On May 11, 1995, US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) promulgated the final rule (40 CFR 273) for "Universal Waste" that established streamline
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Radioactive wastes are to be accumulated in laboratories in waste containers provided by our office. For collection, waste must be segregated by phys
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Chemical Waste Policy
Chemical Waste Management Practice - Details the regulatory standards for the management
Special Cases, Laboratory Close-Outs, All wastes and unwanted chemicals should be routinely purged from a chemical storage area. This practice becomes more critical when a facility is sche, Requirements for Cylinders and Compressed Gases, Users wishing to dispose of compressed gas cylinders should first contact the cylinder manufacturer or supplier and request they accept the unwanted m, Potentially Unstable Substances, A potentially unstable substance presents a threat to life and health if it is moved. A few examples of potentially unstable substances are dry picric, Unidentifiable Chemical Wastes, Unidentifiable chemical wastes should be labeled as "Waste Unknown", dated, and submitted to OESO EP for collection. Unknown chemical wastes must be r, Off-Site Facilities, Due to Department of Transportation rules pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials on public roadways, OESO may transport waste contain
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Training and tutorial for the online Waste Pickup Request System
This web based system will allow you to request both chemical and radioactive wast
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The US EPA has under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (40 CFR 279) and the State of North Carolina under the North Carolina Administrative C
The purpose of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule is to help facilities prevent a discharge of oil into navigable waters or
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires EPA registration of all pesticides prior to their introduction into interstate
Duke University and Duke University Medical Center utilize a number are underground storage tanks to store petroleum products that are subject to regu
The Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was established to ensure that the human health and
FAQs, What is a Premanufacture Notification?, Laboratories are responsible for determining whether a substance you intend to import or manufacture is a “new” chemical substance as defined by TSCA , What is a TSCA Inventory?, Any chemical substance manufactured or processed in the United States is listed by either a specific chemical name or by a Chemical Abstract Service (, Why do I need to document adverse health reactions or environmental effects from chemicals?, The documentation of previously unrecognized significant adverse health reactions or environmental effects from chemicals The EPA requires individual, How do I ship or transfer chemicals that have little or no health and safety data?, Transfer or shipment of newly synthesized or imported chemical substances for which limited environmental, health, or safety data exist, the EPA requi, What procedures do I follow for chemicals that have little or no health and safety data?, When certain new or imported chemical substances are handled in the laboratory for research purposes and very limited environmental, health or safety