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Environmental Awareness Environmental Training Institute (ETI) Environmental Awareness Course Summary

Lesson Objectives Summarize the course material Complete the post-test Complete course evaluation forms

Key concepts Hazard Contaminant Routes of exposure Controls Environmental Releases

Pollution Prevention Act PPA PPA CAA EPCRA TSCA FIFRA CERCLA RCRA CWA

EPA Environmental Programs Purpose Programs

EPA Environmental Programs Purpose Programs Land Air Water Chemical/Health

EPA Environmental Programs Purpose Programs Land Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Air Water Chemical/Health

EPA Environmental Programs Purpose Programs Land Air Clean Air Act Water Chemical/Health

EPA Environmental Programs Purpose Programs Land Air Water Clean Water Act Oil Pollution Act Safe Drinking Water Act Chemical/Health

EPA Environmental Programs Purpose Programs Land Air Water Chemical/Health Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Pollution Prevention Act PPA CAA EPCRA TSCA FIFRA CERCLA RCRA CWA

Enforcement EPA and State Agencies Permits Monitoring/Sampling Recordkeeping Inspections

Controls Containment Permits Scrubbers Monitoring Recordkeeping Inspections Waste Management Water Treatment Pollution Prevention Procedures

Roles and Responsibilities General rules Dispose of waste properly Follow procedures and requirements Clean up spills immediately Read signage Report spills and releases Retain berms and spill containment Inspect work areas Work in designated areas Discharge water in designated areas

Determining Releases Identify Input-Outputs Look at specific processes/activities Examine use and loss

Lesson Objectives Summarized the course material Completed the post-test Completed course evaluation forms