40 Protection of Environment 28 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Universal treatment standards. 268.48 Section 268.48 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS Treatment Standards
§ 268.48 Universal treatment standards.

(a) Table UTS identifies the hazardous constituents, along with the nonwastewater and wastewater treatment standard levels, that are used to regulate most prohibited hazardous wastes with numerical limits. For determining compliance with treatment standards for underlying hazardous constituents as defined in § 268.2(i), these treatment standards may not be exceeded. Compliance with these treatment standards is measured by an analysis of grab samples, unless otherwise noted in the following Table UTS.

Universal Treatment Standards [Note: NA means not applicable] Regulated constituent
  • common name
    •  CAS 1
  • number
    •  Wastewater
  • standard
    •  Concentration 2 in mg/l Nonwastewater
  • standard
    •  Concentration 3 in mg/kg unless noted as “mg/l TCLP”     Organic Constituents Acenaphthylene 208-96-8 0.059 3.4 Acenaphthene 83-32-9 0.059 3.4 Acetone 67-64-1 0.28 160 Acetonitrile 75-05-8 5.6 38 Acetophenone 96-86-2 0.010 9.7 2-Acetylaminofluorene 53-96-3 0.059 140 Acrolein 107-02-8 0.29 NA Acrylamide 79-06-1 19 23 Acrylonitrile 107-13-1 0.24 84 Aldrin 309-00-2 0.021 0.066 4-Aminobiphenyl 92-67-1 0.13 NA Aniline 62-53-3 0.81 14 o-Anisidine (2-methoxyaniline) 90-04-0 0.010 0.66 Anthracene 120-12-7 0.059 3.4 Aramite 140-57-8 0.36 NA alpha-BHC 319-84-6 0.00014 0.066 beta-BHC 319-85-7 0.00014 0.066 delta-BHC 319-86-8 0.023 0.066 gamma-BHC 58-89-9 0.0017 0.066 Benzene 71-43-2 0.14 10 Benz(a)anthracene 56-55-3 0.059 3.4 Benzal chloride 98-87-3 0.055 6.0 Benzo(b)fluoranthene (difficult to distinguish from benzo(k)fluoranthene) 205-99-2 0.11 6.8 Benzo(k)fluoranthene (difficult to distinguish from benzo(b)fluoranthene) 207-08-9 0.11 6.8 Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 191-24-2 0.0055 1.8 Benzo(a)pyrene 50-32-8 0.061 3.4 Bromodichloromethane 75-27-4 0.35 15 Bromomethane/Methyl bromide 74-83-9 0.11 15 4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether 101-55-3 0.055 15 n-Butyl alcohol 71-36-3 5.6 2.6 Butyl benzyl phthalate 85-68-7 0.017 28 2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol/Dinoseb 88-85-7 0.066 2.5 Carbon disulfide 75-15-0 3.8 4.8 mg/l TCLP Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 0.057 6.0 Chlordane (alpha and gamma isomers) 57-74-9 0.0033 0.26 p-Chloroaniline 106-47-8 0.46 16 Chlorobenzene 108-90-7 0.057 6.0 Chlorobenzilate 510-15-6 0.10 NA 2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene 126-99-8 0.057 0.28 Chlorodibromomethane 124-48-1 0.057 15 Chloroethane 75-00-3 0.27 6.0 bis(2-Chloroethoxy)methane 111-91-1 0.036 7.2 bis(2-Chloroethyl)ether 111-44-4 0.033 6.0 Chloroform 67-66-3 0.046 6.0 bis(2-Chloroisopropyl)ether 39638-32-9 0.055 7.2 p-Chloro-m-cresol 59-50-7 0.018 14 2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether 110-75-8 0.062 NA Chloromethane/Methyl chloride 74-87-3 0.19 30 2-Chloronaphthalene 91-58-7 0.055 5.6 2-Chloropchenol 95-57-8 