Hazardous waste from small-quantity generators in the United States

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6653989

Herndon, R C; Moerlins, J E; Teaf, C M; Lambou, V W; Koutsandreas, J D

The EPA must evaluate the potential impact of small-quantity-generator hazardous waste on groundwater contamination in the United States, focusing on potential groundwater contamination due to small-quantity-generator hazardous-waste disposal in municipal sanitary landfills. Data were analyzed from approximately 20,000 small-quantity hazardous-waste generators located within all 67 counties in the State of Florida. The Florida data provide a useful representation of the hazardous-waste generation and management practices of small quantity generators in the United States. The small-quantity-generator hazardous-waste study described has identified the types of waste that pose a potential threat to groundwater in the State of Florida.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, NV (USA). Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6653989
• Report Number(s): PB-88-251871/XAB; EPA-600/D-88/193
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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