Toxic Town families call for more water testing

Families affected by the toxic waste scandal said they wanted further testing on Corby's waterways ...

No major toxic impact on waterways, says watchdog

The Environment Agency says "initial data" does not indicate a major impact on fresh water.
Winston-Salem Journal

Toxic Legacy: Winston-Salem now testing for toxic waste in neighborhood near closed schools

The urgency with which school officials moved students out of Hanes and Lowrance middle schools got Ellen McCloud thinking. She started wondering whether toxic waste may also lurk in the soil, in the ...
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Toxic Town parents to test water to 'keep fighting'

Families involved in the toxic waste scandal have been testing waterways in a town to detect if they were contaminated. Children in Corby, Northamptonshire, have been born with birth defects, believed ...
Los Angeles Times

Revelations of possible radioactive dumping around the Bay Area trigger new testing at parks

Richmond, Calif. — Beyond a chain-link fence topped with spiraled barbed wire, swaying coastal grasses conceal a cache of buried radioactive waste and toxic pesticides from a bygone chemical plant.
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'Toxic Town' lawyer calls for public inquiry saying council 'cannot outrun responsibility' for waterway pollutants in Corby

‘Toxic Town’ solicitor Des Collins, lawyer to campaigners concerned about the health impact of dumped Corby steelworks’ waste ...
Drexel University

Hazardous Waste Management

Hazardous waste includes substances that are solids, liquids and gases. The EPA definition of hazardous waste includes substances that possess a hazardous characteristic (e.g. toxic, ignitable, ...
Law

Hazardous Waste Compliance Under RCRA—Key Provisions and Practical Implications for Generators

The statute establishes a comprehensive system for managing solid and hazardous wastes from generation through final disposal. RCRA was enacted in 1976 in response to growing concerns about the ...