Section 661.22. Corrosivity characteristic.

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(1) A solid waste exhibits the corrosivity characteristic if a representative sample of the waste has any of the following properties:

(a) It is aqueous and has a pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12.5, as determined by a pH meter using Method 9040 in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods", EPA SW-846, incorporated by reference in s. NR 660.11 .

(b) It is a liquid and corrodes steel (SAE 1020) at a rate greater than 6.35 mm (0.250 inch) per year at a test temperature of 55 ° C (130 ° F) as determined by the test method specified in NACE (national association of corrosion engineers) Standard TM-01-69 as standardized in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods", EPA SW-846, incorporated by reference in s. NR 660.11 .

(2) A solid waste that exhibits the corrosivity characteristic has the EPA hazardous waste number D002.

History: CR 05-032 : cr. Register July 2006 No. 607 , eff. 8-1-06.

                    
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