RCRA waste codes for contaminated soil Dug-up earth that burns, reacts or leaches metals & solvents.

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Contaminated soil

Characteristic hazardous waste
Ignitable waste
The excavated media exhibits the federal ignitability characteristic
When to use D001
Characteristic hazardous waste
Reactive waste
The excavated media exhibits the federal reactivity characteristic
When to use D003
Characteristic hazardous waste
Arsenic
Arsenic leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D004
Characteristic hazardous waste
Barium
Barium leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D005
Characteristic hazardous waste
Cadmium
Cadmium leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D006
Characteristic hazardous waste
Chromium
Chromium leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D007
Characteristic hazardous waste
Lead
Lead leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D008
Characteristic hazardous waste
Mercury
Mercury leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D009
Characteristic hazardous waste
Selenium
Selenium leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D010
Characteristic hazardous waste
Silver
Silver leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D011
Characteristic hazardous waste
Endrin
Endrin leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D012
Characteristic hazardous waste
Lindane
Lindane leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D013
Characteristic hazardous waste
Methoxychlor
Methoxychlor leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D014
Characteristic hazardous waste
Toxaphene
Toxaphene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D015
Characteristic hazardous waste
2,4-D
2,4-D leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D016
Characteristic hazardous waste
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D017
Characteristic hazardous waste
Benzene
Benzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D018
Characteristic hazardous waste
Carbon tetrachloride
Carbon tetrachloride leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D019
Characteristic hazardous waste
Chlordane
Chlordane leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D020
Characteristic hazardous waste
Chlorobenzene
Chlorobenzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D021
Characteristic hazardous waste
Chloroform
Chloroform leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D022
Characteristic hazardous waste
o-Cresol
o-Cresol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D023
Characteristic hazardous waste
m-Cresol
m-Cresol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D024
Characteristic hazardous waste
p-Cresol
p-Cresol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D025
Characteristic hazardous waste
Cresol
Cresol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D026
Characteristic hazardous waste
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
1,4-Dichlorobenzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D027
Characteristic hazardous waste
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethane leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D028
Characteristic hazardous waste
1,1-Dichloroethylene
1,1-Dichloroethylene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D029
Characteristic hazardous waste
2,4-Dinitrotoluene
2,4-Dinitrotoluene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D030
Characteristic hazardous waste
Heptachlor (and its epoxide)
Heptachlor (and its epoxide) leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D031
Characteristic hazardous waste
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobenzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D032
Characteristic hazardous waste
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorobutadiene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D033
Characteristic hazardous waste
Hexachloroethane
Hexachloroethane leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D034
Characteristic hazardous waste
Methyl ethyl ketone
Methyl ethyl ketone leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D035
Characteristic hazardous waste
Nitrobenzene
Nitrobenzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D036
Characteristic hazardous waste
Pentachlorophenol
Pentachlorophenol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D037
Characteristic hazardous waste
Pyridine
Pyridine leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D038
Characteristic hazardous waste
Tetrachloroethylene
Tetrachloroethylene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D039
Characteristic hazardous waste
Trichloroethylene
Trichloroethylene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D040
Characteristic hazardous waste
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D041
Characteristic hazardous waste
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D042
Characteristic hazardous waste
Vinyl chloride
Vinyl chloride leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D043

Other codes that mention it 1

F-listed waste
Residue from heat-treating soil contaminated with listed dioxin waste
When to use F028

Soil takes the codes of what is in it. D001 & D003 for fire or reactivity, plus metal D codes such as lead.

Which RCRA codes can apply to contaminated soil?

Soil keeps every listed-waste code and hazardous characteristic that applies. EPA or the authorized state sets any site-specific contained-in level.

Code	When it applies
D001	The excavated media exhibits the federal ignitability characteristic
D003	The excavated media exhibits the federal reactivity characteristic
D004	Arsenic leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D005	Barium leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D006	Cadmium leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D007	Chromium leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D008	Lead leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D009	Mercury leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D010	Selenium leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D011	Silver leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D012	Endrin leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D013	Lindane leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D014	Methoxychlor leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D015	Toxaphene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D016	2,4-D leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D017	2,4,5-TP (Silvex) leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D018	Benzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D019	Carbon tetrachloride leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D020	Chlordane leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D021	Chlorobenzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D022	Chloroform leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D023	o-Cresol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D024	m-Cresol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D025	p-Cresol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D026	Cresol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D027	1,4-Dichlorobenzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D028	1,2-Dichloroethane leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D029	1,1-Dichloroethylene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D030	2,4-Dinitrotoluene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D031	Heptachlor (and its epoxide) leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D032	Hexachlorobenzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D033	Hexachlorobutadiene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D034	Hexachloroethane leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D035	Methyl ethyl ketone leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D036	Nitrobenzene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D037	Pentachlorophenol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D038	Pyridine leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D039	Tetrachloroethylene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D040	Trichloroethylene leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D041	2,4,5-Trichlorophenol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D042	2,4,6-Trichlorophenol leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit
D043	Vinyl chloride leaching from contaminated soil reaches the TCLP limit

What evidence decides contaminated soil?

The media or debris must be under Part 280 corrective action.

It must fail the toxicity characteristic for D018–D043 only.

The exclusion doesn't remove D004–D011, another hazardous characteristic or any listing that applies.

Can contaminated soil be excluded another way?

The Part 280 cleanup exclusion is for petroleum media that fail D018–D043 only.