Hazardous Waste: A North Carolina Incinerator's Noncompliance With EPA and OSHA Requirements
RCED-92-78
Published: Jun 30, 1992. Publicly Released: Jun 30, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed a hazardous waste treatment, storage, and incineration facility in North Carolina, focusing on: (1) the operator's compliance with federal environmental and worker safety laws; (2) federal and state efforts to ensure compliance with federal environmental and worker safety laws; (3) hazardous waste site disposal policies and procedures from the Environmental Protection Agency; and (4) the Navy's policies and procedures for disposing of hazardous waste at the facility.
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Air pollution controlEnvironmental monitoringEnvironmental policiesstate relationsHazardous substancesNoncomplianceOccupational safetyPollution controlWaste disposalWorking conditions