California waste code 132 Water carrying lead, zinc, chrome or another of 17 metals.

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Metal-bearing water-based liquid

The liquid contains one of the 17 metals named under code 121.

Water-based liquid with 1 of the 17 metals under code 121. Restricted metal codes take priority when their limits are met.

Is California code 132 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. The material must first be determined hazardous. California code 132 is not restricted, and a restricted code takes priority over it. A non-restricted code doesn't make a waste non-hazardous.

If the shipment needs the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, enter 132 in Item 13 for the waste line. Use one California code, plus any federal RCRA codes when the waste is federally hazardous.

Waste is RCRA waste when it meets a federal listing or characteristic and no federal exclusion applies. Non-RCRA waste is hazardous under California rules only. California presumes hazardous waste is RCRA unless the generator shows it isn't, so keep that determination.

What does California code 132 cover?

This is the general code for hazardous aqueous solution holding one or more metals named under code 121. A restricted metal code applies instead when the metal reaches its listed liquid threshold.

Rule: Appendix XII(b)
Official wording: 22 CCR division 4.5, chapter 11, Appendix XII(b)

Is metal-bearing water-based liquid California code 132?

Code	When it fits
132	A code 121 metal is present and no restricted metal threshold is met.
Restricted metal code	Representative analysis reaches the restricted liquid threshold for the metal present.
135	No listed metal or other specific water-based liquid code fits.

The 2017 DTSC manifest list adds the note 'restricted levels'. Current Appendix XII says restricted metal codes take priority through their own thresholds.

Which wastes take California code 132?

Waste	When it’s 132
Waste antifreeze	A hazardous water-based solution with metals below restricted levels.
Antimony-bearing waste	Antimony is in the water-based liquid.
Arsenic-bearing waste	Arsenic is in the water-based liquid.
Barium-bearing waste	Barium is in the water-based liquid.
Beryllium-bearing waste	Beryllium is in the water-based liquid.
Cadmium-bearing waste	Cadmium is in the water-based liquid.
Chromium-bearing waste	Chromium is in the water-based liquid.
Cobalt-bearing waste	Cobalt is in the water-based liquid.

Which codes sit beside California code 132?

Code	What it is
121	Alkaline liquid with listed metals
122	Alkaline liquid without listed metals
123	Other alkaline liquid
131	Reactive-anion water-based liquid
133	High-organic water-based liquid
134	Low-organic water-based liquid
141	Unused inorganic material
151	Friable or powdered asbestos