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Hazardous Waste Management System: Land Disposal Restrictions - Federal Register Notice, June 26, 1992

EPA is taking regulatory action to approve an extension of the  Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) effective date applicable to owners and operators of secondary lead smelters who are engaged in the reclamation of lead-bearing hazardous materials. This extension applies only to lead-bearing hazardous wastes placed in a staging area immediately prior to being introduced into a lead smelter.

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