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According to the Ordinance on Hazardous Materials and the EU directives, exceptions quoted in item 2 of the safety data sheet are possible. Can Chemiebuero help us with this?
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Yes. Chemiebuero obtains exemptions in order to maintain the secrecy of substance identities.
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What is considered a household hazardous waste?
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Hazardous waste is any items that will damage the environment if improperly disposed. Chemicals poured down the drain pollute drinking water and contaminate septic tanks or wastewater treatment systems. When put into the trash, some chemical waste ca
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If an MSW landfill is later remediated as a hazardous waste landfill, does it need to comply with the rule?
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Only RCRA Title C or TSCA hazardous waste landfills are exempt. MSW landfills that were later remediated are not exempt. Even after remediation, these landfills are still expected to have potentially significant CH4 emissions and are therefore requir
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How can I review Brevard County hazardous waste compliance and cleanup records?
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Brevard County does not maintain files on hazardous waste facilities. To review records regarding hazardous waste sites in Brevard County, please contact the FDEP Central District Office at (407) 894-7555. Back To Top For petroleum related questions
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Can batteries and other hazardous materials be recycled?
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The Environmental Center used to be the only place in town to recycle batteries. But now you can drop off your batteries at one of several locations around town. Look for the plastic tubes with the green top at all local grocery stores, including Nat
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How is hazardous fuel being removed?
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Work will be completed by government contractors and Forest Service personnel. Fuels will be thinned and removed by hand and mechanical means. Ladder fuels, trees, and shrubs will be removed by chainsaw, and trees will be pruned. Brush will then be e
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What is hazardous fuel?
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Hazardous fuel is a fuel complex defined by kind, arrangement, volume, condition, and location that presents a threat of ignition and resistance to control (National Wildfire Coordinating Group).
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When conducting a hazardous waste characterization on a sample, what does RCI represent?
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a. Radon, Characterization, Index b. Reactive, Compounds, Index c. Reactivity, Corrosiveness, Ignitability d.
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Compact fluorescent lamps contain mercury, a hazardous material, conventional incandescent bulbs do not. If more compact fluorescent lamps are used, does it not mean more mercury pollution in the EU?
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Mercury is present in compact fluorescent lamps in such a small amount that during its lifetime a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) will have saved more mercury emissions from electricity production in coal power plants (compared to the mercury emission
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Is ChemKlenz effective at adsorbing and neutralizing Pesticides, Herbicides, and other hazardous lawn care chemicals?
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Yes, it adsorbs and neutralizes common lawn care chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides.
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