While conducting research in your laboratory, you discover a miraculous new drug

Question

While conducting research in your laboratory, you discover a miraculous new drug that cures cancer, eliminates halitosis, reduces excess body fat, promotes healthy and intelligent brain function in pre-teenagers, and prevents unsightly skin blemishes like acne. Unfortunately, your manufacturing process is both dangerous and complicated. Furthermore, it creates a waste by-product that is a hazardous material and the wastewater from your manufacturing process is highly toxic to aquatic animals and zebras. Which of the following laws/regulations will most likely apply to you? (Select all that apply)

1. CEPCIS

2. RCRA

3.TSCA

4. CERCLA / SARA

5. FIFRA

6.CWA

7.The "Lab Standard"

8. BAENAL

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

The applicable laws are as follows:

1. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA) : Public law that creates the framework for the proper management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste.

2. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CERCLA -- Provides a Federal "Superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment.

3. The Clean Water Act (CWA)--States that it unlawful for any person to discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters, unless a permit was obtained under its provisions.

4. The "Lab Standard"--  It is designed to ensure that laboratory personnel are properly informed about hazardous chemicals in their workplace and are protected from chemical exposures above allowable levels.

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