PROCESSES GENERATING HAZARDOUS WASTES
HAZARDOUS WASTES WITH CONCENTRATION LIMITS

LIST OF PROCESSES GENERATING HAZARDOUS WASTES
SCHEDULE - 1

[ See rule 3(i)(a) ]




Sl. No.

Processes

Waste streams

1.

Petrochemical processes and pyrolytic operations

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10

1.11

Oven debris
Oil -containing bleaching earth
Acid tar
Sulphur-containing residue from sulphur removal
oil-containing sludge
oil emulsion
oil-containing acid
tar residue made with coal tar
sludge from waste water purification
residual liquid and paste-like organic
substances made with aromatic, aliphatic and naphthenic hydrocarbons
residue from alkali wash of fuels

2.

Natural gas production

2.1
2.2
2.3

mercury-containing sludge
mercury-containing filter material
sulphur-containing residues

3.

Production or use of zinc, zinc oxide

3.1

zinc ashes

3.bis

Production and use of copper oxide, copper including Electro-refining and Electro-winning operations

3.1bis

3.2bis

3.3bis

3.4bis

Dust and residues from gas cleaning system of copper smelters
Spent electrolytic solutions from copper, electror efining and electro winning operations
Wastes sludges, excluding anode slimes from electrolyte purification systems
Other exhaust dust.

4.

Production or use of lead

4.1
4.2
4.3

lead ashes
lead slags
lead-containing filter material

5.

Production or use of cadmium

5.1

cadmium-containing filter material

6.

Production or use of arsenic

6.1

arsenic-containing filter material

7.

Production of cast iron

7.1

cupola oven dust*

8.

Production of crude iron and steel with oxy-steel converters or electro-ovens

8.1 8.2

Process dust Benzol Acid Sludge

9.

Production of aluminium (primary or secondary production)

9.1

9.2

9.3

filtered material

cathode residues

oven debris

10.

Non-ferro metallurgical processes

10.1

heavy metal-containing oven debris arsenic chalk

11.

Hardening of steel

11.1

11.2

cyanide-, nitrate-, or nitrite-containing sludge

hardening salt

12.

Production of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials and or products

12.1

asbestos-containing residue

13.

Production of chlorine by means of mercury/ diaphragm-electrolyses process

13.1
13.2

Asbestos-containing discards
Mercury bearing sludge

14.

Phenol production

14.1

Phenol mixture

15.

Metalworking

15.1
15.2

Selenium-containing metal waste
Beryllium-containing metal waste

16.

Metal surface treatment, such as etching, staining, polishing, galvanising, cleaning, degreasing and hot dip galvanising

16.1
16.2
16.3


16.4

16.5

16.6
16.7
16.8

Acid, acid residue or acid mixture
Alkali, alkali residue or alkali mixture
Galvanic bath and (half-) concentrate made
with sulphide, chromium (VI), cyanide,
copper, zinc, cadmium, nickel or tin
Halogen-free sludge from a bath which used
organic solvents
Halogen-containing sludge from a bath with organic solvents
Phosphating sludge
Halogen-containing organic degreasing bath
sludge from staining bath

17.

Treatment of galvanising and similar with baths and water purification in metal surface treatment

17.1

17.2

17.3

metal hydroxide sludge chromium,
cadmium copper, zinc, nickel or silver
heavy metal-containing elute from ion
exchangers
heavy metal-containing half-concentrates
from membrane systems

18.

Production of acids and fertiliser

18.1 18.2 18.3

acid-containing residues
spent catalyst
Sulphur containing residue

19.

Production or use of solvents

19.1

19.2


19.3

19.4

19.5



19.6


19.7

contaminated halogen-free aromatic,
aliphatic or naphthenic solvents
contaminated halogen-free solvents made
with phenols, ketones, ethers, acetates,
alcohols, or glycols
contaminated halogen-containing aromatic,
aliphatic or naphthenic solvents
contaminated halogen-containing solvents
made with phenols
contaminated solvents or mixtures of
solvents made with organic nitrogen
containing aromatics, naphthenes of
aliphatic
contaminated solvents or mixtures of
solvents made with organic sulphur
compounds
distillation residue

20.

Removal of coatings from ships, bridges and locks, electricity pylons and road markings by blasting

20.1

blasting material contaminated with coating residues

21.

Production or use of coatings paints, lacquers, varnishes and plastics, and of inks

21.1

21.2

residues of coatings or such as inks if not
completely hardened
sludge from waste water purification in production processes

22.

