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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDE

INDEX
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I. PURPOSE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

3.0 HAZARDOUS WASTE MINIMIZATION

3.1 Plan Your Experiment

3.2 Maintain a Current Inventory

3.3 Use Recycled Chemicals

3.4 Purchasing Chemicals

3.5 Nonhazardous Substitutes

3.6 Appropriate Storage Practices

3.6.1 General Storage Guidelines

3.7 Chemical Storage Classes

3.8 Cylinder and Lecture Bottles

3.9 Microscale Activities

4.0 DISPOSAL OF NONHAZARDOUS WASTE

4.1 Treatment Plant Prohibitions

5.0 THE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

5.1 Hazardous Waste Regulations

6.0 MANAGING HAZARDOUS WASTE

6.1 Hazardous Waste Determination (What is Hazardous Waste)

6.2 Listed Hazardous Wastes (F, U, and P lists)

6.2.1 F-Listed Waste

6.2.2 U and P Listed Waste

6.2.3 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

6.3 Characteristic Waste

6.3.1 Ignitability

6.3.2 Corrosivity

6.3.3 Reactivity

6.3.4 Toxicity

6.3.5 The Mixture Rule

7.0 SATELLITE ACCUMULATION AREAS

8.0 MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR SPECIFIC WASTE TYPES

8.1 Concentrated Solutions of Acids and Bases

8.1.1 Neutralization Procedures

8.1.2 Acid Neutralization

8.1.3 Base Neutralization

8.1.4 Chromic acid

8.1.5 Hydrofluoric acid

8.1.6 Perchloric acid

8.2 Organic Solvents

8.3 Aqueous Solutions of Toxic Chemicals

8.4 Oil

8.5 Asbestos

8.6 Silica Gel

8.7 Chemically Contaminated Items

8.8 Mercury

8.9 Fluorescent Tubes

8.10 Batteries

8.11 Computer Equipment

8.12 Aerosol Cans and Cylinders

8.13 Paint, Paint Thinner, Adhesives, and Printshop Chemicals

8.14 Photographic Chemicals

8.15 Reactive and Potentially Explosive Chemicals

8.16 Peroxide Forming Chemicals

8.17 Unknowns

8.18 Household Hazardous Waste

9.0 HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL PROCEDURES

9.1 The Hazardous Chemical Waste Tag

10.0 WHAT HAPPENS TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED

10.1 Bulk Drums

10.2 Lab Pack Drums

10.3 Recycling/Reclamation

10.4 Drain/Trash Disposal

10.5 Ultimate Disposa

11.0 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS

11.1 MSDSs On The WWW

12.0 CHEMICAL SPILLS

12.1 Minor Spills
12.1.1 Minor Spill Cleanup Procedures
12.2 Major Spills
12.2.1 Major Spill Cleanup Procedures

12.3 Fire Alarms

APPENDIX A: Binghamton University Management Procedure

APPENDIX B: F-List

APPENDIX C: U and P List

APPENDIX D: TCLP CONTAMINANT LIST

APPENDIX E: PEROXIDE FORMING COMPOUNDS

APPENDIX F: JOINT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT REGULATIONS

APPENDIX G: SPILL BUCKET CONTENTS

APPENDIX H: SCIENCE STORES

APPENDIX I: REFERENCE MATERIALS

 

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