Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Purpose. This section sets forth the
testing methods to be used to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
Quality control procedures specified by the testing method or an approved
equivalent method must be followed for the analytical result to be considered
valid for designation. All methods and publications listed in this section are
incorporated by reference.
(2)
Representative samples.
(a) The methods and
equipment used for obtaining representative samples of a waste will vary with
the type and form of the waste. The department will consider samples collected
using the sampling methods below or the most recent version of such methods for
wastes with properties similar to the indicated materials, to be representative
samples of the wastes:
(i) Crushed or powdered
material - ASTM Standard D346-04e1;
(ii) Extremely viscous liquid - ASTM Standard
D140-01 (2007);
(iii) Fly ash-like
material - ASTM Standard D2234/ D2234M-03e1;
(iv) Soil-like material - ASTM Standard
D1452-80 (2000);
(v) Soil or
rock-like material - ASTM Standard D420-98 (2003);
(vi) Containerized liquid wastes - "COLIWASA"
described in SW-846, as incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-110(3)(a), or
the equivalent representative sampling method described in ASTM D5743-97
(2003). Per this method, the selection of an appropriate device must be best
suited for the characteristics of the waste being sampled; and
(vii) Liquid waste in pits, ponds, lagoons,
and similar reservoirs - "Pond Sampler" described in SW-846, as incorporated by
reference at WAC 173-303-110(3)(a).
(b) Copies of these representative sampling
methods are available from the department except for the ASTM standards which
can be obtained by writing to:
ASTM
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
(3) Test procedures. Copies of the test
procedures listed in this subsection can be obtained by writing to the
appropriate address below:
For copies of Department of Ecology test methods:
Attn: Test Procedures
Hazardous Waste Section
Department of Ecology
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, Washington 98504-7600
For copies of SW-846, including updates, and 40 C.F.R. Part
261:
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402 202-512-1800
For copies of ASTM methods:
ASTM
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
For copies of APTI methods:
APTI
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
The document titles and included test procedures are as
follows:
(a)
Test Methods for
Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, EPA Publication,
SW-846 (Third Edition (November 1986) as amended by Updates I (dated
July 1992), II (dated September 1994), IIA (dated August 1993), IIB (dated
January 1995), III (dated December 1996), IIIA (dated April 1998), IIIB (dated
July 2005), Update IVA and IVB (dated February 2007)), and Update V (dated
August 2015) which is incorporated by reference. The Third Edition of SW-846,
as amended by Final Updates I, II, IIA, IIB, III, IIIA, IIIB, IVA, IVB, V, and
VI, is available in portable document format (PDF) on EPA's Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery web page at
http:// www.epa.gov/hw-sw846;
(b)
Biological Testing Methods for
the Designation of Dangerous Waste, Department of Ecology Publication
#80-12, the latest revision, describing procedures for
the static acute fish toxicity test.
(c)
Chemical Test Methods for
Designating Dangerous Waste, Department of Ecology Publication
#97-407, the latest revision, describing methods for testing:
(i) Ignitability;
(ii) Corrosivity;
(iii) Reactivity;
(iv) Toxicity characteristic leaching
procedure;
(v) Halogenated organic
compounds; and
(vi) Polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons.
(d) (Reserved);
(e)
(i) The
determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Transformer Fluids and Waste
Oils, EPA-600/4-81-045; and
(ii)
Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Mineral Insulating Oils by Gas
Chromatography, ASTM Standard D4059-00 (2005)e1.
(f) Appropriate analytical procedures to
determine whether a sample contains a given toxic constituent are specified in
Chapter Two, "Choosing the Correct Procedure" found in Test Methods for
Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, EPA Publication
SW-846;
(g) The following
publications for air emission standards (in addition to (a) of this
subsection):
(i) ASTM Standard Method for
Analysis of Reformed Gas by Gas Chromatography, ASTM Standard D1946-90
(2006).
(ii) ASTM Standard Test
Method for Heat of Combustion of Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter
(High-Precision Method), ASTM Standard D4809-06.
(iii) ASTM Standard Practices for General
Techniques of Ultraviolet-Visible Quantitative Analysis, ASTM Standard
E169-04.
(iv) ASTM Standard
Practices for General Techniques of Infrared Quantitative Analysis, ASTM
Standard E168-06.
(v) ASTM Standard
Practice for Packed Column Gas Chromatography, ASTM Standard E260-96
(2006).
(vi) ASTM Standard Test
Method for Aromatics in Light Naphthas and Aviation Gasolines by Gas
Chromatography, ASTM Standard D5580-02.
