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Subject: Re: Evaporating HW
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:13:42 -0400
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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:15:16 -0700
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From: Paul Sonnenfeld <p_sonnenfeld**At_Symbol_Here**HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Evaporating HW
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Time out folks! Please read the land-disposal restrictions (40 CFR
268) very carefully. While it is clearly prohibited to dilute a lis
ted waste (F, K, U, P) it may be acceptable to dilute a characteristi
c waste (D-code) so that it no longer meets the characteristic.
I wo
uld recommend contacting the POTW that receives the waste from lab sinks an
d specifically (not hypothetically) ask if the POTW, as a permit-by-rule
facility can receive de minimis quantities of the flammable solvent.
; I know of a federal research lab in Georgia that has written permission
from the POTW to discharge up to 2 liters per day of F003 waste.
Pa
ul Sonnenfeld, CPEA
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:52:11 -
0400
From: ecgrants**At_Symbol_Here**UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Evaporating HW
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Date: March 18, 2010 3:0
1:05 PM EDT
Intentional evaporation of a flammable solvent waste is not permitted u
nder RCRA Subtitle D.
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No. Waste is hazardous once generated. You are able to treat in the waste
container while it's being generated, but dilution is a form of treatmen
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Date: March 18, 2010 3:13:39 PM EDT
This circumvents EPA's RCRA Rule of properly
managing hazardous waste and also may violate CAA Section 112 as I believe
acetone is a HAP.
Also, "small amounts" (how much) can trigger other compliance r
equirements if your facility is classified as CESQG, SQG or LQG.
Finally disposin
g them in a compliant manner may be a bit expensive (proper storage, sign
age, shipping, manifesting to TSDF etc.) but in the long run could avoi
d hefty fines.
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Date: March 18, 2010 3:14:58 PM EDT
Subject: Re:
Evaporating HW
Alan,
The short answer is no.
;You cannot intentionally evaporate away hazardous waste. Here's
the problem with that idea: 1. Failure to count number of pounds of
HW per month, 2. Open Hazardous Waste Container inside the fume
hood, 3. Illegal disposal of F003 Hazardous Waste.
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same goes for allowing HW from the ICP/AA/HPLC/etc. to discharge directly
into an open waste bottle beneath the instrument and allowing the waste to
continuously evaporate away. There are other ways to man
age that waste - but that would be a longer answer.
Eric
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