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K001 RCRA waste code Sludge from wood-preserving wastewater tanks.

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K001, Bottom sludge from treating wood-preserving wastewater.

  • K-listed waste

    Bottom sludge from treating wood-preserving wastewater

Industry: Wood preservation.

Listed withK-listed wasteWood preserving waste codes

Toxic K-listed waste from wood preservation. Bottom sludge from treating wastewater from wood preserving with creosote.

Is K001 hazardous waste?

Yes. K001 is a nonacute K-listed hazardous waste when the named source process and waste stream match. The federal table gives it hazard code T for toxicity.

K001 is listed by source, so how and where the waste arose decides it, not a concentration test alone. A test can add a characteristic code but doesn't remove the listing once its conditions are met. On a required hazardous waste manifest, put K001 in Item 13. Look up the VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules too.

What does K001 cover?

Bottom sediment sludge from treating wood-preserving wastewater, where the process uses creosote, pentachlorophenol or both. The waste form and its source process must both match the K-list wording.

Hazard code
T for toxicity
Industry
Wood preservation

Is wood-preserving wastewater bottom sludge K001 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
K001Bottom sediment sludge from treating wood-preserving wastewater where the process uses creosote, pentachlorophenol or both.

The industry, production step and waste form pick the K listing, not the chemical content alone. The rows show nearby listed streams, not every code that could apply. Add any characteristic or other listing that also fits, since one waste can carry more than 1 federal code.

What makes K001 source-specific?

K001 covers only the named waste form from the named wood preserving operation. Other wastes from that industry need their own listing check, and an unlisted waste still has to be checked for hazardous characteristics.

Which wastes take K001?

WasteWhen it’s K001
Wood-preserving wastewater sludgeBottom sediment sludge comes from wastewater treatment for wood-preserving processes using creosote or pentachlorophenol

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