ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR SMALL

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LABORATORIES

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

2000

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION1

2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN SMALL LABORATORIES 4

2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.4

2.2 POLLUTION PREVENTION AND WASTE MINIMIZATION 6

2.3 ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING 7

2.4 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND RECORDKEEPING .9

3.0 KEY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES.11

3.1 AIR EMISSIONS11

3.2 WATER DISCHARGES.21

3.3 HAZARDOUS WASTES28

3.4 NON-HAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE 48

3.5 BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND WASTES 52

3.6 RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.57

3.7 SPECIAL WASTES65

3.8 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASES.72

3.9 EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW74

3.10 TOXIC SUBSTANCES 77

3.11 PESTICIDES 83

3.12 DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT86

3.13 UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.89

3.14 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HANDLING AND STORAGE 92

3.15 SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES 99

4.0 RELIABLE RESOURCES105

5.0 LITTLE KNOWN BUT ALLOWABLE WAYS TO MANAGE HAZARDOUS WASTE.110

STATE-BY-STATE ANALYSIS .113