ABSTRACT
Corrosivity, or Reactivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 13.7.5 Mixture Rule Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 13.7.6 Derived-from Rule Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 13.7.7 Delisting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
13.8 The Contained-in Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513 13.9 Regulatory Developments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
13.9.1 The Hazardous Waste Identi cation Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 13.9.2 Final Hazardous Waste Listing Determinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 13.9.3 Proposed Revision to Wastewater Treatment Exemption for
Hazardous Waste Mixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
The improper management of hazardous waste poses a serious threat to both the health of people and the environment. When the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) began developing the hazardous waste management regulations in the late 1970s, the Agency estimated that only 10% of all hazardous waste was managed in an environmentally sound manner.
