Hazardous Management-
1) Discuss three waste minimization strategies that could be used by a small business classified as a small quantity generator. Provide examples for each strategy.
2) Discuss the relationships between RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, and EPCRA. Why do you think there are so many different laws governing hazardous materials and hazardous waste?
3) What should prospective buyers of commercial property do in order to protect themselves from liability under CERCLA?
4) Explain the concept of Risk-Based Corrective Action (RCBA). Why is this concept used in hazardous waste remediation?
5) Your company has a refrigeration system that uses anhydrous ammonia (CAS registry #7664-41-7). The system is going to be replaced, and the ammonia on-hand is to be discarded. Is this disposal subject to RCRA Subtitle C regulations? Explain how you reached your decision.
6) What are some important considerations for selecting a hazardous waste transporter? What might be some of the consequences of making a poor selection?
7) We may not be able to control the weather, but we can use weather characteristics to assess risks in hazardous material spills. What are some of the weather characteristics where you live that might create problems during a spill response or cleanup operation?
8) Explain the purpose and function of the National Response Center.
9) What are the differences between threshold limit value and permissible exposure limit? Which one should be used when considering the toxicity of a spilled hazardous material?
10) Identify the primary federal agencies responsible for issuing hazardous material spill and release regulations, and describe each agency's role.
11) In a spill response operation, one of the basic operating principles is to not make the situation worse. Discuss a real or imagined spill scenario, and explain two or more actions that might make the situation worse.
12) Explain the spill response and cleanup problems associated with water-soluble liquids, water-soluble solids, and water-insoluble liquids. In your discussion, provide an example of each type of material.