U.S. Navy Ship Salvage Manual Volume 6 - Oil Spill Response

S0300-A6-MAN-060Figure 7-2. Decision Tree for Treatment of Recovered Oil and Oily Debris.Four characteristics—toxicity, ignitability, reactivity and corrosivity—determine if a material ishazardous waste. The criteria for toxicity (test for metals) and ignitability (test for flashpoint) aremore applicable to oil than the tests for reactivity and corrosivity. The Toxicity CharacteristicLeaching Procedure (TCLP) determines toxicity.If an oil tests positive in any characteristic it is treated as a hazardous waste and RCRA standardsapply. If the oil tests negative, the oil is not considered a hazardous waste by RCRA standards butmay be treated as such by state standards.Without on-scene testing, persons should apply any information or knowledge available to identifyoil. A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), shipping papers, bills of lading, etc., may provideinformation to identify a particular oil.In addition to federal standards, most individual states have laws, rules and regulations that aremore stringent than federal standards. For example, a state may classify certain waste oil as a hazardousmaterial, while federal regulations provide for a less stringent standard.7-7.2 Transportation. Oil and oily debris must be packaged properly, documented and labeledwhen transported. In the interest of protecting public health and the environment, the FOSC maydirect waste material be transported to a designated site for temporary storage before its final disposal.A vacuum truck, tank truck or other appropriate vehicle displaying the appropriate placardsmust transport the material.7-11