Resource+Conservation+and+Recovery+Act+(RCRA)

**RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)**     Top Picture:Mislinski, Phil. __Hawaii State Department of Health Approves Honolulu Petition to__ __Increase Landfill Height__. Photograph. 2002. Getty Images. 18 Sept. 2002. __eLibrary Curriculum Edition__. ProQuest. Hempfield High School Lib., Landisville, PA. 19 May 2008 [|http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/ce Enacted in 1976
 * The nation's primary law dealing with the disposal of solid and hazardous waste.
 * The national goals for the RCRA
 * The protection of human health from the potential hazards of waste disposal in the environment
 * "The law includes increased enforcement of authority for EPA, more strict hazardous waste management standards, and a comprehensive [[image:Picture_122.JPG width="192" height="142" align="right" caption="Recycling Bin"]]underground storage tank programs" (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2008)
 * This law gives the EPA the authority to control hazardous waste
 * This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste
 * Harzardous waste is a waste that has the potential of causing damage to human health and/or the environment
 * It can be found in the forms of solids, liquids, contained gases, and sludges.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Harzardous wastes can be by-products of manufacturing or commerical products that were tossed away such as cleaning fluids or pesticides.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">The RCRA hazardous waste is waste that either appears on one of the four hazardous wastes lists (F-list, K-list, P-list, U-list) or contains one of the characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">The F-list: wastes from manufacturing and industrial processes such as from cleaning and degreasing operations. The wastes are known as non-specific source wastes because they can be produced from different areas of industry.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">The K-list: wastes from specific sources such as petroleum refining and pesticide manufacturing.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">The P-list and U-list: include specific commerical chemical products that become hazardous when they are discarded.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Ignitability: able to be set on fire under certain conditions such as waste oils and used solvents.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Corrosivity: acids and bases that have the ability to corrode metal containers such as storage tanks and barrels.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Reactivity: reactive wastes can cause explosions, toxic fumes, gases, and vapors once heated, compressed, or mixed with water such as lithium sulfur batteries and explosives.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Toxicity: toxic wastes are dangerous when ingested or absorbed. When released on land, they may contaminate ground water