40 CFR PART 268 -- LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS

§261.32 Wastes

K009 -- Distillation bottoms from the production of acetaldehyde from ethylene.

K010 -- Distillation side cuts from the productions of acetaldehyde from ethylene.

K019 -- Heavy ends from the distillation of ethylene dichloride in ethylene dichloride production.

K025 -- Distillation bottoms from the production of nitrobenzene by the nitration of benzene.

K027 -- Centrifuge and distillation residues from toluene diisocyanate production.

K028 -- Spent catalyst from the hydrochlorinator reactor in the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane.

K029 -- Waste from the product steam stripper in the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane.

K038 -- Wastewater from the washing and stripping of phorate production.

K039 -- Filter cake from the filtration of diethylphosphoro-dithioic acid in the production of phorate.

K040 -- Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of phorate.

K041 -- Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of toxaphene.

K042 -- Heavy ends or distillation residues from the distillation of tetrachlorobenzene in the production of 2,4,5-T.

K043 -- 2,6-Dichlorophenol waste from the production of 2,4-D.

K095 -- Distillation bottoms from the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane.

K096 -- Heavy ends from the heavy ends column from the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane.

K097 -- Vacuum stripper discharge from the chlordane chlorinator in the production of chlordane.

K098 -- Untreated process wastewater from the production of toxaphene.

K105 -- Separated aqueous stream from the reactor product washing step in the production of chlorobenzenes.


§261.33(e) Wastes

P002 -- 1-Acetyl-2-thiourea

P003 -- Acrolein

P007 -- 5-(Aminoethyl)-3-isoxazolol

P008 -- 4-Aminopyridine

P014 -- Thiophenol

P026 -- 1-(o-Chlorophenyl)thiourea

P027 -- Propanenitrile, 3-chloro

P029 -- Copper cyanides

P040 -- O,O-Diethyl o-pyrazinyl phosphorothioate

P043 -- Diisopropyl fluorophosphate

P044 -- Dimethoate

P049 -- 2,4-Dithiobiuret

P054 -- Aziridine

P057 -- Fluoracetamide

P060 -- Isodrin

P062 -- Hexaethyltetraphosphate

P066 -- Methomyl

P067 -- 2-Methylaziridine

P072 -- Alpha-naphthylthiourea (ANTU)

P074 -- Nickel cyanide

P085 -- Octamethylpyrophosphoramide

P098 -- Potassium cyanide

P104 -- Silver cyanide

P106 -- Sodium cyanide

P107 -- Strontium sulfide

P111 -- Tetraethylpyrophosphate

P112 -- Tetranitromethane

P113 -- Thallic oxide

P114 -- Thallium (I) selenite


§261.33(f) Wastes

U002 -- Acetone

U003 -- Acetonitrile

U005 -- o-Acetylaminofluorene

U008 -- Acrylic acid

U011 -- Amitrole

U014 -- Auramine

U015 -- Azaserine

U020 -- Benzenesulfonyl chloride

U021 -- Benzidine

U023 -- Benzotrichloride

U025 -- Dichloroethyl ether

U026 -- Chlornaphazine

U028 -- Bis-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate

U032 -- Calcium chromate

U035 -- Chlorambucil

U047 -- Beta-chloronaphthalene

U049 -- 4-Chloro-o-toluidine, hydrochloride

U057 -- Cyclohexanone

U058 -- Cyclophosphamide

U059 -- Daunomycin

U060 -- DDD

U062 -- Diallate

U070 -- o-Dichlorobenzene

U073 -- Dichlorobenzidene, 3,3-

U080 -- Methylene chloride

U083 -- Dichloropropane, 1,2-

U092 -- Dimethylamine

U093 -- Dimethylaminoazobenzene

U094 -- Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene,7,12-

U095 -- Dimethylbenzidine,3,3'-

U097 -- Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride

U098 -- Dimethylhydrazine, 1,1-

U099 -- Dimethylhydrazine, 1,2-

U101 -- Dimethylphenol, 2,4-

U106 -- Dinitrotoluene, 2,6-

U107 -- Di-n-octyl phthalate

U109 -- 1,2,-Diphenylhydrazine

U110 -- Dipropylamine

U111 -- Di-N-Propylnitrosamine

U114 -- Ethylenebis-(dithiocarbamic acid)

