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EPA requires all waste generators to evaluate their wastes to determine if they exhibit any of the four hazardous characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity. Ignitable wastes are capable of causing or intensifying a fire. Corrosivity describes those wastes that might be capable of corroding metal containers and escaping to contaminate the environment. Reactivity wastes are those that are particularly unstable. Toxic wastes are harmful or fatal when ingested or absorbed.

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Type	Title	Date	State
Regulatory Analysis	Characteristic Waste		National
Questions & Answers	Regarding Hazardous Waste D007 for Chromium, is the 5 ppm limit for Hexavalent Chromium or for total Chromium?	10/24/2005	National
Guidance Documents	SW-846 Method 1311: Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)		National
Guidance Documents	SW-846 Test Method 1010B: Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester		National
Guidance Documents	SW-846 Test Method 1020C: Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Setaflash (Small Scale) Closed Cup Apparatus		National
Guidance Documents	SW-846 Test Method 1110A: Corrosivity Towards Steel		National
Guidance Documents	SW-856 Test Method 1030: Ignitability of Solids		National
Questions & Answers	We had a TCLP run to determine if a product met the 0.5 mg/l threshold for Benzene (D018). The detectable limit for Benzene in the SW846-8260B test is 1.1 mg/L. Is there a another test that can be ran that will detect benzene at 0.5 mg/L?	10/01/2014	National
Questions & Answers	What concentration of reactive cyanide in a liquid waste will render it hazardous by reactivity? I submitted an aliquot of the waste to a lab for reactive cyanide and pH analyses. Lab reported 32.9 mg/kg reactive cyanide and pH 8.91.	04/28/2011	National
Questions & Answers	What does "recovery of surrogates" mean in TCLP tests?	07/13/2009	National