Module 1: Regulations - International Association of Fire Fighters
Module 1: Regulations - International Association of Fire Fighters
Module 1: Regulations - International Association of Fire Fighters
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IAFF Training for Hazardous Materials: Technician© Student Text<br />
Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Reactive Waste (D003)<br />
40 CFR 261.23 defines a reactive hazardous waste stream<br />
as follows:<br />
• Normally unstable and readily undergoes violent<br />
changes without detonating<br />
• Can react violently with other waste(s)<br />
• Forms potentially explosive mixtures with water<br />
• Generate toxic gases, vapors, or fumes when mixed<br />
with water that are a danger to human health or the<br />
environment<br />
• Cyanide or sulfide-bearing wastes which can generate<br />
toxic gases, vapors, or fumes when exposed to pH<br />
conditions between 2 and 12.5<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> reactive hazardous wastes (D003) include:<br />
potassium cyanide; lithium aluminum hydride; and<br />
trimethylchlorosilane.<br />
Characteristic <strong>of</strong> Toxic Waste (D004-D043)<br />
EPA waste codes D004 through D043 have been designated<br />
to specific organic and inorganic chemicals that are toxic.<br />
The definition can be found in 40 CFR 261.24. The existence<br />
<strong>of</strong> pesticides, metals, and miscellaneous organic<br />
chemicals exceeding specified concentrations provide<br />
evidence <strong>of</strong> the characteristic toxicity. Toxicity is evaluated<br />
using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure<br />
(TCLP). A solid waste that exhibits the characteristic <strong>of</strong><br />
toxicity has the EPA hazardous waste number specified in<br />
Table I which corresponds to the toxic contaminant causing<br />
it to be hazardous.<br />
1-74 <strong>Module</strong> 1: <strong>Regulations</strong>
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