Initial Closure Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants: Letter Report (2020)

Chapter: Attachment E: State-Specific Lists of Chemical Agents and Related Materials as Hazardous Wastes

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Suggested Citation: "Attachment E: State-Specific Lists of Chemical Agents and Related Materials as Hazardous Wastes." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Initial Closure Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25721.

Attachment E

State-Specific Lists of Chemical Agents and Related Materials as Hazardous Wastes

TABLE E.1 Colorado and Kentucky Hazardous Waste Listings

Waste Code Waste Description Hazard Codea
Colorado Hazardous Waste Listingsb
K901 Waste chemical weapons using or containing any chemical compound identified in Appendix VII of Part 261 as the basis for this listing. Residues resulting from treatment of hazardous wastes with the codes P909, P910, and P911 are included in this listing. R, H, T, C, E
K902 Any soil, water, debris, or containers contaminated through contact with waste chemical weapons listed as K901 or hazardous wastes listed as P909, P910, or P911. R, H, T, C, E
K903 Hydrolysate: waste generated from the chemical neutralization of mustard agent by the addition of water and subsequent manipulation to a sustained and stable pH > 10 to ensure destruction of sulfonium ions and thidiglycol-mustard aggregates. T, E
P909c bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide. Chemical Abstracts Number: 505-60-2. Common names: Mustard, mustard agent, mustard gas, H, HD. H
P910c bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide and bis(2-chloroethylthio)ethyl ether. Chemical Abstracts Numbers: 505-60-2, 63918-89-8. Common names: Mustard, mustard agent, mustard gas, HT, mustard T. H
P911c O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate. Chemical Abstracts Number: 107-44-8. Common names: GB, Sarin. H
Kentucky Hazardous Waste Listingsd
N001 GB (isopropyl methyl phosphonofluoridate) and related compounds. H
N002 VX (O-ethyl-S-(2-diisopropyl-aminoethyl)-methyl phosphonothiolate) and related compounds. H
N003 H (bis (2-chloroethyl) sulfide) and related compounds. H
N101 Uncontaminated M67 rocket motor assembly, propellant component of the rocket motor, shipping firing tubes, and end-caps associated with GB munitions. NS
N102 Uncontaminated M67 rocket motor assembly, propellant component of the rocket motor, shipping firing tubes, and end-caps associated with VX munitions. NS
N201 Metal Parts Treater residue associated with GB munitions or related wastes. NS
N202 Metal Parts Treater residue associated with VX munitions or related wastes. NS
Suggested Citation: "Attachment E: State-Specific Lists of Chemical Agents and Related Materials as Hazardous Wastes." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Initial Closure Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25721.
Waste Code Waste Description Hazard Codea
N203 Static Detonation Chamber residue and ash associated with H munitions. NS
N301 Agent hydrolysate associated with GB munitions. NS
N302 Agent hydrolysate associated with VX munitions. NS
N401 Energetic hydrolysate associated with GB munitions. NS
N402 Energetic hydrolysate associated with VX munitions. NS
N501 Aluminum precipitate associated with treated GB wastes. NS
N502 Aluminum precipitate associated with treated VX wastes. NS
N601 Reverse osmosis reject or supercritical water oxidation effluent associated with treated GB wastes. NS
N602 Reverse osmosis reject or supercritical water oxidation effluent associated with treated VX wastes. NS
N701 Lab wastes associated with treated GB wastes and GB-containing lab wastes treated to destroy agent with caustic. NS
N702 Lab wastes associated with treated VX wastes and VX-containing lab wastes treated to destroy agent with caustic. NS
N703 Lab wastes associated with treated H wastes and H-containing lab wastes treated to destroy agent with caustic. NS
N801 Off-gas treatment (OTM) condensate associated with treated GB wastes. NS
N802 Off-gas treatment (OTM) condensate associated with treated VX wastes. NS
N901 Spent decontamination solution associated with treated GB wastes. NS
N902 Spent decontamination solution associated with treated VX wastes. NS

a C, corrosive; E, toxicity characteristic; H, acutely hazardous; I, ignitable; NS, not specified (presumably not acutely hazardous); R, reactive; T, toxic.

b 6 CCR 1007-3 §§ 261.32 and 261.33(e).

c Residues resulting from treatment of this waste are included in the K901 listing and do not carry this code. Soils, water, debris, or containers contaminated with this waste are included in the K902 listing and do not carry this code.

d 401 KAR 39:060 § 3(4).

Suggested Citation: "Attachment E: State-Specific Lists of Chemical Agents and Related Materials as Hazardous Wastes." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Initial Closure Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25721.
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Suggested Citation: "Attachment E: State-Specific Lists of Chemical Agents and Related Materials as Hazardous Wastes." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Initial Closure Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25721.
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