Land disposal

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015311",
  "term": "Land disposal",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Land Disposal",
  "definition": "1. Land disposal is defined in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 268.2(c) as \"placement in or on the land\" including \"placement in a landfill, surface impoundment, waste pile, injection well, land treatment facility, salt dome formation, salt bed formation, underground mine or cave or placement in a concrete vault, or bunker intended for disposal purposes\". It excludes corrective action management units.\n\n2. For purposes of RCRA Subtitle C regulation, placement in or on the land, except in a corrective action unit of hazardous waste, and includes, but is not limited to, placement in a landfill, surface impoundment, waste pile, injection well, land treatment facility, salt dome formation, salt bed formation, underground mine or cave, or placement in a concrete vault or bunker intended for disposal purposes.\n\n3. Placement in or on the land, except in a corrective action management unit or staging pile, and includes, but is not limited to, placement in a landfill, surface impoundment, waste pile, injection well, land treatment facility, salt dome formation, salt bed formation, underground mine or cave, or placement in a concrete vault, or bunker intended for disposal purposes.",
  "abbreviation": "LD",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Underground Injection Control Terms",
    "RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary",
    "40 CFR 268.2 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/land-disposal/"
}