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E153 federal waste code Deadly poison salts used in rodent bait, at 100 mg/kg or more.

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E153, Strychnine salts, alone or mixed.

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    Strychnine salts, alone or mixed

Use E153 when strychnine salts, alone or mixed is present at >= 100.0 mg/kg by mass.

Waste holding strychnine salts, alone or mixed at 100 mg/kg or more by mass. They are highly toxic alkaloid salts.

Is Federal E153 hazardous waste?

Yes, if the listing and federal definition apply. Federal E153 is the federal listing for strychnine salts, alone or mixed. The source, composition, concentration or test condition must match, and the exclusions in SOR/2021-25 still apply.

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 still apply.

What does Federal E153 cover?

E153 covers strychnine salts, alone or mixed. Use it when strychnine salts, alone or mixed is present at 100.0 mg/kg or more by mass. Match the material, its source and any stated condition, because the name alone doesn't make it a listed waste.

Official wording
Strychnine salts or Strychnine salt mixtures
Threshold
100.0 mg/kg

Is strychnine salts, alone or mixed always Federal E153?

CodeWhen it fits
E153The waste holds strychnine salts, alone or mixed at 100.0 mg/kg or more by mass.

Decide from where the material came from, how it was used, what it contains and the test results. A shared chemical or process word doesn't make the codes interchangeable. The full listed condition and any federal exclusion still decide.

Which codes sit beside Federal E153?

CodeWhat it is
E149Sodium methylate
E150Sodium phosphate, dibasic
E151Sodium phosphate, tribasic
E152Strychnine or Strychnine mixtures
E154Styrene
E155Sulphur monochloride
E156Tetrachloroethanes
E157Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate