Defined at 49 CFR 171.8, "Elevated Temperature Material means a material which, when offered for transportation or transported in a bulk packaging: Is in a liquid phase and at a temperature at or above 100 °C (212 °F); Is in a

• elevated temperature material
• hot
• molten

Contact Information: Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-0454, kader.hanady@epa.gov Jack Boller, EPA RCRA Unit, 206-553-2953, boller.jack@epa.gov (Seattle—Sept. 14, 2012) The Kenai Peninsula Borough has agreed to construct a building to store hazardous waste following violations of federal waste management rules

• alaska
• municipality
• RCRA

Flash Point is a term used by the US EPA when characterizing an Ignitable Hazardous Waste and the US DOT when classifying a Flammable or Combustible Liquid.  Though similar, there are differences in how these two Federal agencies define and describe this term.  If you

• flash point
• ignitable hazardous waste

Flash Point is a term used by the US EPA when characterizing an Ignitable Hazardous Waste and the US DOT when classifying a Flammable or Combustible Liquid.  Though similar, there are differences in how these two Federal agencies define and describe

• Combustible liquid
• Flammable liquid
• flash point

Both Flammable and Combustible Liquids are Class 3 hazardous materials defined and described by the USDOT/PHMSA at 49 CFR 173.120.  Too often, this type of hazardous material is assumed to be the same as a USEPA hazardous waste with the

• Combustible liquid
• Flammable liquid

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health violated federal law governing the handling and storage of hazardous waste at two of its facilities and has fined the agency $68,000

• RCRA Violations

(Kansas City, Kan., July 26, 2012) - Electro-Coatings of Iowa, Inc., a chrome, nickel, and zinc plating operation, has agreed to pay a $19,171 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• RCRA Violations

The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is the Federal agency responsible for protecting the environment within the US from the affects of pollution.  Legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President provides US EPA with the authority to

• pennsylvania
• residual waste

For international transportation (anywhere outside the U.S.) the answer is yes; the CLASS 9 placard must be used if the applicable placarding threshold is met.  For domestic transportation, including international transportation that occurs within the US, the answer is no;

• class 9 placards
• Miscellaneous
• Placards

Release Date: 04/17/2012 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017 (Boston, Mass. – April 17, 2012) – The owner and operator of a hazardous waste management facility in Providence, R.I. face an EPA penalty for violating federal and state hazardous waste