Unit 12: Lecture 3

Kip K, Emerson Martz, William C

What qualifies something as a hazardous material

If it is harmful to a human through digestion or contact but the four official criteria for a hazardous material is

Ignitability

Corrosivity

Reactivity

Toxicity

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Ignitability

Ignitability is a substance that is easily

flammable, and is prone to spontaneous

combustion

An easy flammable substance is waste oil

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Corrosivity

Strong acids or bases is a defining type of corrosivity

An example of a corrosive material is battery waste

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Reactivity

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The definition of reactive material is something that gives off noxious fumes, react violently with other chemicals, unstable in normal conditions

An example of this is explosives

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Toxicity

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Something that is toxic is something that is harmful to human contact, or digestion

An example of something toxic is Lead

Household materials

Many common household materials are defined as hazardous waste such as…

Abrasive cleaners

Aerosol air fresheners

All-purpose cleaners

Bleach, disinfectants, drain cleaners,

Fabric softeners, glass cleaners, laundry starch, laundry stain

Removers, mildew removers, oven cleaners, rug and upholstery cleaners

Companies and industries producing hazardous materials

Leather companies

Textile companies

And chemical engineering based companies

Brownfield

This is a term commonly used to address previous sites used for chemical purposes and is currently unusable due to previous contamination

Although it is contaminated it can be cleaned up and used in business projects such as business parks

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C.E.R.C.L.A

Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility Compensation and Liability Act is a program that provides a Federal fund to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites they also clean up orphan sites when potentially responsible parties cannot be identified

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Questions?

Please direct all questions to Emerson.

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By kip chinn and emrnmy