Hazardous Waste Manual
Chapter 2.0 - Responsibilities
- 2.1 Liability
- 2.2 Penalties
- 2.3 Waste Generator Responsibilities
- 2.4 Principal Investigators / Functional Supervisors Responsibilities
- 2.5 Students / Employees Responsibilities
- 2.6 EH&S Responsibilities
- 2.6.1 EHS Personnel
- 2.7 Departments That Choose To Collect and Consolidate Waste
Chapter 3.0 - Managing Laboratory Hazards
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3.1 Maintain a Current Inventory
- 3.2 Use Recycled Chemicals
- 3.3 Purchasing Chemicals
- 3.4 Nonhazardous Substitutes
- 3.5 Appropriate Storage Practices
- 3.6 Cylinder and Lecture Bottles
- 3.7 Microscale Activities
- 3.8 Disposal of Nonhazardous Laboratory Waste Chemicals
Chapter 4.0 - Hazardous Waste Generator Requirements
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4.1 Hazardous Waste Generation, Management, and Disposal
- 4.2 Transportation of Hazardous Waste
- 4.3 Generator Status
- 4.3.1 Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator
- 4.3.2 Small Quantity Generator
- 4.3.3 Large Quantity Generator
Chapter 5.0 - Managing Hazardous Waste
- 5.1 Listed Hazardous Wastes (F, K, U, and P lists)
- 5.1.1 F-Listed Waste
- 5.1.2 K-Listed Waste
- 5.1.3 U and P Listed Waste<
- 5.1.4 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
- 5.2 Characteristic Waste
- 5.2.1 Ignitability
- 5.2.2 Corrosivity
- 5.2.3 Reactivity
- 5.2.4 Toxicity
- 5.3 The Mixture Rule
- 5.4 The Derived From Rule
Chapter 6.0 - Where Hazardous Waste is Generated (Satellite Accumulation Areas)
Chapter 7.0 - Management Procedures For Specific Waste Types
- 7.1 Concentrated Solutions of Acids and Bases
- 7.1.1 General Neutralization Procedures
- 7.1.2 Acid Neutralization
- 7.1.3 Base Neutralization
- 7.1.4 Chromic Acid
- 7.1.5 Hydrofluoric Acid
- 7.1.6 Perchloric Acid
- 7.2 Organic Solvents
- 7.3 Aqueous Solutions of Toxic Chemicals
- 7.4 Used Oil
- 7.5 Asbestos
- 7.6 Silica Gel
- 7.7 Chemically Contaminated / Empty Containers
- 7.8 Mercury
- 7.9 Fluorescent Tubes (Universal Waste Lamps)
- 7.10 Batteries (Universal Waste Batteries)
- 7.11 Computers and Other Electronic Equipment
- 7.12 Aerosol Cans and Propane Cylinders
- 7.13 Paint, Paint Thinner, Adhesives, and Printshop Chemicals
- 7.14 Photographic Chemicals
- 7.15 Reactive and Potentially Explosive Chemicals
- 7.16 Peroxide Forming Chemicals
- 7.17 Unknowns
- 7.18 Household Hazardous Waste
- 7.19 Ethidium Bromide
- 7.19.1 Dry Ethidium Bromide Wastes, Including Gloves and Papers
- 7.19.2 Deactivation Procedures
Chapter 8.0 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedures
Chapter 9.0 - What Happens to the Hazardous Waste Generated
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9.1 Lab Pack Drums
- 9.2 Bulk Drums
- 9.2.1 Solvent Recycling
- 9.3 Recycling / Reclamation
- 9.4 Ultimate Disposal
Appendix A - Disposal of Nonhazardous Laboratory Waste as Regular Trash
Appendix B - Disposal of Nonhazardous Laboratory Waste Down the Sanitary Sewer