RA 6969 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Exposure Pathways
Hazardous substances - Direct exposure to air, soil, water and biota - People
Global production of chemicals in the 1930’s
1 million tons
Global production of chemicals in the present.
400 million tons
Know substances
20 million
True or False. About 20,000,000 million are registered and 10,000 are marketed in quantities or volumes > 10 tons
False. 100,000 are registered
The first IRR of RA 6969
DAO No. 1992-29
Revising DAO No. 1992-29 to further strengthen the IRR of RA 6969 and prescribing the use of a procedural manual
DAO No. 2004-36
Revised procedure and standards of the Management and Hazardous waste.
DAO No. 2013-22
To regulate, restrict or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use, and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and injury to health or the environment.
Section 2. Declaration of Policy
To prohibit the entry, even in transit of hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal in the Philippine territorial limits for whatever purpose and to provide advancements and facilities for research and studies on toxic chemicals
Section 2. Declaration of Policy
Database of all existing chemicals of the Philippines
Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS)
There are ____________ chemical and substances on the list.
46, 967
True or False. Process is not applicable to new chemicals not listed in the PICCS
False. Process is applicable.
___________ certificates are secured at the EMB Central Office (>1,000 kg)
Pre-Manufacture/Pre-Importation Notification (PMPIN)
_______ are secured from EMB Regional Office (<1,000 kg)
Small Quantity Importation (SQI)
List of chemicals that are determined to pose SIGNIFICANT risk to human and the environment.
Priority Chemical List (PCL)
______ are currently enlisted including formalin, mercaptan, and etc.
48
Prohibit, limit, or regulate the use, manufacture, import, export, transport, processing, storage, possession, and sale of chemicals and chemical substances.
Chemical Control Order (CCO)
_________ can regulate its use, phase out, ban due to serious risk or adverse effects.
DENR
When do we say a waste is hazardous?
has at least one of the following characteristics:
-Ignitability
-Corrosivity
-Toxicity
-Reactivity
List of toxic substances under CCO issued as DAO of RA 6969
Mercury and Mercury Compounds
Cyanide and Cyanide Compounds
Asbestos
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Lead and Lead Compound
True or False. Household waste such as garbage is considered hazardous.
False. Garbage belongs to exempted waste under RA 9003
Common hazardous waste
Busted fluorescent lamp
Waste electrical and electronic equipment
Containers previously containing toxic substances
Pathological and infectious wastes
Used oil (industrial/commercial)
Used lead-acid batteries
Common hazardous waste
Busted fluorescent lamp
Waste electrical and electronic equipment
Containers previously containing toxic substances
Pathological and infectious wastes
Used oil (industrial/commercial)
Used lead-acid batteries
