Land disposal unit

A land disposal unit, or LDU, is a site in which hazardous waste is remedied through natural and man-made processes. "Land disposal" of hazardous waste is defined in the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).[1] Types of LDUs for hazardous waste disposal:

* Landfill
* Surface impoundment
* Waste pile
* Land treatment unit
* Injection well
* Salt dome formation
* Salt bed formation
* Mine
* Cave.[2]

## References

1. ↑ United States. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Section 3004(k), "'Land disposal' defined." 49 U.S.C. § 6924.
2. ↑ ﻿Land Disposal Restrictions: Summary of Requirements﻿ (Report). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. August 2001. EPA 530-R-01-007. https://www.epa.gov/hw/summary-requirements-hazardous-waste-land-disposal-restrictions-program.

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