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K106 RCRA waste code Toxic mercury sludge from treating chlorine plant wastewater.

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K106, Wastewater sludge from mercury-cell chlorine production.

  • K-listed waste

    Wastewater sludge from mercury-cell chlorine production

Industry: Inorganic chemicals.

Listed withK-listed waste

Toxic K-listed waste from inorganic chemical plants. Wastewater treatment sludge from the mercury cell process in chlorine production.

Is K106 hazardous waste?

Yes. K106 is a nonacute K-listed hazardous waste when the source process and waste stream match. Its federal hazard code is (T), for toxicity.

K106 is listed by source, so how and where the waste arose decides it, not a concentration test alone. A test may add a characteristic code but doesn't remove the listing. On a required hazardous waste manifest, put K106 in Item 13. See VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules.

What does K106 cover?

Sludge from treating wastewater from the mercury cell process in chlorine production. The waste form and its exact source process must both match. Chemical content alone isn't enough.

Hazard code
(T), toxicity
Industry
Inorganic chemicals

Is mercury-cell chlorine wastewater sludge K106 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
K106It is wastewater treatment sludge from the mercury cell process in chlorine production.
K071It is brine purification mud from the mercury cell process in chlorine production, where separately prepurified brine is not used.
K073It is chlorinated hydrocarbon waste from the purification step of the diaphragm cell process with graphite anodes in chlorine production.

The industry, production step and waste form tell these K listings apart. The rows show nearby listed streams, not every code that can apply. Add any characteristic or other listing that also fits, as one waste can carry more than 1 federal code.

Which codes sit beside K106?

CodeWhat it is
K102Spent activated carbon from making arsenic-based veterinary drugs
K103Extraction residue from making aniline
K104Combined wastewater from making nitrobenzene and aniline
K105Separated reactor-wash water from making chlorobenzenes
K107Product-separation residue from making rocket-fuel chemical UDMH
K108Condensed vapors from making rocket-fuel chemical UDMH
K109Spent purification filters from making rocket-fuel chemical UDMH
K110Condensed intermediate-separation vapors from making UDMH

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