K040 RCRA waste code Toxic sludge from treating wastewater at an insecticide plant.
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- Based on 40 CFR 261.32 and EPA hazardous-waste rules
- Nothing is stored
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K040, Wastewater sludge from making the insecticide phorate.
K-listed waste
Wastewater sludge from making the insecticide phorate
Industry: Pesticides.
ComplyOnSiteIs K040 hazardous waste?
Yes. K040 is nonacute hazardous waste when your waste comes from the named process and stream. The federal table gives it hazard code (T), for toxicity.
A K listing follows how and where the waste arose, not a concentration test. A test may add a characteristic code, but it doesn't remove this listing.
On a required hazardous waste manifest, put K040 in Item 13. Check the VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules too.
What does K040 cover?
This listing covers wastewater treatment sludge from producing phorate. The waste form and the source process must both match this listing. Chemical content alone isn't enough.
- Hazard code
- (T), toxicity
- Industry
- Pesticides
- Rule
- 40 CFR 261.32
Is phorate production wastewater sludge always K040?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| K040 | It is wastewater treatment sludge from producing phorate. |
| K039 | It is filter cake from filtering diethylphosphorodithioic acid while producing phorate. |
| K041 | It is wastewater treatment sludge from producing toxaphene. |
The industry, production step and waste form tell these K listings apart, not chemical content. The rows show nearby listed streams, not every code that could apply. Add any characteristic or other listing that also fits, because a waste can carry several federal codes.
Which codes sit beside K040?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| K035 | Wastewater sludge from making creosote |
| K036 | Toluene-recovery residue from making the insecticide disulfoton |
| K037 | Wastewater sludge from making the insecticide disulfoton |
| K038 | Wash and stripping water from making the insecticide phorate |
| K042 | Residues from making the herbicide 2,4,5-T |
| K043 | 2,6-dichlorophenol waste from making the herbicide 2,4-D |
| K044 | Wastewater sludge from making or processing explosives |
| K045 | Spent carbon from treating explosives wastewater |
Sources
- 40 CFR 261.32 — Hazardous wastes from specific sources
- 40 CFR 261.3 — Definition of hazardous waste
- 40 CFR 261.4 — Exclusions
- 40 CFR 260.10 — Definitions
- 40 CFR 262.14 — Conditions for exemption for a very small quantity generator
- 40 CFR 262.20 — General requirements
- Hazardous Waste Manifest Instructions
- 40 CFR 261.7 — Residues of hazardous waste in empty containers