U234 RCRA waste code Reactive, toxic explosive chemical, thrown away unused.
- Free, no account
- Based on 40 CFR 261.33 and EPA guidance
- Nothing is stored
Find a federal hazardous waste code
U234, 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene.
U-listed waste
1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
U-list unused product.
ComplyOnSiteIs U234 hazardous waste?
Yes, when the listing applies. U234 is a U-listed hazardous waste for unused 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene that is thrown away, including off-specification product and qualifying residues. It is nonacute, not an acute P-listed waste. The listing depends on the product and how it is discarded, not on a TCLP result alone.
The table prints different hazard annotations for these entries. An entry with no letter is toxic only (T) under 261.33(f). It doesn't mean there is no hazard. “Benzene, 1,3,5-trinitro-” is unmarked, so it defaults to T (toxic). “1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene (R,T)” is marked (R,T).
On a required hazardous waste manifest, put U234 in Item 13. Also read VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules and pharmaceutical containers.
What does U234 cover?
This listing covers unused 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene thrown away as pure or technical grade, or in a product where it is the only active ingredient. That includes off-specification batches, residues left in nonempty containers and spill cleanup residues. Inactive ingredients don't change that.
- CAS
- 99-35-4
- Table entries
- Benzene, 1,3,5-trinitro-; 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene (R,T)
- Printed hazard annotations
- “Benzene, 1,3,5-trinitro-”: unmarked: T (toxic) by default; “1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene (R,T)”: (R,T).
- Rule
- 40 CFR 261.33(f)
Is 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene waste always U234?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| U234 | The unused chemical is discarded as pure or technical grade, or as the sole active ingredient. Qualifying product residues count too. |
| Characteristic waste (D001–D043) | A used chemical or a different formulation meets a hazardous-waste characteristic. Assess any process listings that apply too. |
A listed unused product can also exhibit a characteristic, so more than one row can apply. Having this chemical in a manufacturing waste doesn't make the waste U234. Match the waste’s origin, formulation and use history. Mixing listed waste with solid waste, or treating it, generally doesn't remove the listing. It takes an applicable exclusion, exception or approved delisting.
Which codes sit beside U234?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| U225 | Bromoform |
| U226 | Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-trichloroethane) |
| U227 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethane |
| U228 | Trichloroethylene |
| U235 | Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate |
| U236 | Trypan blue |
| U237 | Uracil mustard — a cancer-treatment compound |
| U238 | Ethyl carbamate (urethane) |
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