Hazardous Substance

Q&A: How much diesel fuel is a reportable quantity (RQ) of a hazardous substance?

Q&A: How much diesel fuel is a reportable quantity (RQ) of a hazardous substance?

Question: Daniel: I just had a question asked to me about reportable quantities. They asked what the reportable quantity for diesel fuel was as well as gasoline. So I went to the Hazardous Materials Compliance Pocketbook to Table 1 but…

Q&A: When does a spill or leak become ‘reportable’?

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…

Q&A: Transportation of Transformer Oil with PCBs

A question from a past Onsite Training customer (4.20.15): Daniel, I have a question. We need to ship out a sample approximately a quart of transformer oil which contains 550 ppm PCBs. If the material is below the RQ value (see…

Reporting a Hazardous Substance Release in Missouri

To report a hazardous substance release, call the Environmental Emergency Response of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) @: (573) 634-2436 24 hours a day Also… National Response Center:  1-800-424-8802 US EPA Region VII Spill Line:  (913) 281-0991 Chemtrec:…

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:…