RCRA reauthorization

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00119a719· OSTI ID:6867199

Dowd, R M

In November 1983, the House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act with a new title, the ''Hazardous Waste Control and Enforcement Act of 1983'' (H.R. 2867). The House expressed concern about the distribution and disposal of toxic pollutants and about methods of control for reducing long-term environmental and health damage, while still encouraging recycling and reuse. In this review, only a few sections are discussed. Liquids in landfills also are covered in detail. Effective six months after enactment, placing bulk or noncontainerized liquid hazardous wastes in any landfill would be prohibited. Within one year, the placement of any liquids in hazardous waste landfills would be eliminated unless there are no alternative methods for disposal. Landfilling of certain liquid hazardous containing specific concentrations arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium, thallium, PCBs, and hologenated organic compounds would also be prohibited, unless the administrator determined that the prohibition of one or more methods of land disposal was not required to protect human health. Congress is encouraging resource recovery, production process changes to reduce the amount of hazardous wastes generated, and the use of alternative disposal techniques, such as incineration and chemical fixation. However, the stringency of criteria and the waste-specific determinations required in H.R. 2867 create the need for a large volume of information that is not presently available.

• Research Organization: Environmental Research and Tech., Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 6867199
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 18:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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