Current hazardous waste management and disposal practices among small quantity generators

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Journal of Environmental Health; (United States)

OSTI ID:7185543

Gebrewold, F ^[1]

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1. St. Cloud State Univ., MN (United States). Dept. of Health and Safety

Forty-eight small businesses in Benton County, Oregon, were surveyed to assess the types of wastes they produced, quantities of wastes they generated, and disposal methods used. The waste products of the registered and the nonregistered businesses were compared by the type of disposal methods used. Results indicated that the majority (73.3%) of the registered Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) and 94.4% of the nonregistered Conditionally Exempt Generators (CEGs) produce waste oils. Among both the registered and nonregistered businesses, the median quantity of waste oil is 50 gallons per month. The majority of registered businesses returned the waste oils to the supplier, while the nonregistered sent their waste to a Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF). A substantial number of the registered and nonregistered businesses disposed of hazardous wastes by other than approved means. The findings strongly suggest that Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) and Conditionally Exempt Generators (CEGs) in Benton County do not use an environmentally responsible method of disposal.

• OSTI ID: 7185543
• Journal Information: Journal of Environmental Health; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Health; (United States) Vol. 57:2; ISSN JEVHAH; ISSN 0022-0892
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT
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NORTH AMERICA
OILS
OREGON
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SMALL BUSINESSES
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
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