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]
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