RCRA 300 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which of the following RCRA "persons" is a described as "a person engaged in the off-site
transportation of hazardous waste by air, rail, highway or water?: - ANS Transporter
The hazardous waste regulations are found in Title ________ of the Code of Federal
Regulations. - ANS 40
In what Part of the hazardous waste regulations can the rules for generators be found? -
ANS 262
The maximum criminal penalty that EPA can assess for a violation of one of RCRA's rules that
does not pose an imminent danger to human life would be $________? - ANS $50,000
Under CERCLA, who can be held financially responsible for the clean-up of a hazardous
substance release? *Choose all that apply:
1 | The current owner of the site
2 | The transporter who took the substances to the site
3 | The waste broker that arranged for disposal at the site
4 | The person who owned the site at the time of disposal
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, 5 | The manufacturer of the hazardous substance - ANS 1 | The current owner of the site
2 | The transporter who took the substances to the site
3 | The waste broker that arranged for disposal at the site
4 | The person who owned the site at the time of disposal
What is the relationship between solid and hazardous waste? - ANS If a material is NOT a
solid waste, then it cannot be a hazardous waste.
A ________ is something that has been used, and as a result of a contamination cannot be used
any longer for its originally intended purpose without being processed in some way. -
ANS Spent Material
According to the Recycling Table ("Table 1") at 40 CFR § 261.2, which of the following would
normally be excluded from the definition of solid waste when reclaimed?
1 | Spent Material
2 | Listed by-product
3 | Characteristic Sludge
4 | Commercial Chemical Product
5 | Listed Sludge - ANS 3 | Characteristic Sludge
4 | Commercial Chemical Product
A generator has 2,000 pounds of a listed by-product on their site on January 1st. On July 1st,
they produce 2,000 more pounds of the by-product. How much of the material would the
generator need to recycle (or send off site to be recycled) by December 31st in order to avoid
speculative accumulation? - ANS 1500 Pounds
Which of the following materials would typically be considered solid waste even when they are
recycled through "reuse?"
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ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which of the following RCRA "persons" is a described as "a person engaged in the off-site
transportation of hazardous waste by air, rail, highway or water?: - ANS Transporter
The hazardous waste regulations are found in Title ________ of the Code of Federal
Regulations. - ANS 40
In what Part of the hazardous waste regulations can the rules for generators be found? -
ANS 262
The maximum criminal penalty that EPA can assess for a violation of one of RCRA's rules that
does not pose an imminent danger to human life would be $________? - ANS $50,000
Under CERCLA, who can be held financially responsible for the clean-up of a hazardous
substance release? *Choose all that apply:
1 | The current owner of the site
2 | The transporter who took the substances to the site
3 | The waste broker that arranged for disposal at the site
4 | The person who owned the site at the time of disposal
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, 5 | The manufacturer of the hazardous substance - ANS 1 | The current owner of the site
2 | The transporter who took the substances to the site
3 | The waste broker that arranged for disposal at the site
4 | The person who owned the site at the time of disposal
What is the relationship between solid and hazardous waste? - ANS If a material is NOT a
solid waste, then it cannot be a hazardous waste.
A ________ is something that has been used, and as a result of a contamination cannot be used
any longer for its originally intended purpose without being processed in some way. -
ANS Spent Material
According to the Recycling Table ("Table 1") at 40 CFR § 261.2, which of the following would
normally be excluded from the definition of solid waste when reclaimed?
1 | Spent Material
2 | Listed by-product
3 | Characteristic Sludge
4 | Commercial Chemical Product
5 | Listed Sludge - ANS 3 | Characteristic Sludge
4 | Commercial Chemical Product
A generator has 2,000 pounds of a listed by-product on their site on January 1st. On July 1st,
they produce 2,000 more pounds of the by-product. How much of the material would the
generator need to recycle (or send off site to be recycled) by December 31st in order to avoid
speculative accumulation? - ANS 1500 Pounds
Which of the following materials would typically be considered solid waste even when they are
recycled through "reuse?"
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