From: "Reinhardt, Peter" <peter.reinhardt**At_Symbol_Here**YALE.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Reportable Quantities?
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 20:23:01 +0000
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I’m going to guess that the “reportable quantity” you are referring to is for releases.. See http://www.campuserc.org/compliance-guides/epa-environmental-protection-agency/comprehensive-environmental-response-compensation-and-liability-act-(cercla)/spills for more information.

 

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Pete Reinhardt, Yale EHS

 

From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Murphy, Dr. Ruth Ann
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 3:57 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Reportable Quantities?

 

 

Good Afternoon,

 

Do "Reportable Quantities," RQ's, refer to storage or release?

 

In other words the RQ for chloroform is listed as 10 pounds and the RQ for silver nitrate as one pound.  Is there any requirement that storage of this amount of these chemicals in Texas be reported, and if so, to whom?  I can understand reporting release of these chemicals in the stated amounts, but reporting mere storage would require a lot of paperwork.

 

Thank you.

 

Ruth Ann

 

 

Ruth Ann Murphy, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry

Chairperson, Department of Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology

Co-Chairperson, Health Professions Advisory Committee

Amy LeVesconte Professorship of Chemistry

JAMP Faculty Director

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

900 College Street

Belton, TX  76513-2599

Phone 254.295.4542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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