ABSTRACT
Congress updated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) in 1984 by prohibiting land disposal of certain hazardous wastes, with the consequent enactment of the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) program by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The LDR program requires that toxic constituents within hazardous waste be adequately treated prior to disposal on land. Since the enactment of the LDR program became mandatory, technology-based treatment standards have been formulated that must be met before hazardous waste is disposed to land. These standards have been most valuable in minimizing threats to human health and the environment.
