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RCRA/UST, superfund and EPCRA hotline training module. Introduction to: Land disposal units (40 CFR parts 264/265, subparts K, L, M, N) updated as of July 1995

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:210870
The module provides and overview of the requirements for landfills, surface impoundments, waste piles, and land treatment units. It summarizes the differences between Interim Status (Part 265) and Permitted (Part 264) standards for land disposal units. It defines surface impoundment and distinguishes surface impoundments from tanks. It explains the connection between land disposal standards, post-closure, and groundwater monitoring. It cites the statutory and regulatory minimum technological requirements and describes surface impoundment retrofitting and retrofitting variance procedures.
Research Organization:
Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Bethesda, MD (United States)
OSTI ID:
210870
Report Number(s):
PB--96-780267/XAB; CNN: Contract EPA-68-W0-0039
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English