0.044 5.7 3-Chloropropylene 107-05-1 0.036 30 Chrysene 218-01-9 0.059 3.4 p-Cresidine 120-71-8 0.010 0.66 o-Cresol 95-48-7 0.11 5.6 m-Cresol (difficult to distinguish from p-cresol) 108-39-4 0.77 5.6 p-Cresol (difficult to distinguish from m-cresol) 106-44-5 0.77 5.6 Cyclohexanone 108-94-1 0.36 0.75 mg/l TCLP o,p′-DDD 53-19-0 0.023 0.087 p,p′-DDD 72-54-8 0.023 0.087 o,p′-DDE 3424-82-6 0.031 0.087 p,p′-DDE 72-55-9 0.031 0.087 o,p′-DDT 789-02-6 0.0039 0.087 p,p′-DDT 50-29-3 0.0039 0.087 Dibenz(a,h)anthracene 53-70-3 0.055 8.2 Dibenz(a,e)pyrene 192-65-4 0.061 NA 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane 96-12-8 0.11 15 1,2-Dibromoethane/Ethylene dibromide 106-93-4 0.028 15 Dibromomethane 74-95-3 0.11 15 m-Dichlorobenzene 541-73-1 0.036 6.0 o-Dichlorobenzene 95-50-1 0.088 6.0 p-Dichlorobenzene 106-46-7 0.090 6.0 Dichlorodifluoromethane 75-71-8 0.23 7.2 1,1-Dichloroethane 75-34-3 0.059 6.0 1,2-Dichloroethane 107-06-2 0.21 6.0 1,1-Dichloroethylene 75-35-4 0.025 6.0 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 156-60-5 0.054 30 2,4-Dichlorophenol 120-83-2 0.044 14 2,6-Dichlorophenol 87-65-0 0.044 14 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid/2,4-D 94-75-7 0.72 10 1,2-Dichloropropane 78-87-5 0.85 18 cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene 10061-01-5 0.036 18 trans-1,3-Dichloropropylene 10061-02-6 0.036 18 Dieldrin 60-57-1 0.017 0.13 Diethyl phthalate 84-66-2 0.20 28 p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene 60-11-7 0.13 NA 2,4-Dimethylaniline (2,4-xylidine) 95-68-1 0.010 0.66 2,4-Dimethyl phenol 105-67-9 0.036 14 Dimethyl phthalate 131-11-3 0.047 28 Di-n-butyl phthalate 84-74-2 0.057 28 1,4-Dinitrobenzene 100-25-4 0.32 2.3 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol 534-52-1 0.28 160 2,4-Dinitrophenol 51-28-5 0.12 160 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 121-14-2 0.32 140 2,6-Dinitrotoluene 606-20-2 0.55 28 Di-n-octyl phthalate 117-84-0 0.017 28 Di-n-propylnitrosamine 621-64-7 0.40 14 1,4-Dioxane 123-91-1 12.0 170 Diphenylamine (difficult to distinguish from diphenylnitrosamine) 122-39-4 0.92 13 Diphenylnitrosamine (difficult to distinguish from diphenylamine) 86-30-6 0.92 13 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine 122-66-7 0.087 NA Disulfoton 298-04-4 0.017 6.2 Endosulfan I 959-98-8 0.023 0.066 Endosulfan II 33213-65-9 0.029 0.13 Endosulfan sulfate 1031-07-8 0.029 0.13 Endrin 72-20-8 0.0028 0.13 Endrin aldehyde 7421-93-4 0.025 0.13 Ethyl acetate 141-78-6 0.34 33 Ethyl benzene 100-41-4 0.057 10 Ethyl cyanide/Propanenitrile 107-12-0 0.24 360 Ethyl ether 60-29-7 0.12 160 bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate 117-81-7 0.28 28 Ethyl methacrylate 97-63-2 0.14 160 Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 0.12 NA Famphur 52-85-7 0.017 15 Fluoranthene 206-44-0 0.068 3.4 Fluorene 86-73-7 0.059 3.4 Heptachlor 76-44-8 0.0012 0.066 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD) 35822-46-9 0.000035 .0025 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzofluran (1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF) 67562-39-4 0.000035 .0025 