Midterm

Question 0

What is waste?

Answer 0

Any liquid or solid or combination of them that is intended to be treated or disposed, but does not include recycle.

Question 1

What is dangerous good?

Answer 1

It’s a substance, product or biological hazard that by its nature or by the TDGR included any of the classes listed in the schedule to that act.

Question 2

What’s hazardous waste?

Answer 2

Waste that has one or more properties listed in schedule #1but does not include those waste in schedule #2.

Question 3

Whats hazardous recycle?

Answer 3

A recycle( it is waste but not disposal) has one or more properties listed in schedule #1

Question 4

What’s inert waste?

Answer 4

It’s not going to become hazard, solid waste that when disposed or re used is not reasonable.

Question 5

Whats oilfield waste?

Answer 5

An unwanted substance or mixture that results from the construction, operation or reclamation of the facility. Oil and gas conservation Act. Pursuant to the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.

Question 6

Which ways does the waste stream has?

Answer 6

• Broadly by generator( individual:pulp paper-mining-textil, commercial: dry cleaners-auto shops , municipals: house hold waste, institutional: hospital- educational)
• by the type of waste( agricultural, bio solids,biomedical, construction, radio actions, oilfield, house hold waste and electronics

Question 7

What are the waste classifications in Alberta?

Answer 7

• oilfield waste ( regulated by the EUR)

- non oilfield waste( regulated by the NRC)

Question 8

Subdivision of the waste stream :

Answer 8

• non hazardous waste(part I
• hazardous waste
• hazardous recyclable

Question 9

Which waste stream are not considered hazardous waste based on the AEPEA and WRC?

Answer 9

Household waste
Agricultural waste
Domestic waste
Radioactive waste
Waste resulting from emergency spill 
Biomedical waste
Hazardous waste 
Oilfield waste

Question 10

What is the TDG type P waste?

Answer 10

It’s prohibited
Extremely dangerous waste, can not be transported
Table given in Part 1A of AUGWM

Question 11

Regulation solid waste in canada though 2 documents

Answer 11

CEPA(Canadian environmental protection Act)

TDGR (transportation dangerous regulation act) for control of toxic substance and priority

Question 12

Regulation of solid waste in alberta :

Answer 12

AENV ( alberta environment - AEPEA key principles and requirement that apply to waste management.
Eub ( Alberta energy utilities board)
RHA ( regional health authority )

Question 13

Waste control regulations (WCR)

Answer 13

Administration technical support requirement for HW,NHW and HR in Alberta

Question 14

Activities designation regulation(ADR)

Answer 14

Identifies waste related to activities that required approval registration

Question 15

Substance release regulation (SRR)

Answer 15

How much of what substance can be released

Question 16

Approvals and registration procedures regulation (ARPR)

Answer 16

Information need to obtain approval registration

Question 17

Environmental assessment

Answer 17

List activities where an EIA is requirement

Question 18

EUB is responsible for:

Answer 18

Regulating Alberta’s energy resource including oil, gas, coal etc

Question 19

RHA responsible :

Answer 19

For regulating Alberta’s biomedical waste

Question 20

What’s the manifest form?

Answer 20

No hazardous waste can be transported by this manifest form

Question 21

Do you need a manifest form for :

Answer 21

Hazardous recyclables : no waste no recycling ducked
Non recycle waste : the shipping document
Oil and gas hazardous

Question 22

The manifest form is used to

Answer 22

Identify the source of HW
Those transporting the HW
The final destination
The quantity and type