New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 9 - SOLID WASTE
Part 8 - SPECIAL WASTE REQUIREMENTS
Section 20.9.8.11 - REQUIRED ANALYSIS

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.9.8.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. The generator of a special waste shall document the physical and chemical characteristics of all special wastes for storage, transportation or disposal, by means of:

(1) records of the results of analyses performed in accordance with this section as applicable; or

(2) detailed descriptions of the generator's knowledge of specific wastes, including process, source and chemical and physical properties;

(3) or both.

B. All laboratory analyses shall be performed by a laboratory that follows U.S. EPA quality assurance and quality control procedures in accordance with U.S. EPA approved analytical methods or such other methods acceptable to the department.

C. Representative sample(s) shall be analyzed in conformance with the following parameters as appropriate:

(1) ignitability characteristic as defined in 40 CFR Part 261;

(2) corrosivity characteristic as defined in 40 CFR Part 261;

(3) reactivity characteristic as defined in 40 CFR Part 261;

(4) toxicity characteristic as defined by U.S. EPA test method 1311: toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP);

(5) paint filter liquids test as defined by U.S. EPA Test Method 9095;

(6) additional parameters as identified by the department;

(7) RCRA Subtitle C listed wastes as defined in 40 CFR Part 261; and

(8) Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), or other applicable statutes.

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