| (A) contains one or more of the F001 through F005 solvents
listed in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §261.31 or the
corresponding P- or U-listed solvents found in 40 CFR §261.33;
(B) exhibits a hazardous characteristic found in 40
CFR Part 261, Subpart C, when that characteristic results from a solvent
listed in 40 CFR Part 261; and/or
(C) exhibits only the hazardous waste characteristic
of ignitability found in 40 CFR §261.21 due to the presence of
one or more solvents that are not listed in 40 CFR Part 261. Solvent-contaminated
wipes that contain listed hazardous waste other than solvents, or
exhibit the characteristic of toxicity, corrosivity, or reactivity
due to contaminants other than solvents, are not eligible for the
exclusions at 40 CFR §261.4(a)(26) and (b)(18).
(142) Sorbent--A material that is used to soak up free
liquids by either adsorption or absorption, or both. Sorb means to
either adsorb or absorb, or both.
(143) Spill--The accidental spilling, leaking, pumping,
emitting, emptying, or dumping of solid waste or hazardous wastes
or materials which, when spilled, become solid waste or hazardous
wastes into or on any land or water.
(144) Staging pile--An accumulation of solid, non-flowing
remediation waste, as defined in this section, that is not a containment
building and that is used only during remedial operations for temporary
storage at a facility. Staging piles must be designated by the executive
director according to the requirements of 40 Code of Federal Regulations
§264.554, as adopted by reference under §335.152(a) of this
title (relating to Standards).
(145) Standard permit--A Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) permit authorizing management of hazardous waste
issued under Chapter 305, Subchapter R of this title (relating to
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Standard Permits for Storage
and Treatment Units) and Subchapter U of this chapter (relating to
Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Facilities Operating
Under a Standard Permit). The standard permit may have two parts,
a uniform portion issued in all cases and a supplemental portion issued
at the executive director's discretion.
(146) Storage--The holding of solid waste for a temporary
period, at the end of which the waste is processed, disposed of, recycled,
or stored elsewhere.
(147) Sump--Any pit or reservoir that meets the definition
of tank in this section and those troughs/trenches connected to it
that serve to collect solid waste or hazardous waste for transport
to solid waste or hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal
facilities; except that as used in the landfill, surface impoundment,
and waste pile rules, "sump" means any lined pit or reservoir that
serves to collect liquids drained from a leachate collection and removal
system or leak detection system for subsequent removal from the system.
(148) Surface impoundment or impoundment--A facility
or part of a facility which is a natural topographic depression, man-made
excavation, or diked area formed primarily of earthen materials (although
it may be lined with man-made materials), which is designed to hold
an accumulation of liquid wastes or wastes containing free liquids,
and which is not an injection well or a corrective action management
unit. Examples of surface impoundments are holding, storage, settling,
and aeration pits, ponds, and lagoons.
(149) Tank--A stationary device, designed to contain
an accumulation of solid waste which is constructed primarily of non-earthen
materials (e.g., wood, concrete, steel, plastic) which provide structural
support.
(150) Tank system--A solid waste or hazardous waste
storage or processing tank and its associated ancillary equipment
and containment system.
(151) TEQ--Toxicity equivalence, the international
method of relating the toxicity of various dioxin/furan congeners
to the toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
(152) Thermal processing--The processing of solid waste
or hazardous waste in a device which uses elevated temperatures as
the primary means to change the chemical, physical, or biological
character or composition of the solid waste or hazardous waste. Examples
of thermal processing are incineration, molten salt, pyrolysis, calcination,
wet air oxidation, and microwave discharge. (See
also "incinerator" and "open burning.")
(153) Thermostat--Has the definition adopted under
§335.261 of this title (relating to Universal Waste Rule).
(154) Totally enclosed treatment facility--A facility
for the processing of hazardous waste which is directly connected
to an industrial production process and which is constructed and operated
in a manner which prevents the release of any hazardous waste or any
constituent thereof into the environment during processing. An example
is a pipe in which acid waste is neutralized.
(155) Transfer facility--Any transportation-related
facility including loading docks, parking areas, storage areas, and
other similar areas where shipments of hazardous or industrial solid
waste are held during the normal course of transportation.
(156) Transit country--Any foreign country, other than
a receiving country, through which a hazardous waste is transported.
(157) Transport vehicle--A motor vehicle or rail car
used for the transportation of cargo by any mode. Each cargo-carrying
body (trailer, railroad freight car, etc.) is a separate transport
vehicle. Vessel includes every description of watercraft, used or
capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water.
(158) Transporter--Any person who conveys or transports
municipal hazardous waste or industrial solid waste by truck, ship,
pipeline, or other means.
(159) Treatability study--A study in which a hazardous
or industrial solid waste is subjected to a treatment process to determine:
(A) whether the waste is amenable to the treatment
process;
(B) what pretreatment (if any) is required;
(C) the optimal process conditions needed to achieve
the desired treatment;
(D) the efficiency of a treatment process for a specific
waste or wastes; or
(E) the characteristics and volumes of residuals from
a particular treatment process. Also included in this definition for
the purpose of 40 Code of Federal Regulations §261.4(e) and (f)
(§§335.2, 335.69, and 335.78 of this title (relating to
Permit Required; Accumulation Time; and Special Requirements for Hazardous
Waste Generated by Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators))
exemptions are liner compatibility, corrosion, and other material
compatibility studies and toxicological and health effects studies.
A treatability study is not a means to commercially treat or dispose
of hazardous or industrial solid waste.
(160) Treatment--To apply a physical, biological, or
chemical process(es) to wastes and contaminated media which significantly
reduces the toxicity, volume, or mobility of contaminants and which,
depending on the process(es) used, achieves varying degrees of long-term
effectiveness.
(161) Treatment zone--A soil area of the unsaturated
zone of a land treatment unit within which hazardous constituents
are degraded, transferred, or immobilized.
(162) Underground injection--The subsurface emplacement
of fluids through a bored, drilled, or driven well; or through a dug
well, where the depth of the dug well is greater than the largest
surface dimension. (See also "injection
well.")
(163) Underground tank--A device meeting the definition
of tank in this section whose entire surface area is totally below
the surface of and covered by the ground.
(164) Unfit-for-use tank system--A tank system that
has been determined through an integrity assessment or other inspection
to be no longer capable of storing or processing solid waste or hazardous
waste without posing a threat of release of solid waste or hazardous
waste to the environment.
(165) Universal waste--Any of the hazardous wastes
defined as universal waste under §335.261(b)(13)(F) of this title
(relating to Universal Waste Rule) that are managed under the universal
waste requirements of Subchapter H, Division 5 of this chapter (relating
to Universal Waste Rule).
(166) Universal waste handler--Has the definition adopted
under §335.261 of this title (relating to Universal Waste Rule).
(167) Universal waste transporter--Has the definition
adopted under §335.261 of this title (relating to Universal Waste
Rule).
(168) Unsaturated zone or zone of aeration--The zone
between the land surface and the water table.
(169) Uppermost aquifer--The geologic formation nearest
the natural ground surface that is an aquifer, as well as lower aquifers
that are hydraulically interconnected within the facility's property
boundary.
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