U116 -- Ethylene thiourea

U119 -- Ethyl methanesulfonate

U127 -- Hexachlorobenzene

U128 -- Hexachlorobutadiene

U131 -- Hexachloroethane

U135 -- Hydrogen sulfide

U138 -- Methyl iodide

U140 -- Isobutyl alcohol

U142 -- Kepone

U143 -- Lasiocarpine

U144 -- Lead acetate

U146 -- Lead subacetate

U147 -- Maleic anhydride

U149 -- Malononitrile

U150 -- Melphalan

U161 -- Methyl isobutyl ketone

U162 -- Methyl methacrylate

U163 -- N-Methyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

U164 -- Methylthiouracil

U165 -- Naphthalene

U168 -- Napthylamine, 2-

U169 -- Nitrobenzene

U170 -- p-Nitrophenol

U172 -- N-Nitroso-di-n-butylamine

U173 -- N-Nitroso-diethanolamine

U174 -- N-Nitroso-diethylamine

U176 -- N-Nitroso-N-ethylurea

U178 -- N-Nitroso-N-methylurethane

U179 -- N-Nitrosopiperidine

U189 -- Phosphorus sulfide

U193 -- 1,3-Propane sultone

U196 -- Pyridine

U203 -- Safrole

U205 -- Selenium disulfide

U206 -- Streptozotocin

U208 -- Terachloroethane, 1,1,1,2-

U213 -- Tetrahydrofuran

U214 -- Thallium (I) acetate

U215 -- Thallium (I) carbonate

U216 -- Thallium (I) chloride

U217 -- Thallium (I) nitrate

U218 -- Thioacetamide

U235 -- Tris (2,3-Dibromopropyl) phosphate

U239 -- Xylene

U244 -- Thiram


§268.12 Identification of wastes to be evaluated by May 8, 1990.

(a) EPA will take action under sections 3004(g)(5) and 3004(m) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, by May 8, 1990, for the following wastes (for ease of understanding, the wastes have been listed by the section of 40 CFR Part 261 under which they were listed):


§v261.32 Wastes

K002 -- Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chrome yellow and orange pigments.

K003 -- Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of molybdate orange pigments.

K005 -- Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chrome green pigments.

K006 -- Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chrome oxide green pigments (anhydrous and hydrated).

K007 -- Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of iron blue pigments.

K023 -- Distillation light ends from the production of phthalic anhydride from naphthalene.

K026 -- Stripping still tails from the production of methyl ethyl pyridines.

K032 -- Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chlordane.

K033 -- Wastewater and scrub water from the chlorination of cyclopentadiene in the production of chlordane.

K034 -- Filter solids from the hexachlorocyclopentadiene in the production of chlordane.

K048 -- Dissolved air flotation (DAF) float from the petroleum refining industry.

K049 -- Slop oil emulsion solids from the petroleum refining industry.

K050 -- Heat exchanger bundle cleaning sludge from the petroleum refining industry.

K051 -- API separator sludge from the petroleum refining industry.

K052 -- Tank bottoms (leaded) from the petroleum refining industry.

K093 -- Distillation light ends from the production of phthalic anhydride from ortho-xylene.

K094 -- Distillation bottoms from the production of phthalic anhydride from ortho-xylene.

K100 -- Waste leaching solution from acid leaching of emission control dust/sludge from secondary lead smelting.


