Description:
Clicking the SARA RCRA CERCLA icon will
transport you to a window containing detailed information about a body of legislation
involving spills, cleanup, disposal and reporting of hazardous chemicals which articulates
with the 29CFR 1910 code (Right To Know law). The anagram soup for this legislation is
SARA RCRA CERCLA, which is commonly grouped under the name "Superfund".
SARA - is the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act. It is a revision and extension of CERCLA. SARA is intended to
encourage and support local and state emergency planning efforts. It provides citizens and
local governments with information about potential chemical hazards in their communities.
Facilities storing hazardous chemicals must prepare and submit inventory forms and MSDSs
to local officials.
RCRA - refers to the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act. Its major emphasis is the control of hazardous waste
disposal. It controls all solid waste disposal and encourages recycling and alternative
energy sources.
CERCLA - is the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. It provides for the identification
and cleanup of hazardous materials that have been released over the land and into the air,
waterways, and ground water. It covers areas affected by newly released materials and
older leaking or abandoned dump sites.
