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E120 federal waste code Green nickel compounds used in batteries & plating.

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E120, Nickel hydroxides.

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    Nickel hydroxides

Use E120 when nickel hydroxides is present at >= 100.0 mg/kg by mass.

Nickel compounds used in rechargeable batteries & catalysts. Federal E code for waste at 100 mg/kg or more by mass.

Is Federal E120 hazardous waste?

Yes, if the listing and federal definition apply. Federal E120 lists nickel hydroxides. The source, composition, concentration or test condition must match, and the exclusions in SOR/2021-25 still apply.

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

What waste is Federal E120 for?

Use E120 for nickel hydroxides at >= 100.0 mg/kg by mass. The material, source and any stated condition must match, and the name alone isn't enough.

Official wording
Nickel hydroxides
Threshold
100.0 mg/kg

When does nickel hydroxides take Federal E120?

CodeWhen it fits
E120nickel hydroxides at >= 100.0 mg/kg by mass.

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

Which codes sit beside Federal E120?

CodeWhat it is
E116Naphthalene
E117Naphthenic acid
E118Nickel ammonium sulphate
E119Nickel chlorides
E121Nickel sulphates
E122Nitrophenols (o-, m-, p-)
E123Nitrotoluenes, (o-, m-, p-)
E124Organotin compounds (all forms)