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Hazardous Waste

Guidance on Site Characterization at Corrective Action Sites

EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility Investigation guidance, which is presented in four volumes below, provides guidance to regulatory agency personnel on overseeing owners or operators of hazardous waste management facilities in the conduct of the compliance monitoring phase of the RCRA Corrective Action Program, the RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI).

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