Hazardous Waste: EPA's Generation and Management Data Need Further Improvement

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state environmental agencies share responsibilities for the national program of hazardous waste management. To perform their missions, these agencies need information about the production of hazardous waste, including minimization efforts, and the available means for safely treating, storing, recycling, and disposing of the material. However, in the past, national-level information about hazardous waste has suffered from serious deficiencies. In response to this situation, Representative Synar, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources of the House Government Operations Committee, asked GAO to evaluate EPA's efforts to acquire information about hazardous waste and to look for ways to develop better information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA280818

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Congress
  • Data Analysis
  • Environmental Protection
  • Groundwater
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Medical Personnel
  • Natural Resources
  • Quality Control
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Social Sciences
  • Waste Management

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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