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K147 federal waste code Tar sludge left in storage tanks at coal tar refineries.

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K147, Coal-tar refining storage-tank residue.

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    Coal-tar refining storage-tank residue

Use K147 only when the waste stream and named Schedule 12 industry process both match.

Federal K code for tar storage tank residues from coal tar refining. These are the sludges left in tanks at refineries.

Is Federal K147 hazardous waste?

Yes, if the listing and federal definition apply. Federal K147 is the listing for coal-tar refining storage-tank residue. The source, composition, concentration or test condition on record must match, and the exclusions in SOR/2021-25 still apply.

On a federally regulated international shipment, 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 Federal K147 cover?

Residue from tar storage tanks at coal tar refining. Both the waste form and the step that made it must match, so a similar material from another operation isn't K147.

Official wording
Tar storage tank residues from coal tar refining.

Is coal-tar refining storage-tank residue always Federal K147?

CodeWhen it fits
K147The waste is coal-tar refining storage-tank residue from the named Schedule 12 process.

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

Which codes sit beside Federal K147?

CodeWhat it is
K060Coking-operation ammonia-distillation lime sludge
K087Coking-operation settling-tank tar sludge
K141Coal-coke tar-recovery process residue
K142Coal-coke tar storage-tank residue
K143Coal-coke light-oil recovery process residue
K144Coal-coke light-oil refining sump residue
K145Coal-coke naphthalene-recovery residue
K148Coal-tar distillation residue