Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1007 - Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
6 CCR 1007-3 - HAZARDOUS WASTE
Part 261 - HAZARDOUS WASTE - IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Subpart C - Characteristics of Hazardous Waste
Section 6 CCR 1007-3-261.22 - Characteristic of corrosivity
Universal Citation: 1000 CO Code Regs 6 CCR 1007-3-261.22
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
(a) A solid waste exhibits the characteristic of corrosivity if a representative sample of the waste has either of the following properties:
(1) It is aqueous and has a pH less than or
equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12.5, as determined by a pH meter using
Method 9040C in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical
Methods, "EPA Publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference in § 260.11
of these regulations.
(2) It is a
liquid and corrodes steel (SAE 1020) at a rate greater than 6.35 mm (0.250
inch) per year at a test temperature of 55°C (130°F) as determined by
Method 1110A in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical
Methods, "EPA Publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference in § 260.11
of these regulations.
(b) A solid waste that exhibits the characteristic of corrosivity has the EPA Hazardous Waste Number of D002.
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