[Pharmwaste] Re: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 54, Issue 8

[William More]

And I added:
Maximum Concentration of Contaminants for the Toxicity Characteristic (by TCLP)
 
EPA HW  Contaminant           CAS        Regulatory Level (mg/L)
D004 Arsenic                    7440-38-2       5.0
D005 Barium                     7440-39-3   100.0
D006 Cadmium                  7440-43-9      1.0
D019 Carbon tetrachloride     56-23-5      0.5
D021 Chlorobenzene          108-90-7    100.0
D022 Chloroform                 67-66-3        6.0
D007 Chromium              7440-47-3         5.0
D023 o-Cresol                    95-48-7      200.0 (check insulin)
D024 m-Cresol                 108-39-4      200.0 (check insulin)
D025 p-Cresol                  106-44-5      200.0 (check insulin)
D026 Cresol                                        200.0 (check insulin)
D016 2,4-D                         94-75-7       10.0
D027 1,4-Dichlorobenzene  106-46-7        7.5
D028 1,2-Dichloroethane    107-06-2        0.5
D029 1,1-Dichloroethylene   75-35-4        0.7
D032 Hexachlorobenzene   118-74-1        0.13
D008 Lead                      7439-92-1        5.0
D013 Lindane                     58-89-9        0.4 (check lice and tick shampoos and body wash)
D009 Mercury                7439-97-6         0.2 (also check for Thimerisol, phenyl  mercuric acetate, phenyl     mercuric nitrate, mercuric acetate, mercuric nitrate,mercurochrome, mercuric oxide yellow )
D014 Methoxychlor            72-43-5        10.0
D035 Methyl ethyl ketone   78-93-3       200.0
D036 Nitrobenzene            98-95-3          2.0
D037 Pentrachlorophenol   87-86-5       100.0
D038 Pyridine                  110-86-1        35.0
D010 Selenium              7782-49-2          1.0 (look at supplement/vitamins, dandruff shampoos and lotions)
D011 Silver     7              440-22-4          5.0 (look at nitrate sticks, and burn treatment compounds, i.e. silver suphadiazine)
D039 Tetrachloroethylene 27-18-4           0.7
D040 Trichloroethylene     79-01-6           0.5
D043 Vinyl chloride          75-01-4            0.2 
 
 If o-, m-, and p-Cresol concentrations cannot be differentiated, the total cresol (D026) concentration is used.  The regulatory level of total cresol is 200 mg/l
See 21 CFR 1308 for a complete list of controlled substances. DEA
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