Hazardous waste management unit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012957",
  "term": "Hazardous waste management unit",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Hazardous Waste Management Unit",
  "definition": "1. Contiguous area of land on or in which hazardous waste is placed, or the largest area in which there is significant likelihood of mixing hazardous waste constituents in the same area. Examples of hazardous waste management units include a surface impoundment, a waste pile, a land treatment area, a landfill cell, an incinerator, a tank and its associated piping and underlying containment system and a container storage area.\n\n2. A container alone does not constitute a unit; the unit includes containers and the land or pad upon which they are placed.In operation refers to a facility which is treating, storing, or disposing of hazardous waste.",
  "abbreviation": "HWMU",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hazardous-waste-management-unit/"
}