Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 661 - Hazardous Waste Identification And Listing
Subchapter C - Characteristics of Hazardous Waste
Section NR 661.0023 - Characteristic of reactivity
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 661.0023
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) A solid waste exhibits the characteristic of reactivity if a representative sample of the waste has any of the following properties:
(a) It is normally unstable and readily
undergoes violent change without detonating.
(b) It reacts violently with water.
(c) It forms potentially explosive mixtures
with water.
(d) When mixed with
water, it generates toxic gases, vapors or fumes in a quantity sufficient to
present a danger to human health or the environment.
(e) It is a cyanide or sulfide bearing waste
which, when exposed to pH conditions between 2 and 12.5, can generate toxic
gases, vapors or fumes in a quantity sufficient to present a danger to human
health or the environment.
(f) It
is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to a strong
initiating source or if heated under confinement.
(g) It is readily capable of detonation or
explosive decomposition or reaction at standard temperature and
pressure.
(h) It is a forbidden
explosive as defined in
49 CFR
173.54, or is a Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3
explosive as defined in
49 CFR 173.50
and
173.53,
incorporated by reference in s.
Trans
326.01.
(2) A solid waste that exhibits the characteristic of reactivity has the EPA hazardous waste number of D003.
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