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A1040 Basel waste code Waste with metal carbonyls or hexavalent chromium.

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A1040, Metal carbonyl or chromium(VI) waste.

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    Metal carbonyl or chromium(VI) waste

Use A1040 for metal carbonyl or chromium(VI) waste as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste. Material that contains metal carbonyls or hexavalent chromium compounds, known as chrome 6.

Is Basel A1040 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. Basel A1040 is on Basel List A, so the material is presumed hazardous unless evidence shows it has no Annex III hazardous characteristic. The exact description and any stated exclusions must still match.

For federally regulated international shipments, the applicant records the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions apply.

What does Basel A1040 cover?

Covers waste whose constituents include metal carbonyls or compounds of hexavalent chromium.

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Is waste with metal carbonyls or hexavalent chromium always Basel A1040?

CodeWhen it fits
A1040It is waste whose constituents include metal carbonyls or compounds of hexavalent chromium.

Choose the entry whose description and conditions match the material. The code names the waste for classification. It doesn't replace the separate decisions on SOR/2021-25 scope, exclusions, destination-country controls or the intended operation.

Which codes sit beside Basel A1040?

CodeWhat it is
A1010Specified metal and alloy discards
A1020Specified metals in waste
A1030Arsenic, mercury or thallium content
A1050Electroplating sludge
A1060Spent metal-pickling liquid
A1070Zinc leaching residues
A1080Hazardous lead-and-cadmium zinc residue
A1090Ash from burning insulated copper wire

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