tailieunhanh - BASIC HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT - CHAPTER 6

Vận chuyển chất thải nguy hại MỤC TIÊU Hoàn thành chương này, học sinh nên: • Hiểu được lợi thế / bất lợi trong các phương thức vận chuyển chất thải nguy hại. • Hãy làm quen với các yêu cầu cho hành động vận chuyển của một thông cáo trong quá trình vận chuyển. • Hiểu được bản chất chung của các quy định áp dụng khi vận chuyển chất thải nguy hại theo quy định của RCRA và DOT và mối quan hệ của họ với nhau. • Hãy nhận thức được sự phức tạp quản lý kết hợp với. | 6 Transportation of Hazardous Wastes OBJECTIVES At completion of this chapter the student should Understand the advantages disadvantages of the modes of transportation of hazardous wastes. Be familiar with the requirements for action by transporters of a release during transportation. Understand the general nature of the regulations imposed upon transport of hazardous wastes by RCRA and DOT regulations and their relationship to each other. Be aware of the regulatory complexities associated with transfrontier movement of hazardous wastes. INTRODUCTION Activity associated with transportation of hazardous wastes from the generator or source to intermediate destinations and to final disposition has been fraught with mismanagement of the wastes especially during the early years of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCRA . During those years and before there were transportation incidents which frequently involved major threats to the environment and public safety. In pre-RCRA times small locally based refuse haulers provided immediate and cheap removal of hazardous waste accumulations on a no questions asked basis. The most marginal of trucking operations could survive by removing unwanted wastes and disposing of them with abandon. In the late 1970s early 1980s period as the RCRA became viable many hazardous waste generators sought to avoid the new financial burdens of lawful waste management by hasty disposal of accumulated wastes. During this period midnight dumping schemes became common. Truckers outfitted tankers with dumping valves so that liquid wastes could be dumped on-the-run. Trailers loaded with drums of wastes were simply abandoned in random locations. Rural areas and deserts were littered and stained with all manner of hazardous wastes. As RCRA regulations were implemented and the manifest system began to function these practices were brought under control of the respective authorities. 2001 by CRC Press LLC As the regulatory agencies gained .