Land disposal unit
A land disposal unit, or LDU, is a site in which hazardous waste is remedied through natural and man-made processes. "Land disposal" of hazardous waste is defined in the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).[1] Types of LDUs for hazardous waste disposal:
- Landfill
- Surface impoundment
- Waste pile
- Land treatment unit
- Injection well
- Salt dome formation
- Salt bed formation
- Mine
- Cave.[2]
References
- United States. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Section 3004(k), "'Land disposal' defined." 49 U.S.C. ยง 6924.
- Land Disposal Restrictions: Summary of Requirements (Report). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. August 2001. EPA 530-R-01-007.
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