Texas waste codes for mercury-containing equipment Thermostats, switches & gauges that contain mercury.
- Free, no account
- Based on TCEQ RG-022 and 30 TAC Chapter 335
- Nothing is stored
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Mercury-containing equipment: 1 code.
Mercury-containing equipment
Code choices and management conditions.
Scope and quantity exemptions.
Inorganic solids
Other inorganic solids
Ordinary nonpumpable inorganic equipment waste outside an applicable universal-waste route.
When to use 319
ComplyOnSiteWhich form fits mercury-containing equipment?
| Form | When it fits |
|---|---|
| 319 | Ordinary nonpumpable inorganic equipment waste that doesn't go by a universal-waste route. |
Does universal waste cover more than thermostats?
Under the adopted rule, eligible mercury-containing equipment includes thermostats, switches and gauges.
Check the equipment definition in 40 CFR 273.4 before using universal waste.
Which mercury waste needs its own determination?
Nonhazardous equipment is not universal waste.
Separately removed mercury and treatment residues need their own determination, and free liquid mercury has form 117.