Production or use of glues, cements, adhesive and resins

22.1

22.2

glue, cement of adhesive residue (not made
with vegetable or animal materials) if not
completely dried out
resin oil residue

22bis.

Production or use of dyes, dye-intermediates and pigments

22.1bis 22.2bis

Process sludge
Sludge from waste water treatment

23.

Production or use of latex

23.1

latex or latex emulsion residue if not completely polymerised or coagulated

24.

Production or use of paint removers

24.1

paint remover residue

25.

Printing and copying with liquid toner

25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5

25.6
25.7
25.8

printing ink residue
silk-screen printing ink residue
lacquer residue
liquid toner residue
residue of cleaning agents made with
organic solvents
etching fluid residue
dispersive oil residue
oxidising agent residue

26.

Production or use of photo-chemicals

26.1
26.2
26.3

developer residue
fixer residue
bleaching fixer residue

27.

Production or use of organic peroxides

27.1

organic peroxide residue

28.

Production or use of halogen-containing hydrocarbons or of aromatic, aliphatic or naphthenic hydrocarbons

28.1

28.2

residue of fluid or pasty organic materials
made with halogen-containing hydrocarbons
residue of fluid or pasty organic materials
made with aromatic, aliphatic or naphthenic
hydrocarbons

29.

Production or use of organic, nitrogen or oxygen compounds

29.1

residue of fluid or pasty organic materials made with oxygen compounds organic nitrogen or oxygen compounds (other than vegetable or animal carbohydrates, proteins, fats and fatty acids)

30.

Production or use of materials made with silicones

30.1
30.2

silicone oil residue
silicone-containing residues

31.

Production of canvas and textiles

31.1

textile chemical residue

32.

Production or use of plastics or raw materials for them

32.1


32.2

32.3

32.4

32.5

32.6

32.7

32.8

32.9

halogen-free residue of additives for plastics
(e.g. dyestuffs, stabilisers, or flame
retardants)
halogen-containing residue of additives for
plastics
halogen-free residue of plasticisers for
plastics
halogen-containing residue of plasticisers
for plastics
residue from the preparation of
vinyl chloride monomer
residue from the preparation of acrylonitrile
monomer
residue of liquid or pastry rubber emulsion
or rubber solution if not polymerised
sludge from waste water purification from
rubber production if not polymerised
PVC-containing residues if not polymerised

33.

Production of cosmetics

33.1

Residue of chemical raw materials and additives (other than vegetable and animal carbohydrates, proteins, fats and fatty acids)

34

Production, of pharmaceuticals

34.1

Residues from the production of medicines (other than vegetable and animal carbohydrates, proteins, fats and fatty acids)

35.

Production, formulation of pesticides

35.1
35.2
35.3


35.4

pesticide residues
sludge from waste water treatment
hexa or hexa-containing residue made with hexa-chlorocyclohexane or hexachloro benzene
residues from the use of pesticides

36.

Production, formulation or use of wood preservatives

36.1
36.2
36.3
36.4

production and formulation residue
sludge from the waste water purification
residue from the use of wood preservatives
wood alkali bath

37.

Cleaning, emptying and maintenance of tanks and separators of vessels vehicles and of mobile and stationary storage ranks, washing water

37.1

37.2

37.3

oil-containing cargo residue, washing water
and sludge
chemical-containing cargo residue and
sludge
oil-water sludge mixture and oil-containing
air filters from oil, fat, sludge or petrol
separation

38.

Cleaning of barrels which have held chemical substances

38.1

38.2

chemical-containing residue from barrel
cleaning
sludge from waste water purification

39.

Purification procession for air and water

39.1

39.2

39.3


39.4

sludge from waste water treatment from
artificial fertiliser production
sludge from the treatment of waste water
containing hydrofluoric acid
heavy metal-containing residue from used-
ion exchange material in the water
purification
flue gas cleaning residue

40.

Purification procession for organic water

40.1

filters and filter material which have organic liquids on them, e.g. mineral oil, synthetic oil and organic chlorine compounds

41.

Waste treatment processes, e.g. incineration, distillation and separation and concentration techniques

41.1

41.2


41.3
41.4

41.5

sludge from the incineration of exclusively
chemical waste
fly ash from incineration of hazardous
waste, except exclusively communal sewage
sludge, flue gas cleaning residue
battery acid
distillation residue from the work-up of
contaminated halogen-free organic solvents
distillation residue from the work-up of
contaminated halogen-containing organic
solvents

42.

