F010 RCRA waste code Residue from quenching hot metal in cyanide oil baths.

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Based on 40 CFR 261.31 and EPA hazardous-waste rules
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F-listed waste
Residue from cyanide oil-quench baths used in metal heat treating

F-list process waste.

Reactive & toxic F-listed waste. Quench bath residue from oil baths used in metal heat treating with cyanide salts.

Is F010 hazardous waste?

Yes. F010 is nonacute F-listed hazardous waste when the source process and waste stream match the listing. The federal table gives it hazard code (R, T), meaning reactivity and toxicity.

F010 depends on how and where the waste arose, not on a concentration test alone. A test may add a characteristic code, but it doesn't remove this listing when its conditions are met.

On a required hazardous waste manifest, put F010 in Item 13. See VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules.

What does F010 cover?

F010 covers quenching bath residues from oil baths from metal heat treating operations from a process that uses cyanide. The waste form and its exact source process must both match, because chemical content alone isn't enough.

Hazard code: (R, T), reactivity and toxicity
Rule: 40 CFR 261.31

Is cyanide oil-quench residue F010 or F012?

Code	When it fits
F010	It is quenching bath residues from oil baths from metal heat treating operations from a process that uses cyanide.
F012	It is quenching waste water treatment sludges from metal heat treating operations from a process that uses cyanide.
F009	It is spent stripping and cleaning bath solutions from electroplating operations from a process that uses cyanide.

The operation and the waste form set this listing apart. Chemical content alone doesn't pick an F code. The rows show nearby listed streams, not every code that can apply, so add any characteristic or other listing that fits on its own. One waste can carry more than one federal code.

Which wastes take F010?

Waste	When it’s F010
Cyanide heat-treatment waste	It is quenching-bath residue from oil baths used in metal heat treating where cyanides are used

Which codes sit beside F010?

Code	What it is
F005	Spent toluene, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and related solvents
F006	Wastewater sludge from electroplating
F007	Spent cyanide plating-bath solution
F008	Bottom residue from cyanide plating baths
F011	Spent cyanide solution from cleaning heat-treatment salt pots
F019	Wastewater sludge from aluminum conversion coating
F020	Waste from making or manufacturing use of tri- or tetrachlorophenol
F021	Waste from making or manufacturing use of pentachlorophenol