An interesting aspect of a business like mine is its international application. This question came from a university professor in South America. Hi Daniel. In a group of Hazardous Materials from emergency services a friend ask this: “Seeking some guidance…
What Does CERCLA Identify as a Hazardous Substance?
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, aka: Superfund or CERCLA, accomplished the following: Provided broad Federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment. Enabled revision of…
Darigold failed to report chlorine gas release in Portland to authorities in timely manner
Read the release: Darigold failed to report chlorine gas release in Portland to authorities in timely manner Release Date: 12/18/2013 Contact Information: CONTACT: Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-0454, kader.hanady@epa.gov 12 people required hospitalization from exposure to chlorine gas fumes…
EPA Finalizes Plan to Address Contaminated Soil at the Scorpio Recycling Superfund site in Toa Baja
EPA to spend $3 Million to Address Heavy Metal Contamination Contact Information: Brenda Reyes, 787-977-5869, reyes.brenda@epa.gov (New York, NY – Nov. 5, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to address contaminated soil at the Scorpio Recycling Superfund site…
Amalgamated Sugar settles for failure to immediately report the release of chlorine gas into the environment
Read on for the news release from the USEPA, then read my articles that explain the reporting requirements that Amalgamated Sugar did not complete: Reporting Releases of Hazardous Substances and Extremely Hazardous Substances The Notification Requirements for Reporting a Release…
Reporting Releases of Hazardous Substances and Extremely Hazardous Substances
A release of a Hazardous Substance above the RQ at your facility or during transportation must be reported to the applicable Federal, State, and local emergency response agencies. To perform the required reporting it is necessary to understand the two separate Acts/regulations…
The Notification Requirements for a Release Under CERCLA and EPCRA
Both CERCLA and EPCRA require you to report a release of a Hazardous Substance or Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) above its Reportable Quantity (RQ) in a 24 hour period. Read: Reporting Releases of Hazardous Substances and Extremely Hazardous Substances. Also:…
Cradle to Grave Under RCRA and CERCLA
RCRA – the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act – was passed in 1976 to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 and to address a growing national concern over the improper management and disposal of both hazardous and non-hazardous…
EPA Finalizes Agreement to Begin First Phase of Newtown Creek Superfund Cleanup
Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980. This law was designed to create a mechanism and funding source for the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances. In many cases,…