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C39 federal waste code Disinfectant, wood-treatment & resin chemicals.

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C39, Phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39).

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    Phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39)

Use C39 when the material contains phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39).

Federal constituent code for waste containing phenols and phenol compounds, chlorophenols included. Also matches Basel category Y39.

Is Federal C39 hazardous waste?

Not from this code alone. Federal C39 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 C39 cover?

Federal C39 covers phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39). Use it when the material contains phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39). Match the material, its source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.

Official wording
Phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39)

Is waste with phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39) Federal C39 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
C39the material contains phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39).

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 C39?

CodeWhat it is
C35Infectious substances
C36Creosotes
C37Isocyanates, thiocyanates
C38Organic cyanides (Y38)
C40Ethers (Y40)
C41Halogenated organic solvents (Y41)
C42Organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42)
C43Other organohalogen compounds