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How did the EPA get involved?• Creation of EPA 1970œ Prior to loose standards ondisposal regulationsœ Lack of environmental protectionCuyahoga River, OHFire History1949, 1951, 1952x3,1961, 1969• EPA's mission is to protect humanhealth and to safeguard the naturalenvironment— air, water, and land—upon which life depends
What Drug <strong>Waste</strong> is Regulated?• Solid <strong>Waste</strong> Disposal Act of 1965œ “encourage environmentally sound methods for disposalof household, municipal, commercial, and industrialrefuse”œ 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)• Clean Air Act 1991œ Regulated-out hospital based incineratorsHooker Chemical company-dumped 20,000 tons-contaminated water and soil$400mil to clean-upWhat was the real cost?
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