RCRA codes for laboratory test samples Portions of soil, water & product sent for lab testing.
- Free, no account
- Based on 40 CFR Part 261 and EPA guidance
- Nothing is stored
Find a federal hazardous waste code
Laboratory test samples: 3 codes.
Laboratory test samples
A sample keeps the composition and process history that decide its codes. 'Lab sample' is not a code. See the laboratory test samples guide for exclusions and management routes.
Characteristic hazardous waste
Ignitable waste
The sample exhibits ignitability
When to use D001Characteristic hazardous waste
Corrosive waste
The sample exhibits corrosivity
When to use D002Characteristic hazardous waste
Reactive waste
The sample exhibits reactivity
When to use D003
ComplyOnSiteHow do I prove the code for laboratory test samples?
Collect the sample only to test its characteristics or composition. Then meet the conditions on packaging, documentation, records, quantity, time and notification.
The exemption covers transport to a laboratory, pre-test storage and storage before timely return. It also covers return to the collector. It ends when the sample is discarded or any condition stops being met.
The ordinary testing-sample exclusion doesn't create a treatability-study exemption.
Is there another way to manage laboratory test samples?
The testing-sample exemption lasts only through qualifying transport, testing, storage and return.
Treatability-study samples use separate 40 CFR 261.4(e) and (f) conditions.