Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R315 - Waste Management and Radiation Control, Waste Management
Rule R315-261 - General Requirements - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
Section R315-261-22 - Characteristics of Hazardous Waste - Characteristic of Corrosivity
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 315-261-22
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 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, see Section
R315-260-11 which
incorporates
40 CFR
260.11 by reference.
(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 deg. C (130 deg. F) as determined by Method 1110A in "Test
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication
SW-846, see Section
R315-260-11 which
incorporates
40 CFR
260.11 by reference.
(b) A solid waste that exhibits the characteristic of corrosivity has the EPA Hazardous Waste Number of D002.
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