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K159 RCRA waste code Organic leftovers from treating herbicide-type thiocarbamate waste.

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K159, Organic residue from treating thiocarbamate waste.

  • K-listed waste

    Organic residue from treating thiocarbamate waste

Industry: Organic chemicals.

Listed withK-listed waste

Toxic K-listed waste from organic chemical plants. Organics that remain after treating thiocarbamate wastes.

Is K159 hazardous waste?

Yes. K159 is a nonacute K-listed hazardous waste when the waste comes from the named process and stream. The federal table gives it hazard code (T), meaning toxicity.

Source decides a K listing, not a concentration test. A test can add a characteristic code, but it doesn't remove the K159 listing.

On a required hazardous waste manifest, put K159 in Item 13. See VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules.

What does K159 cover?

Organics from treating thiocarbamate wastes. The waste form and its exact source process must both match the listing, so chemical content alone isn't enough.

Hazard code
(T), toxicity
Industry
Organic chemicals

Is thiocarbamate treatment residue always K159?

CodeWhen it fits
K159Organics from treating thiocarbamate wastes.
K156Organic waste (including heavy ends, still bottoms, light ends, spent solvents, filtrates, and decantates) from producing carbamates and carbamoyl oximes.
K150Organic residuals from spent chlorine-gas and hydrochloric-acid recovery linked to production of chlorinated toluenes, benzoyl chlorides or compounds combining those groups.

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

Which codes sit beside K159?

CodeWhat it is
K151Wastewater sludge from chlorinated toluene or benzoyl chloride production
K157Wastewater from making carbamates or carbamoyl oximes
K158Dust and solids from making carbamates or carbamoyl oximes
K161Solids, dust and sweepings from making dithiocarbamate acids or salts
K169Crude-oil storage-tank sediment from a petroleum refinery
K170Slurry-oil tank sediment and filter solids from a petroleum refinery
K171Spent hydrotreating catalyst from a petroleum refinery
K172Spent hydrorefining catalyst from a petroleum refinery

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