Hazardous Waste (HAZ):
HAZ is waste regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA regulates solid waste, hazardous waste, and Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) holding petroleum or certain chemicals. Waste that is ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic, or contains certain amounts of toxic chemicals is considered hazardous according to the RCRA definition. In Oak Ridge the term Hazardous Waste also included wastes regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These are wastes that are contaminated with polychlorobiphenyls (PCB's) or asbestos. When the term Hazardous Waste is used, it implies that the material can be certified NOT to be contaminated with radioactive material, otherwise the term Mixed Waste is used.
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