U052 RCRA waste code Phenolic disinfectant & wood preservative with a tarry smell.
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- Based on 40 CFR 261.33 and EPA guidance
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U052, Cresol (cresylic acid).
U-listed waste
Cresol (cresylic acid)
U-list unused product.
ComplyOnSiteIs U052 hazardous waste?
Yes, when the listing applies. U052 covers cresol (cresylic acid) thrown away unused, including off-specification product and qualifying residues. It is a U-listed waste, not an acute P-listed one. The listing depends on the product and how it is discarded, not on a TCLP result alone.
U052 is nonacute hazardous waste. On a required hazardous waste manifest, put U052 in Item 13. VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules and pharmaceutical containers still apply.
What does U052 cover?
This covers cresol (cresylic acid) discarded unused, either pure or technical grade or as the only active ingredient in a formulation. It also covers off-specification batches, residues in nonempty containers and spill cleanup residues of those products. Inactive ingredients in the formulation don't affect this.
- CAS
- 1319-77-3
- Table entries
- Cresol (Cresylic acid) or Phenol, methyl-
- Hazard codes in the record
- T (toxic)
- Rule
- 40 CFR 261.33(f)
Is waste cresol (cresylic acid) always U052?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| U052 | The unused chemical is thrown away, pure or technical grade or as the sole active ingredient. Residues from those products count too. |
| F004 | The solvent is spent after use, or is a still bottom from recovery. The F004 blend conditions also apply. |
| Characteristic waste (D001–D043) | A used chemical or a different formulation shows a hazardous characteristic. Process listings can apply too. |
A listed unused product can also have a characteristic, so more than one row can apply. Merely finding this chemical in a manufacturing waste doesn't make it U052. Match the waste's origin, formulation and use history. Mixing listed waste with solid waste, or treating it, generally doesn't remove the listing. That takes an exclusion, an exception or an approved delisting.
Which codes sit beside U052?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| U048 | o-Chlorophenol |
| U049 | 4-Chloro-o-toluidine, hydrochloride |
| U050 | Chrysene |
| U051 | Creosote |
| U053 | Crotonaldehyde |
| U055 | Cumene |
| U056 | Cyclohexane |
| U057 | Cyclohexanone |
Sources
- 40 CFR 261.33 — Discarded commercial chemical products, off-specification species, container residues, and spill residues thereof
- 40 CFR 261.3 — Definition of hazardous waste
- 40 CFR 261.7 — Residues of hazardous waste in empty containers
- 40 CFR 260.10 — Definitions
- 40 CFR 262.14 — Conditions for exemption for a very small quantity generator
- 40 CFR 262.20 — General requirements
- 40 CFR 266.507 — Residues of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals in empty containers
- Hazardous Waste Manifest Instructions
- 40 CFR 261.31 — Hazardous wastes from non-specific sources