Used Oil and Its Regulation in the United States

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the first significant steps toward the federal regulation of waste and used oil by: (1) promulgating the final rule for the Burning of Waste Fuel and Used Oil Fuel in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces; (2) proposing a rule to establish standards for used oil which is recycled; and (3) proposing a rule to amend the regulations for hazardous waste management under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (hereafter referred to as RCRA) by listing used oil as a hazardous waste. These efforts by EPA are particularly interesting because of both the nature of the prodding from Congress it took to obtain EPA action and the unprecedented volume, degree, and breadth of public opposition these actions generated once taken. Thesis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1988
Accession Number
ADA208449

Entities

People

  • George H. Ledbetter

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fuel Oils
  • Health Services
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pain
  • Petroleum

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies