Is Tetrachloroethylene a hazardous waste?

Tetrachloroethylene as a HAZARDOUS WASTE. Contact your state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) or your regional office of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for specific recommendations. Prior to working with Tetrachloroethylene you should be trained on its proper handling and storage.

What is K listed waste?

The K-List of wastes are those that are considered source-specific, such as petroleum refining or pesticide manufacturing wastes. Even certain wastewaters and sludges can be found on this list.

What is a EPA waste Number?

A hazardous waste EPA ID number is issued by either the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( federal EPA ID numbers) or by DTSC (California State EPA ID numbers). The EPA ID number identifies each handler of hazardous waste on hazardous waste manifests and other paperwork.

What is P or U listed waste?

U and P listed wastes are discarded commercial chemical products, off-specification species, container residues, and spill residues thereof. In general, they are unused materials containing only one active ingredient. Cornell generates many of these wastes during lab cleanouts or disposal of outdated chemicals.

How do you dispose of tetrachloroethylene?

Dissolve or mix the material with a combustible solvent and burn in a chemical incinerator equipped with an afterburner and scrubber; Contaminated packaging: Dispose of as unused product. Sigma-Aldrich; Safety Data Sheet for Tetrachloroethylene. Product Number: 371696, Version 4.11 (Revision Date 06/28/2017).

What products contain tetrachloroethylene?

Products that may contain tetrachloroethylene include water repellents, silicone lubricants, fabric finishers, spot removers, adhesives, and wood cleaners. Common environmental levels of tetrachloroethylene (called background levels) are several thousand times lower than levels found in some workplaces.

What is an F listed waste?

The F-list, found at 40 CFR section 261.31, identifies wastes from common manufacturing and industrial processes as hazardous. Because the processes generating these wastes can occur in different sectors of industry, the F list wastes are known as wastes from non-specific sources.

What is my EPA ID number?

What is an EPA ID Number? This number, issued either by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA ID Number), or by DTSC (California ID Number), identifies each handler of hazardous waste on hazardous waste manifests and other paperwork.

What is AP list waste?

The P list includes “acutely hazardous wastes” that are considered especially harmful even in small quantities, such as cyanides. Most businesses rarely generate acutely hazardous waste. U-listed wastes are hazardous, although not acutely so; this group includes such common compounds as acetone.

What is the toxicity of tetrachloroethylene?

(1, 2) Animal studies have reported effects on the liver, kidney, and central nervous system (CNS) from acute inhalation exposure to high levels of tetrachloroethylene. (1, 2) Acute animal tests in mice have shown tetrachloroethylene to have low toxicity from inhalation and oral exposure.

What is the EPA code for reactive hazardous waste?

EPA assigned D003 as the waste code for reactive hazardous wastes. There are no test methods for reactivity. To learn more about this characteristic see: The Reactivity Characteristic Background Document. Wastes that are hazardous due to the toxicity characteristic are harmful when ingested or absorbed.

What is tetrachloroethylene 127 18 4 used for?

Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 127-18-4 Hazard Summary Tetrachloroethylene is widely used for dry-cleaning fabrics and metal degreasing operations.

What is the waste code for ignitable hazardous waste?

EPA assigned D001 as the waste code for ignitable hazardous wastes.