Learn the Issues
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To what extent are agricultural chemical retailers exempt?
EPCRA Sections 311 and 312 require facilities to report inventories of certain hazardous chemicals. Section 311(e)(5) exempts from the definition of hazardous chemical "any substance to the extent it is used in routine agricultural operations or is a fertilizer held for sale by a retailer to the ultimate customer" (…
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Reporting by mixture or components for a mixture with unknown chemicals
A facility is storing a product mixture on-site. Under OSHA regulations, the facility is required to retain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for the mixture. According to the MSDS, the mixture contains a zinc compound, but no specific chemical identity or concentration information is provided. OSHA regulations allow chemical…
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What facilities are exempt from Section 304 notification requirements?
A facility itself can only be exempted if there are no hazardous chemicals present at the facility. The term "hazardous chemical," as defined under Section 311 of Title III, includes any substance which constitutes a physical or health hazard. This broad definition is borrowed from the Occupational Safety Health Act…
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Spills onto concrete floors inside a building
A facility has a spill of an extremely hazardous substance in an amount greater than its reportable quantity. The spill occurs on a concrete floor that is inside a facility building. Before the spill can be cleaned up, a portion (less than RQ) of the EHS enters the outside atmosphere…
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Reportable quantity calculations for chemicals in abandoned containers
Must any amount of a listed chemical contained within abandoned or discarded barrels, containers, or other receptacles be considered to determine if a specific reportable quantity has been exceeded under EPCRA Section 304 notification requirements? 40 CFR §355.61 (April 22, 1987, 52 FR 13395 ) defines a release as "any…
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Releases of wastes not individually listed as CERCLA hazardous substances
Can releases of wastes that are not individually listed as CERCLA hazardous substances still be subject to CERCLA reporting requirements? Yes. CERCLA reporting requirements apply not only to all of the substances individually listed in 40 CFR 302.4 , but also to wastes or waste streams exhibiting the characteristics of…
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EPA Midwest: Smart Sectors Program
Learn more about EPA’s Smart Sectors program for the Midwest region.
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EPA Pacific Southwest: Smart Sectors Program
Learn more about EPA’s Smart Sectors program for the Pacific Southwest region.
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Steps to Get the Safer Choice Label on Your Product
EPA allows the use of the Safer Choice Label by high-performance products that demonstrate safer chemistry
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Safer Choice Partner and Stakeholder Summit 2015 - Agenda and Presentations
2015 First Safer Choice Stakeholder Summit presentation slides
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Safer Choice Partner and Stakeholder Summit 2015
Details about the 2015 First Safer Choice Stakeholder Summit and link to register for the event.
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Safer Choice Partner and Stakeholder Summit 2016
Details about the 2016 Safer Choice Stakeholder Summit and link to register for the event.
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Safer Choice Partner & Stakeholder Summit 2018 – Agenda
2018 Safer Choice Partner & Stakeholder Summit agenda
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Safer Choice Partner and Stakeholder Summit 2016 - Agenda and Presentations
2016 Second Safer Choice Stakeholder Summit agenda and presentation slides
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Safer Choice Partner & Stakeholder Summit 2018
Details about the 2018 Safer Choice Stakeholder Summit
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EPA RCRA ID: MED001097203
MED001097203, ELMET TECHNOLOGIES LLC, 1560 LISBON STREET, Lewiston, ME
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Environmental Merit Awards in New England
Environmental Merit Awards in New England to nominate and recognize outstanding environmental advocates in government, business, nonprofit, academia and lifetime environmental achievements
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Test version of City Park Soil Sampling Results
Data table from Norfolk
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EPA to Reconsider Previous Administration’s Decision to Retain 2015 Ozone Standards
summary of EPA's decision to reconsider the 2020 decision on ozone
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Celebrating 10 Years of Tribe’s Cleanup Partnership at Tar Creek Superfund Site
October 2023 marked 10 years since the Quapaw Nation took over cleanup efforts at the culturally and historically important Catholic 40 site, making the Tribe the first in the nation to lead remedial operations at a property on a Superfund site.