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Toxic Characteristic Waste Codes

Table V: Toxicity Characteristic Waste Codes (D004 - D043)

Any waste which is or which contains any (even tiny trace quantities) of these elements or compounds must identify them in the "chemical description."

Waste Code

Chemical Name

Waste Code

Chemical Name

D004

Arsenic

D024

m-Cresol

D005

Barium

D025

p-Cresol

D006

Cadmium

D026

Cresol

D007

Chromium

D027

1,4-Dichlorobenzene

D008

Lead

D028

1,2-Dichloroethane

D009

Mercury

D029

1,1-Dichloroethylene

D010

Selenium

D030

2,4-Dinitrotoluene

D011

Silver

D031

Heptachlor (and its epoxide)

D012

Endrin

D032

Hexachlorobenzene

D013

Lindane

D033

Hexachlorobutadiene

D014

Methoxychlor

D034

Hexachloroethane

D015

Toxaphene

D035

Methyl ethyl ketone

D016

2,4-D

D036

Nitrobenzene

D017

2,4,5-TP (Silvex)

D037

Pentachlorophenol

D018

Benzene

D038

Pyridine

D019

Carbon tetrachloride

D039

Tetrachloroethylene

D020

Chlordane

D040

Trichloroethylene

D021

Chlorobenzene

D041

2,4,5-Trichlorophenol

D022

Chloroform

D042

2,4,6-Trichlorophenol

D023

o-Cresol

D043

Vinyl Chloride