(vii) ASTM Standard Test Method for Vapor
Pressure-Temperature Relationship and Initial Decomposition Temperature of
Liquids by Isoteniscope, ASTM Standard D2879-97 (2002)e1.
(viii) "APTI Course 415: Control of Gaseous
Emissions," EPA Publication EPA-450/2-81-005, December 1981.
(ix) API Manual of Petroleum Measurement
Standards (MPMS) chapter 19.2 (API MPMS 19.2), Evaporative Loss from External
Floating-Roof Tanks (formerly API Publications 2517 and 2519), Third Edition,
American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C., October 2012.
(h) The following publications:
(i) "NFPA 30 Flammable and Combustible
Liquids Code" (2015), available from the National Fire Protection Association,
NFPA Headquarters, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471.
(ii) U.S. EPA, "Screening Procedures for
Estimating the Air Quality Impact of Stationary Sources, Revised," October
1992, EPA Publication No. EPA-450/R-92-019, Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, NC.
(iii)
"ASTM Standard Test Methods for Preparing Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) Samples for
Analyses of Metals," ASTM Standard E926-94, Test Method C-Bomb, Acid Digestion
Method, available from American Society for Testing Materials, 1916 Race
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
(iv) Method 1664, Revision A, n-Hexane
Extractable Material (HEM; Oil and Grease) and Silica Gel Treated n-Hexane
Extractable Material (SGT-HEM; Nonpolar Material) by Extraction and Gravimetry.
Available from NTIS,PB99-121949, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal
Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
(v)
ASTM Standard Test Methods for Flash Point of Liquids by Setaflash Closed
Tester, ASTM Standard D3278-96 (2004)e1, available from American Society for
Testing and Materials.
(vi) ASTM
Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester, ASTM
Standard D93-06.
(vii) API Manual
of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS) chapter 19.2 (API MPMS 19.2),
Evaporative Loss from External Floating-Roof Tanks (formerly API Publications
2517 and 2519), Third Edition, American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C.,
October 2012.
(4) Substantial changes to the testing
methods described above will be made only after the department has provided
adequate opportunity for public review and comment on the proposed changes. The
department may, at its discretion, schedule a public hearing on the proposed
changes.
(5) Equivalent testing
methods. Any person may request department approval for the use of an
equivalent testing method by submitting a petition, prepared in accordance with
WAC
173-303-910(2),
to the department.
(6) Reporting
analytical results. Ecology requires that all test methods report their
analytical results for solid and soil samples on a dry weight basis. Reporting
on a dry weight basis compensates for variability in water content and provides
a consistent procedure for all analytical results provided to ecology for
designation purposes.
(7)
"Ground-Water Monitoring List" Appendix IX to 40 C.F.R. Part 264 is replaced
with the version in Appendix 5 of Chemical Test Methods for Designating
Dangerous Waste, Department of Ecology Publication #97-407, revised
December 2014. The Appendix "Ground-Water Monitoring List" in Chemical
Testing Methods includes the columns "Suggested methods" and
"PQL."
Statutory Authority:
Chapters
70.105 and
70.105D RCW. 09-14-105 (Order
07-12), § 173-303-110, filed 6/30/09, effective 7/31/09. Statutory
Authority:
Chapters
70.105,
70.105D, and
15.54 RCW and
RCW
70.105.007. 04-24-065 (Order 03-10), §
173-303-110, filed 11/30/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority:
Chapters
70.105 and
70.105D RCW. 03-07-049 (Order
02-03), § 173-303-110, filed 3/13/03, effective 4/13/03. Statutory
Authority:
Chapters
70.105,
70.105D,
15.54 RCW and
RCW
70.105.007. 00-11-040 (Order 99-01), §
173-303-110, filed 5/10/00, effective 6/10/00. Statutory Authority:
Chapters
70.105 and
70.105D RCW. 98-03-018 (Order
97-03), § 173-303-110, filed 1/12/98, effective 2/12/98; 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), § 173-303-110, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), § 173-303-110, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority:
Chapters
70.105 and
70.105D RCW, 40 C.F.R. Part 271.3
and RCRA § 3006 ( 42 U.S.C. 3251 ). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), §
173-303-110, filed 3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority:
Chapter
70.105 RCW. 89-02-059
(Order 88-24), § 173-303-110, filed 1/4/89; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10),
§ 173-303-110, filed 6/3/86; 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22), §
173-303-110, filed 6/27/84. Statutory Authority:
Chapter
70.105 RCW and
RCW
70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), §
173-303-110, filed 2/10/82.