1. Hazardous Waste Chapter 19.3

2. Contains toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic compounds
Catch fire easily
Explosive or release toxic fumes
Capable of corroding metal containers

3. Examples Dyes, cleansers Gasoline, paints, solvents Metals Pesticides
Acids, bases, ammonia, chlorine bleach
Oven and drain cleaners
Lead

4. Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal
Niagara Falls, NY

5. Local Superfund sites

6. Name 3 household hazardous wastes

7. Motor Oil Computers
Mobile phones Paints
Pesticides Cleaners
Fertilizers Batteries

8. Hazardous Waste Legislation
RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act):
Requires producers of hazardous wastes to keep records
Also require liner in landfills
PRODUCERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFE DISPOSAL 8

9. Hazardous Waste Legislation
CRCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act):
Gives the EPA the right to sue companies for cleanup costs
Establishes a fund to clean up abandoned waste sites = SUPERFUND