waste sites
  • Title III of SARA created the Emergency planning and Community Right-to-know act (EPCRA)
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TSCA

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Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976

  • Test, regulate, and screen all chemicals produced or imported into the US
  • Any existing chemical that poses health and environmental hazards is tracked and reported under TSCA
  • MSDS
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Clean Air Act

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  • 1970
  • Established new source performance standards for emissions from area, stationary, and mobile sources
  • Congress created EPA in 1971
  • Clean Air Act authorized EPA to establish NAAQS(National ambient Air Quality Standards)
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CWA

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Clean Water Act of 1977

  • Surface water quality protection
  • Reduce direct pollutant discharge into waterways -discharge permitting system
  • Finance municipal waste water treatment facilities
  • Manage polluted runoffs
  • Grant programs for municipal waste water treatment facilities
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SDWA

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Safe Drinking Water Act 1976
- All public water system:
actually or potentially designed for drinking use
whether from above ground or underground sources
- establishes uniform standards for drinking water quality to include the MCLs for specific contaminants.

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FIFRA

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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947, amended 1972

  • EPA regulates pesticide distribution, sale, and use and labeling
  • Licensed /registered for use
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FOIA

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Freedom of Information Act 1996
- any person can requests for government information not required to identify themselves or explain why they want the information

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Title III of SARA (EPCRA)

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Title III of SARA created the Emergency planning and Community Right-to-know act (EPCRA)

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ALARA

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As Low As Reasonably Achievable

For radiation safety

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Clean Air Act of 1970 (EPA) set the standards of 6 criteria pollutants, what are they?

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  • National Ambient Air Quality Standards for six Criteria Pollutants:
    CO, Lead, NO2, SO2, O3, PM
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The Clean Air Act established two types of national air quality standards, what are they?

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  • Primary standards - set limits to protect public health
  • Secondary standards - set limits to protect public welfare: decreased visibility, damage to animals, crops,
    vegetation, and buildings
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The accumulation period for the hazardous wastes of large quantity generator is

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90 days, with provisions for a single 30 day extension.

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Provisions for accumulation without a permit are applicable only for

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Wastes in containers or tanks

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The accumulation period associated with a TSDF (Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility) normally begins

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  • when hazardous wastes are first accumulated for disposal in the container or tank
  • the accumulation period of 90 days for large quantity generators begins the day the waste are first accumulated for disposal.
  • exception for wastes accumulated in container in satellite areas, there is no fixed time limit provided that no more than 55 gallons of hazardous waste are collected.
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No permit, license, or other written approval is needed from USEPA to generate a hazardous waste.

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However, both large and small quantity generators must obtain an EPA identification number prior to shipping hazardous waste off-site.
- Small quantity generators are not required to obtain an EPA identification number

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Characteristics of hazardous waste

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  1. Toxicity
  2. Reactivity
  3. Ignitability
  4. Corrosivity

” TRIC”

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What is the mandatory format for hazardous waste shipping documents?

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The uniform hazardous waste manifest (EPA Form 8700-22)

Can be obtained from states or from commercial printers

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The transportation of hazardous waste and hazardous materials is regulated by?

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DOT

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MCLs

Maximum Contaminant Level

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Are the maximum permissible levels of specific contaminants in water which is delivered to any user of a public water supply system.

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MCLGs

Maximum Contaminant Level Goals

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MCLGs, under the Safe Drinking Water Act, are non-enforceable health-based standards, and are used in developing legally enforceable MCLs

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GRAS

Generally Regarded As Safe

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Eg. spices, lactic acid, food additives

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HMTA

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Hazardous Materials Transportation Act centralized federal regulations for domestic packaging, labeling, and shipping of materials that may pose a risk to the health and safety of humans or property.

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USDA

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Directs the inspection, grading, and certification of all agricultural products, and is also responsible for the inspection of meats and eggs.

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FQPA

the Food Quality Protection Act

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  1. FQPA repealed the Delaney Clause ( a provision of Food Additives Amendment to the Food,Drug and Cosmetic Act)
  2. FQPA restricts the use of additives in food unless there is reasonable certainty of no harm.

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