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hazardous waste  

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  • Hazardous waste, or discarded material harmful to human or environmental health when improperly managed, was not regulated in the United States until the 1970s. During that decade, Congress passed a number of statutes to oversee the generation, transportation, and disposal of hazardous material. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Hazardous Waste]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FN31KHML-8

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