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C27 federal waste code Volatile metal compounds with carbon monoxide attached.

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C27, Metal carbonyls (Y19).

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    Metal carbonyls (Y19)

Use C27 when the material contains metal carbonyls (Y19).

Federal constituent code for waste with metal carbonyls, volatile metal compounds of carbon monoxide. Also Basel category Y19.

Is Federal C27 hazardous waste?

Not from this code alone. Federal C27 is one classification component for hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material. It records a constituent or characteristic. The full evidence and the definitions and exclusions in SOR/2021-25 decide the federal status.

On a federally regulated international shipment, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions apply.

What does Federal C27 cover?

Federal C27 covers metal carbonyls (Y19). Use it when the material contains metal carbonyls (Y19). Match the material, its source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.

Official wording
Metal carbonyls (Y19)

Is waste with metal carbonyls (Y19) Federal C27 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
C27the material contains metal carbonyls (Y19).

Pick the code from the material's real origin, use, composition and test results. A shared chemical or process word doesn't make 2 codes interchangeable. The full listed condition and any federal exclusion still apply.

Which codes sit beside Federal C27?

CodeWhat it is
C23Acidic solutions or acids in solid form (Y34)
C24Basic solutions or bases in solid form (Y35)
C25Asbestos (dust and fibres) (Y36)
C26Organic phosphorus compounds (Y37)
C28Peroxides
C29Chlorates
C30Perchlorates
C31Azides