§261.33(e) Wastes

P006 -- Aluminum phosphide

P009 -- Ammonium picrate

P013 -- Barium cyanide

P017 -- Bromoacetone

P021 -- Calcium cyanide

P022 -- Carbon disulfide

P023 -- Chloroacetaldehyde

P024 -- p-Chloroaniline

P028 -- Benzyl chloride

P031 -- Cyanogen

P033 -- Cyanogen chloride

P034 -- 4,6-Dinitro-o-cyclohexylphenol

P038 -- Diethylarsine

P042 -- Epinephrine

P045 -- Thiofanox

P046 -- Alpha, alpha-Dimethylphenethylamine

P047 -- 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol and salts

P051 -- Endrin

P056 -- Fluorine

P064 -- Methyl isocyanate

P065 -- Mercury fulminate

P073 -- Nickel carbonyl

P075 -- Nicotine and salts

P076 -- Nitric oxide

P077 -- p-Nitroaniline

P078 -- Nitrogen dioxide

P088 -- Endothall

P093 -- N-Phenylthiourea

P095 -- Phosgene

P096 -- Phosphine

P099 -- Potassium silver cyanide

P101 -- Propanenitrile

P103 -- Selenourea

P109 -- Tetraethyldithiopyrophosphate

P116 -- Thiosemicarbazide

P118 -- Trichloromethanethiol

P119 -- Ammonium vanadate

P121 -- Zinc cyanide


§261.33(f) Wastes

U001 -- Acetaldehyde

U004 -- Acetophenone

U006 -- Acetyl chloride

U017 -- Benzal chloride

U024 -- Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane

U027 -- Bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether

U030 -- Benzene, 1-bromo-4-phenoxy

U033 -- Carbonyl fluoride

U034 -- Chloral

U038 -- Ethyl-4-4 -dichlorobenzilate

U039 -- 4-Chloro-m-cresol

U042 -- Vinyl ether, 2-chloroethyl

U045 -- Methyl chloride

U048 -- o-Chlorophenol

U052 -- -Cresols

U055 -- Cumene

U056 -- Cyclohexane

U068 -- Methane, dibromo

U069 -- Dibutyl phthalate

U071 -- m-Dichlorobenzene

U072 -- p-Dichlorobenzene

U075 -- Dichlorodifluoromethane

U076 -- Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-

U079 -- 1,2-Dichlorethylene

U081 -- 2,4-Dichlorophenol

U082 -- 2,6-Dichlorophenol

U084 -- 1,3-Dichloropropene

U085 -- 2,2 -Bioxirane

U087 -- 0,0,-Diethyl-S-methyl-dithiophosphate

U088 -- Diethyl phthalate

U090 -- Dihydrosafrole

U091 -- 3,3 -Dimethoxybenzidine

U096 -- alpha,alpha-Dimethylbenzylhydroxyperoxide

U102 -- Dimethyl phthalate

U112 -- Ethyl acetate

U113 -- Ethyl acrylate

U117 -- Ethyl ether

U118 -- Ethylmethacrylate

U120 -- Fluoranthene

U121 -- Trichloromonofluoromethane

U123 -- Formic acid

U125 -- Furfural

U126 -- Glycidylaldehyde

U132 -- Hexachlorophene

U136 -- Cacodylic acid

U139 -- Iron dextran

U141 -- Isosafrole

U145 -- Lead phosphate

U148 -- Maleic hydrazide

U152 -- Methacrylonitrile

U153 -- Methanethiol

U156 -- Methyl chlorocarbonate

U160 -- Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide

U166 -- 1,4-Naphthaquinone

U167 -- 1-Naphthylamine

U181 -- 5-Nitro-o-toluidine

U182 -- Paraldehyde

U183 -- Pentachlorobenzene

U184 -- Pentachloroethane

U186 -- 1,3-Pentadiene

U187 -- Phenacetin

U190 -- Phthalic anhydride

U191 -- 2-Picoline

U194 -- 1-Propanamine

U197 -- p-Benzoquinone

U201 -- Resorcinol

U202 -- Saccharin and salts

U204 -- Selenious acid

U207 -- 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene

U222 -- o-Toluidine hydrochloride

U225 -- Bromoform

U234 -- Sym-Trinitrobenzene

U236 -- Trypan blue

U240 -- 2,4-D, salts and esters

U243 -- Hexachloropropene

U246 -- Cyanogen bromide

U247 -- Methoxychlor

Wastes identified as hazardous based on a characteristic alone (i.e., corrosivity, reactivity, ignitability and EP toxicity).

(b) Wastewater residues (less than 1% total organic carbon and less than 1% total suspended solids) resulting from the following well-designed and well-operated treatment methods for wastes listed in §§268.10 and 268.11 for which EPA has not promulgated wastewater treatment standards: metals recovery, metals precipitation, cyanide destruction, carbon adsorption, chemical oxidation, steam stripping, biodegradation, and incineration or other direct thermal destruction.

