Guidelines for hazardous-waste treatment sites. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session, August 5, 1986

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OSTI ID:6889327

Representatives of a variety of environmental agencies and citizen organizations as well as officials from all levels of government testified on proposed amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) that call for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop criteria guidelines for siting hazardous waste facilities. Uncertainty issues were raised because the guidelines would apply to existing as well as new facilities. The 16 witnesses examined whether the guidelines would be adequate to protect public health. The testimony of critics focused on specific situations involving PCB plants and other hazards in which the site selection standards proved inadequate. EPA representatives described siting relationships which EPA considers to be important. Additional material submitted for the record follows the testimony.

• OSTI ID: 6889327
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Serial No. 99-132
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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