Tanning of leather

42.1
42.2

Chromium (vi) bearing residue
Chromium bearing sludge

43.

Performance of maintenance and repair work on vehicles and

43.1
43.2

oil-containing sludge and oil emulsion
filters and filter material which have organic liquids on them, e.g. mineral oil, synthetic
oil and organic chlorine compounds

44.

Every action relating to and every use of lubricating and system oil

44.1
44.2

spent oil
other spent lubricating and system oil


* Only applicable to Cupola's of capacity more than two metric tonnes

 

 


LIST OF WASTE SUBSTANCES WITH CONCENTRATION LIMITS
on dry weight basis

SCHEDULE - 2
[ See rule 3(i) (b) ]



Class A -- -- Concentration limit: 50 mg/kg

A1     Antimony and antimony compounds
A2     Arsenic and arsenic compounds
A3     Beryllium and cadmium compounds
A4     Cadmium and beryllium compounds
A5     Chromium (VI) compounds
A6     Mercury and mercury compounds
A7     Selenium and selenium compounds
A8     Tellurium and tellurium compounds
A9     Thallium and thallium compounds
A10   Inorganic cyanide compounds (cyanides)
A11   Metal carbonyls
A12   Napthalene
A13   Anthracene
A14   Phenanthrene
A15   Chrysene, benzo(a) anthracene, fluoranthene, benzo(a) pyrene, benzo(K)fluoranthene,
           indeno(1, 2, 3-ed) pyrene and benzo(ghi)perylene
A16   Halogenated fused aromatic rings, e.g. polychlorobiphenyls plus derivatives
A17   Halogenated aromatic compounds
A18   Benzene
A19   Dieldrin, aldrin, and endrin
A20   Organotin compounds

Class B  -- --  Concentration limit: 5,000 mg/kg

B1     Chromium (III) compounds
B2     Cobalt compounds
B3     Copper compounds
B4     Lead and lead compounds
B5     Molybdenum compounds
B6     Nickel compounds
B7     Tin compounds
B8     Vanadium compounds
B9     Tungsten compounds
B10   Silver compounds
B11   Organic halogen compounds
B12   Organic phosphorus compounds
B13   Organic peroxides
B14   Organic nitro-and nitroso-compounds
B15   Organic azo-and azo-oxy compounds
B16   Nitriles
B17   Amines
B18   (Iso-and thio-) cyanates
B19   Phenol and phenolic compounds
B20   Merceptans
B21   Asbestos
B22   Drilling, cutting, grinding and rolling oil or emulsions thereof
B23   Halogen-silanes
B24   Hydrazine(s)
B25   Fluorine
B26   Chlorine
B27   Bromine
B28   White phosphorus
B29   Ferro-silicon and alloys
B30   Manganese-silicon
B31    Halogen-containing substances which produce acidic vapours on contact with damp air or water,
             e.g. silicon tetrachloride, aluminum chloride, titanium tetrachloride

Class C  -- --  Concentration limit: 20,000 mg/kg

C1     Ammonia and ammonium compounds
C2     Inorganic peroxides
C3     Barium compounds, except barium sulphate
C4     Fluorine compounds
C5     Phosphorus compounds, except the phosphates of aluminum, calcium and iron
C6     Bromates, (hypo)bromites
C7     Chlorates, (hypo)chlorites
C8     Aromatic compounds
C9     Organic silicon compounds
C10   Organic sulphur compounds
C11   Iodates
C12   Nitrates, nitrites
C13   Sulphides
C14   Zinc compounds
C15   Salts of per-acids
C16   Acid halides, acid amides
C17   Acid anhydrides

Class D  -- --  Concentration limit: 50,000 mg/kg

D1   Sulphur
D2   Inorganic acids
D3   Metal bisulphates
D4   Oxides and hydroxides except those of: hydrogen, carbon, silicon, iron, aluminum,
           titanium, manganese, magnesium, calcium
D5   Aliphatic and napthenic hydrocarbons
D6   Organic oxygen compounds
D7   Organic nitrogen compounds
D8   Nitrides
D9   Hydrides

Class E  -- --  Regardless of concentration limit

E.1   Highly flammable substances
E.2   Substances which generate dangerous quantities of
         highly flammbale gases on contact with water or damp air.


 

 

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