Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	1.-		Are aboveground storage tanks a way to avoid underground storage tank (UST) requirements?


	2.-		Are bandages considered infectious waste?


	3.-		Are fluorescent light bulbs regulated as hazardous waste?


	4.-		Are heating oil tanks regulated?


	5.-		Are infectious waste and medical waste the same thing?


	6.-		Are iron flocculate or “floc” deposits which are commonly observed in discharge seeps down gradient of old unlined solid waste landfills a potential source of arsenic and arsenic contamination for surface water sources?


	7.-		Are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) regulated as hazardous wastes?


	8.-		Can arsenic that has been applied to the landscape in pesticides or as a residual component of poultry manures, or arsenic that has been buried in unlined landfills, migrate through soil and geologic formations to contaminate ground water wells?


	9.-		Can exhausted filter media that contains arsenic or heavy metals such as selenium, uranium, and chromium be legally disposed in landfills?


	10.-		Can I self transport my used oil?


	11.-		Can natural attenuation achieve hazardous waste site cleanup goals?


	12.-		Can natural attenuation processes be enhanced to speed up the cleanup process of a hazardous waste site?


	13.-		Can plants remove toxic metals from contaminated soil and ground water?


	14.-		Do federal, state, and local regulations allow natural attenuation of hazardous waste contaminated sites as an option for remediation of chlorinated solvents?


	15.-		Has the design of modern landfills completely eliminated groundwater contamination from landfills?


	16.-		How are communities notified of hazardous waste emergencies?


	17.-		How are hazardous waste laws enforced?


	18.-		How are Superfund cleanups enforced?


	19.-		How can businesses and industries get involved in the Superfund program?


	20.-		How can college students get involved in the Superfund program?


	21.-		How can communities get involved in the Superfund program?


	22.-		How can I minimize the impact of hazardous waste?


	23.-		How can I reduce household hazardous waste?


	24.-		How can I tell if a release from my underground storage tank (UST) has occurred?


	25.-		How can I tell if there is a Superfund site near me?


	26.-		How can kids get involved in the Superfund program?


	27.-		How can you tell if natural attenuation may work at a hazardous waste contaminated site?


	28.-		How damaging is motor oil to the environment?


	29.-		How do hazardous wastes differ from other solid wastes?


	30.-		How do I dispose of infectious waste?

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.