Hazardous Waste Management at Bowling Green State University

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Hazardous Waste Management Bowling Green State
University
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Resource Conservationand Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Cradle to grave
• management of
• hazardous wastes

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Hazardous and SolidWaste Amendments (HSWA)

• Established three categories of generators
• Large quantity generators (LQGs)
• (Generate 2,200 or more pounds of hazardous
  waste in a calendar month)
• Small quantity generators (SQGs)
• (Generate more than 220 pounds but less than
  2,200 pounds of hazardous waste in a calendar
  month)
• Conditionally exempt generators (CEGs)
• (Generate no more than 220 pounds of hazardous
  waste in a calendar month)

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• Hazardous
• Waste Defined

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Listed Wastes Specificand Nonspecific Sources

• F listed wastes
• K listed wastes
• P listed wastes
• U listed wastes

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F Listed Wastes

• Non-specific sources
• Wastes from common manufacturing and industrial
  processes
• Example solvents that have been used in cleaning
  or degreasing operations.
• Wastes included on the F-list can be found in the
  regulations at 40 CFR 261.31

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K Listed Wastes

• This list includes certain wastes from specific
  industries, such as petroleum refining or
  pesticide manufacturing.
• Certain sludges and wastewaters from treatment
  and production processes in these industries are
  examples of source-specific wastes.

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P U Listed Wastes

• Must be an unused commercial chemical product.
• The difference between the P and U lists lies
  in the toxicity of the product. The acutely toxic
  products are on the P-list and less toxic
  products are on the U-list.

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Characteristic Wastes

• Ignitable (D001 Waste Code)
• Flash point lt140oF
• Corrosive (D002 Waste Code)
• pH lt 2 or gt 12.5
• Reactive (D003 Waste Code)
• Unstable
• Air/water reactive
• Toxic (D004-D043 Waste Codes)
• Heavy metals
• Certain pesticides

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Hazardous Waste Management Plan for BGSU

• Divided into two phases.
• Phase I considered as the operational segment
  and will involve the identification, collection,
  storage, and final disposal of hazardous wastes
  which are generated.
• Phase II In addressing the overall picture of a
  hazardous waste management program, a main
  emphasis must be placed on waste minimization.

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Phase I

• Determine the quantities of hazardous wastes
  currently on-campus
• Departments that are identified as waste
  generators will be requested to select a
  departmental liaison.

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Phase II

• Emphasis must be placed on waste minimization.
• Recycling
• Alteration in Experimentation
• Neutralization

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Identification

• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Quantity

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Storage of Hazardous Waste
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Hazardous WasteStorage Facility(HWF)
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Transportation(Off-site)
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Disposal

• Disposal is performed by BGSUs hazardous waste
  disposal contractor
• Options
• EPA approved landfill
• deep well injection
• incineration
• other thermal destruction
• chemical treatment

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Waste Minimization Program

• 1.) Substitution
• 2.) Micro-quantities
• 3.) Drain disposal
• 4.) Recycling
• 5.) Neutralization

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Substitution

• Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma-
• Hexachloroethane
• Methoxychlor
• Naphthalene
• Pendimethalin
• Pentachlorobenzene
• Pentachloronitrobenzene
• Pentachlorophenol
• Phenanthrene
• Polycyclic Aromatic Compounts (PACs)
• Pyrene
• Trifluralin
• Cadmium
• Lead
• Mercury

• 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
• 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene
• 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
• 4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether
• Acenaphthene
• Acenaphthylene
• Anthracene
• Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
• Dibenzofuran
• Dioxins/Furans
• Endosulfan
• Fluorene
• Heptachlor
• Hexachlorobenzene
• Hexachlorobutadiene

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OrphanChemical Program

• reduce disposal costs
• reduces purchasing costs for new materials