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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Training Module about Containment Buildings

This training module:

  • Summarizes the design and operating standards applicable to containment buildings
  • Discusses the relationship between land disposal restrictions and containment buildings
  • Describes the relationship between generator accumulation standards and containment buildings. 

Access other training modules that provide overviews of other specific RCRA regulatory topics here.

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