Hazardous Constituents

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012920",
  "term": "Hazardous Constituents",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. EPA interprets \"hazardous wastes\" to include all wastes that are hazardous within the statutory definition in RCRA Section 1004(5), not just those hazardous wastes that are listed or identified by EPA pursuant to RCRA Section 3001.\n\n2. Use of the term \"hazardous constituents\" is interpreted to indicate that, within the broad category of wastes that might be \"hazardous\" under RCRA Section 1004(5), corrective action should be focused on the specific subset of \"hazardous constituents.\" It also means that corrective action is not limited to \"hazardous wastes\" but extends to hazardous constituents regardless of whether they were derived from hazardous wastes. This means that hazardous constituents that are (or were) contained in nonhazardous solid wastes are subject to corrective action.\n\n3. For purposes of RCRA TSDF ground water monitoring, those constituents that have been detected in the uppermost aquifer and are reasonably expected to be in or derived from the waste contained in the unit.",
  "abbreviation": "HC",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Corrective Action 101 Key Terms",
    "RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hazardous-constituents/"
}