(c) Hazardous wastes listed in §§268.10 and 268.11 that are mixed hazardous/
radioactive wastes.

(d) Multi-source leachate that is derived from disposal of any listed waste, except from Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, F027, or F028.

(e) Nonwastewater forms of wastes listed in §268.10 that were originally disposed before August 17, 1988 and for which EPA has promulgated "no land disposal'' as the treatment standard ( 268.43, Table CCW, No Land Disposal Subtable). This provision does not apply to waste codes K044, K045, K047, and K061 (high zinc subcategory).

(f) Nonwastewater forms of wastes listed in §268.10 for which EPA has promulgated "no land disposal'' as the treatment standard (§268.43, Table CCW, No Land Disposal Subtable) that are generated in the course of treating wastewater forms of the wastes. This provision does not apply to waste codes K044, K045, K047, and K061 (high zinc subcategory).

(g) Nonwastewater forms of waste codes K015 and K083.

(51 FR 19305, May 28, 1986, as amended at 53 FR 31215, Aug. 17, 1988; 54 FR 8266, Feb. 27, 1989; 54 FR 18837, May 2, 1989; 54 FR 26648, June 23, 1989; 56 FR 3878, Jan. 31, 1991)


§268.13 Schedule for wastes identified or listed after November 8, 1984.

In the case of any hazardous waste identified or listed under section 3001 after November 8, 1984, the Administrator shall make a land disposal prohibition determination within 6 months after the date of identification or listing.


Subpart C -- Prohibitions on Land Disposal

§268.30 Waste specific prohibitions -- Solvent wastes.

(a) Effective November 8, 1986, the spent solvent wastes specified in 40 CFR §261.31 as EPA Hazardous Waste Nos. F001, F002, F003, F004, and F005, are prohibited under this part from land disposal (except in an injection well) unless one or more of the following conditions apply:

(1) The generator of the solvent waste is a small quantity generator of 100-1000 kilograms of hazardous waste per month; or

(2) The solvent waste is generated from any response action taken under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) or any corrective action taken under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), except where the waste is contaminated soil or debris; or

(3) The initial generator's solvent waste is a solventwater mixture, solvent-containing sludge or solid, or solvent contaminated soil (non-CERCLA or RCRA corrective action) containing less than 1 percent total F001-F005 solvent constituents listed in Table CCWE of §268.41 of this part; or

(4) The solvent waste is a residue from treating a waste described in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of this section; or the solvent waste is a residue from treating a waste not described in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of this section provided such residue belongs to a different treatability group than the waste as initially generated and wastes belonging to such a treatability group are described in paragraph (a)(3) of this section.

(b) Effective November 8, 1988, the F001-F005 solvent wastes listed in paragraphs (a) (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section are prohibited from land disposal.

(c) Effective November 8, 1990, the F001-F005 solvent wastes which are contaminated soil and debris resulting from a response action taken under section 104 or 106 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) or a corrective action required under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the residues from treating these wastes are prohibited from land disposal. Between November 8, 1988, and November 8, 1990, these wastes may be disposed in a landfill or surface impoundment only if such unit is in compliance with the requirements specified in §268.5(h)(2).

(d) The requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section do not apply if:

(1) The wastes meet the standards of subpart D of this part; or

(2) Persons have been granted an exemption from a prohibition pursuant to a petition under §268.6, with respect to those wastes and units covered by the petition; or

(3) Persons have been granted an extension to the effective date of a prohibition pursuant to §268.5, with respect to those wastes and units covered by the extension.

(53 FR 31216, Aug. 17, 1988)


§268.31 Waste specific prohibitions -- Dioxin-containing wastes.

(a) Effective November 8, 1988, the dioxin-containing wastes specified in 40 CFR §261.31 as EPA Hazardous Waste Nos. F020, F02l, F022, F023, F026, F027, and F028, are prohibited from land disposal unless the following condition applies:

(1) The F020-F023 and F026-F028 dioxin-containing waste is contaminated soil and debris resulting from a response action taken under section 104 or 106 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) or a corrective action taken under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

(b) Effective November 8, 1990, the F020-F023 and F026-F028 dioxin-containing wastes listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section are prohibited from land disposal.

