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HazMattersPhiladelphia Chapter - ACHMM NewsletterVolume 2 Issue 6 September 2002 Officers:Vice President Joann CortesePresident Dave MatthewsSecretary Tanya WarsheskiTreasurer Bob MayImmediate Past President Donna SwitzerPage 1 EPA Reportable Quantities (RQ) and Misnomers1 When profiling and shipping hazardous waste versus a raw chemical product, I ve run into thedebate over the application of the RQ designation. The RQ, Reportable quantity, designation is aterm both EPA and DOT use to describe a material that is or contains a hazardous , when to use it on shipping documents versus packages is where confusion article will outline the basic application of an RQ designation on packages and and DOT have the same definition for a hazardous substance.

HazMatters Philadelphia Chapter - ACHMM Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 6 September 2002 Officers: Vice President – Joann Cortese President – Dave Matthews Secretary – …

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