ABSTRACT
HMTA Hazardous Materials Transportation Act HMTUSA Hazardous Material Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 HSWA Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments HTIS Hazardous Technical Information Service IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer ID inside diameter ICP inductively coupled plasma ISO International Organization for Standardization ISWM Integrated Solid Waste Management kg kilogram kPa kilopascal L liter LCS leachate collection system LCR leachate collection and removal system LDPE low-density polyethylene LDR land disposal restriction LDS leachate detection system LEL lower explosive limit LHV lower heating value LLDPE linear low-density polyethylene LQG large quantity generator MACT maximum achievable control technology MCL maximum contaminant level MRF materials recovery facility MSW municipal solid waste MW megawatt MW molecular weight MWTA Medical Waste Tracking Act NA North American NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NIMBY Not in My Backyard NIMEY Not In My Election Year ng nanogram (1 g 109) NOx nitrogen oxides nos not otherwise specified NPL National Priorities List NRDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System OD outer diameter ORM other regulated material OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PCB polychlorinated biphenyls PCDD polychlorinated debenzodioxins PCDF polychlorinated dibenzofurans PCP pentachlorophenol PETE polyethylene terephthalate PIC product of incomplete combustion PM particulate matter POHC principal organic hazardous constituent POTW publicly owned treatment works PP polypropylene
ppb parts per billion PPH pounds per hour ppm parts per million PRP potentially responsible parties PS polystryene psi pounds per square inch PVC polyvinyl chloride RCRA Resource Conservation Recovery Act RDF refuse-derived fuel SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act SI System International, the metric system of units SG specific gravity SOx sulfur oxides SPCC spill prevention, control, and countermeasures SQG small quantity generator SSU Saybolt-seconds universal SVE soil vapor extraction SWCR surface water collection and removal system TCLP toxicity characteristic leaching procedure TDS Total dissolved solids TOC total organic carbon TPH total petroleum hydrocarbons TRC Thermostat Recycling Corporation TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act TSDF treatment, storage, and disposal facility UEL upper explosive limit UIC underground injection control µg microgram µm micrometer USDW underground source of drinking water UN United Nations U.S. EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency UST underground storage tank VFPE very flexible polyethylene VOA volatile organic acid VOC volatile organic compound %w/w percent by weight