(c) Between November 8, 1988, and November 8, 1990, wastes included in paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be disposed in a landfill or surface impoundment only if such unit is in compliance with the requirements specified in §268.5(h)(2) and all other applicable requirements of Parts 264 and 265 of this chapter.

(d) The requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section do not apply if:

(1) The wastes meet the standards of subpart D of this part; or

(2) Persons have been granted an exemption from a prohibition pursuant to a petition under §268.6, with respect to those wastes and units covered by the petition; or

(3) Persons have been granted an extension to the effective date of a prohibition pursuant to §268.5, with respect to those wastes covered by the extension.

(53 FR 31216, Aug. 17, 1988)


§268.33 Waste specific prohibitions -- First Third Wastes

(a) Effective August 8, 1988, the wastes specified in 40 CFR §261.32 as EPA Hazardous Waste Nos. F006 (nonwastewater), K001, K004 wastes specified in §v268.43(a), K008 wastes specified in §268.43(a), K016, K018, K019, K020, K021 wastes specified in §268.43(a), K022 (nonwastewater), K024, K025 nonwastewaters specified in §268.43(a), K030, K036 (nonwastewater), K037, K044, K045, nonexplosive K046 (nonwastewater), K047, K060 (nonwastewater), K061 (nonwastewaters containing less than 15% zinc), K062, non CaS04 K069 (nonwastewaters), K086 (solvent washes), K087, K099, K100 nonwastewaters specified in 268.43(a), K101 (wastewater), K101 (nonwastewater, low arsenic subcategory -- less than 1% total arsenic), K102 (wastewater), K102 (nonwastewater, low arsenic subcategory -- less than 1% total arsenic), K103, and K104 are prohibited from land disposal (except in an injection well).

(1) Effective August 8, 1988 and continuing until August 7, 1990, K061 wastes containing 15% zinc or greater are prohibited from land disposal pursuant to the treatment standards specified in §268.41 applicable to K061 wastes that contain less than 15% zinc.

(b) Effective August 8, 1990, the waste specified in 40 CFR §261.32 as EPA Hazardous Waste Nos. K071 is prohibited from land disposal.

(c) Effective August 8, 1990, the wastes specified in 40 CFR §268.10 having a treatment standard in subpart D of this part based on incineration and which are contaminated soil and debris are prohibited from land disposal.

(d) Between November 8, 1988 and August 8, 1990, wastes included in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section may be disposed of in a landfill or surface impoundment only if such unit is in compliance with the requirements specified in §268.5(h)(2).

(e) The requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section do not apply if:

(1) The wastes meet the applicable standards specified in subpart D of this part; or

(2) Persons have been granted an exemption from a prohibition pursuant to a petition under §268.6, with respect to those wastes and units covered by the petition; or

(3) Persons have been granted an extension to the effective date of a prohibition pursuant to §268.5, with respect to those wastes covered by the extension.

(f) Between August 8, 1988, and May 8, 1990, the wastes specified in §268.10 for which treatment standards under subpart D of this part have not been promulgated, including those wastes which are subject to the statutory prohibitions of RCRA section 3004(d) or codified prohibitions under §268.32 of this part, but not including wastes subject to a treatment standard under §268.42 of this part, are prohibited from disposal in a landfill or surface impoundment unless a demonstration and certification have been submitted to v268.8.

(g) To determine whether a hazardous waste listed in §268.10 exceeds the applicable treatment standards specified in §§268.41 and 268.43, the initial generator must test a representative sample of the waste extract or the entire waste depending on whether the treatment standards are expressed as concentrations in the waste extract or the waste, or the generator may use knowledge of the waste. If the waste contains constituents in excess of the applicable subpart D levels, the waste is prohibited from land disposal and all requirements of Part 268 are applicable, except as otherwise specified.

(53 FR 31217, Aug. 17, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 36972, Sept. 6, 1989; 55 FR 23935, June 13, 1990; 56 FR 3878, Jan. 31, 1991)

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