ASTM D4447-06
(Guide)Standard Guide for Disposal of Laboratory Chemicals and Samples
Standard Guide for Disposal of Laboratory Chemicals and Samples
SCOPE
1.1 This guide is intended to provide the chemical laboratory manager with guidelines for the disposal of small quantities of laboratory wastes safely and in an environmentally sound manner. This guide is applicable to laboratories that generate small quantities of chemical or toxic wastes. Generally, such tasks include, but are not limited to, analytical chemistry, process control, and research or life science laboratories. It would be impossible to address the disposal of all waste from all types of laboratories. This guide is intended to address the more common laboratory waste streams.
1.2 This guide is intended to support compliance with environmental laws in the United States of America. Some of these laws provide for states to take over regulation of air quality or natural water quality with the approval of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Other matters, such as laboratory waste tracking, disposal as household garbage and use of sewers, are handled at the state, local or provider level throughout the country. Examples of providers are air scrubber services, municipal sewer systems, municipal and private garbage services, and treatment, storage or disposal facilities (TSD). Go to the EPA home page, click Wastes > Regions/States/Tribes > States to get help locating state regulations. Unfortunately, it is not possible for any one source to provide all the information necessary for laboratories to comply with all regulations. To ensure compliance, the laboratory manager must communicate with regulators at all four levels.
1.3 Though it would be convenient to cite each reference by its Universal Resource Locator (URL), this guide eschews that (because such references are too labile) with the exception of http://www.epa.gov and http://es.epa.gov for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.dot.gov or http://www.hazmat.dot.gov for the United States Department of Transportation, and http://thomas.loc.gov to follow pending federal legislation in the United States. Intra-site links suggested here are also subject to obsolescence. However, one can enter in the web site search box the title of the document cited to locate it.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:D4447–06
Standard Guide for
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Disposal of Laboratory Chemicals and Samples
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4447; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope federal legislation in the United States. Intra-site links sug-
gested here are also subject to obsolescence. However, one can
1.1 This guide is intended to provide the chemical labora-
enter in the web site search box the title of the document cited
tory manager with guidelines for the disposal of small quanti-
to locate it.
ties of laboratory wastes safely and in an environmentally
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
sound manner. This guide is applicable to laboratories that
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
generate small quantities of chemical or toxic wastes. Gener-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ally, such tasks include, but are not limited to, analytical
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
chemistry, process control, and research or life science labo-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
ratories. It would be impossible to address the disposal of all
waste from all types of laboratories. This guide is intended to
2. Referenced Documents
address the more common laboratory waste streams.
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2.1 Department of Transportation Regulations:
1.2 This guide is intended to support compliance with
49 CFR 172 Hazardous Materials Tables and Hazardous
environmental laws in the United States of America. Some of
Materials Communications Regulations
these laws provide for states to take over regulation of air
49 CFR 172.203 DOT Hazardous Materials Table, Addi-
quality or natural water quality with the approval of the
tional Description Requirements
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Other matters, such
49 CFR 173 Shippers—General Requirements for Ship-
as laboratory waste tracking, disposal as household garbage
ments and Packagings
and use of sewers, are handled at the state, local or provider
49 CFR 173.12(b) DOT Shippers’ General Requirements
level throughout the country. Examples of providers are air
forShipmentsandPackagings.Exceptionsforshipmentof
scrubber services, municipal sewer systems, municipal and
waste materials: Lab packs
private garbage services, and treatment, storage or disposal
49 CFR 178 Shipping Container Specifications
facilities (TSD). Go to the EPA home page, click Wastes >
49 CFR 179 Specifications for Tank Cars
Regions/States/Tribes > States to get help locating state regu-
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2.2 EPA Regulations:
lations. Unfortunately, it is not possible for any one source to
40 CFR 261 Protection of Environment. Identification and
provide all the information necessary for laboratories to
Listing of Hazardous Waste (includes 261.2, Definition of
comply with all regulations. To ensure compliance, the labo-
solid waste
ratory manager must communicate with regulators at all four
40 CFR 261.3 Definition of Hazardous Waste
levels.
40 CFR 261.33 Discarded Commercial Chemical Products,
1.3 Though it would be convenient to cite each reference by
Off-Specifications Species, Container Residues, and Resi-
its Universal Resource Locator (URL), this guide eschews that
dues Thereof
(because such references are too labile) with the exception of
40 CFR 261.5 Special Requirements for Hazardous Waste
http://www.epa.gov and http://es.epa.gov for the United States
Generated by Small Quantity Generators
Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.dot.gov or
40 CFR 262.34 RCRA Standards Applicable to Generators
http://www.hazmat.dot.gov for the United States Department
of Hazardous Waste. Accumulation Time
of Transportation, and http://thomas.loc.gov to follow pending
40 CFR 262.40 EPAStandardsApplicable to Generators of
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on Waste
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Management and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.01.01 on Available from PHMSA, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street,
Planning for Sampling. SW, Washington, DC 20590; http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/rules.htm
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Current edition approved Nov. 15, 2006. Published January 2007. Originally Available from United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ariel
approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D4447 – 84 (2003). Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460; http://
DOI: 10.1520/D4447-06. www.epa.gov/epahome/lawregs.htm
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