MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES
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public
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environmental
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substantial
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hazardous waste is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment. Hazardous waste is a type of dangerous goods. They usually have one or more of the following hazardous traits:ignitability, reactivity, corrosivity, toxicity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Types of waste that are commonly hazardous include cleaning solvents, spent acids and bases, metal finishing wastes, painting wastes, sludges from air and water pollution control units, and many other discarded materials.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are three main categories of hazardous waste: characteristic wastes, mixed wastes, and listed wastes. Listed wastes are noted on the F, K, P, and U-lists.
Detailed explanation-4: -The hazardous waste categories include acutely hazardous waste, extremely hazardous waste, non-RCRA hazardous waste, RCRA hazardous waste, special waste and universal waste.