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Hazardous waste

Hazardous waste, or the combination of wastes, that may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating illness or that poses a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed. Hazardous wastes include radioactive substances, toxic chemicals, biological wastes, flammable wastes, and explosives.

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