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5.2.3 Reactivity

  • It is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent change without detonating.
  • It reacts violently or forms potentially explosive mixtures with water.
  • When mixed with water, it generates toxic gases, vapors or fumes that present a danger to human health or the environment.
  • It is a cyanide or sulfide bearing waste that can generate toxic gases vapors or fumes that present a danger to human health or the environment when exposed to pH conditions between 2 and 12.5.
  • It can detonate or explode if subjected to a strong initiating source or if heated under confinement.
  • It is readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or reaction at standard temperature and pressure.
  • It is a forbidden explosive as defined in 49 CFR 173.
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