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-Heptachlorodibenzofluran (1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF) 55673-89-7 0.000035 .0025 Heptachlor epoxide 1024-57-3 0.016 0.066 Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 0.055 10 Hexachlorobutadiene 87-68-3 0.055 5.6 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 77-47-4 0.057 2.4 HxCDDs (All Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins) NA 0.000063 0.001 HxCDFs (All Hexachlorodibenzofurans) NA 0.000063 0.001 Hexachloroethane 67-72-1 0.055 30 Hexachloropropylene 1888-71-7 0.035 30 Indeno(1,2,3-c,d) pyrene 193-39-5 0.0055 3.4 Iodomethane 74-88-4 0.19 65 Isobutyl alcohol 78-83-1 5.6 170 Isodrin 465-73-6 0.021 0.066 Isosafrole 120-58-1 0.081 2.6 Kepone 143-50-0 0.0011 0.13 Methacrylonitrile 126-98-7 0.24 84 Methanol 67-56-1 5.6 0.75 mg/l TCLP Methapyrilene 91-80-5 0.081 1.5 Methoxychlor 72-43-5 0.25 0.18 3-Methylcholanthrene 56-49-5 0.0055 15 4,4-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) 101-14-4 0.50 30 Methylene chloride 75-09-2 0.089 30 Methyl ethyl ketone 78-93-3 0.28 36 Methyl isobutyl ketone 108-10-1 0.14 33 Methyl methacrylate 80-62-6 0.14 160 Methyl methanesulfonate 66-27-3 0.018 NA Methyl parathion 298-00-0 0.014 4.6 Naphthalene 91-20-3 0.059 5.6 2-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 0.52 NA o-Nitroaniline 88-74-4 0.27 14 p-Nitroaniline 100-01-6 0.028 28 Nitrobenzene 98-95-3 0.068 14 5-Nitro-o-toluidine 99-55-8 0.32 28 o-Nitrophenol 88-75-5 0.028 13 p-Nitrophenol 100-02-7 0.12 29 N-Nitrosodiethylamine 55-18-5 0.40 28 N-Nitrosodimethylamine 62-75-9 0.40 2.3 N-Nitroso-di-n-butylamine 924-16-3 0.40 17 N-Nitrosomethylethylamine 10595-95-6 0.40 2.3 N-Nitrosomorpholine 59-89-2 0.40 2.3 N-Nitrosopiperidine 100-75-4 0.013 35 N-Nitrosopyrrolidine 930-55-2 0.013 35 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (OCDD) 3268-87-9 0.000063 0.005 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzofluran (OCDF) 39001-02-0 0.000063 0.005 Parathion 56-38-2 0.014 4.6 Total PCBs (sum of all PCB isomers, or all Aroclors) 8 1336-36-3 0.10 10 Pentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 0.055 10 PeCDDs (All Pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins) NA 0.000063 0.001 PeCDFs (All Pentachlorodibenzofurans) NA 0.000035 0.001 Pentachloroethane 76-01-7 0.055 6.0 Pentachloronitrobenzene 82-68-8 0.055 4.8 Pentachlorophenol 87-86-5 0.089 7.4 Phenacetin 62-44-2 0.081 16 Phenanthrene 85-01-8 0.059 5.6 Phenol 108-95-2 0.039 6.2 1,3-Phenylenediamine 108-45-2 0.010 0.66 Phorate 298-02-2 0.021 4.6 Phthalic acid 100-21-0 0.055 28 Phthalic anhydride 85-44-9 0.055 28 Pronamide 23950-58-5 0.093 1.5 Pyrene 129-00-0 0.067 8.2 Pyridine 110-86-1 0.014 16 Safrole 94-59-7 0.081 22 Silvex/2,4,5-TP 93-72-1 0.72 7.9 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 95-94-3 0.055 14 TCDDs (All Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins) NA 0.000063 0.001 TCDFs (All Tetrachlorodibenzofurans) NA 0.000063 0.001 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 630-20-6 0.057 6.0 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 79-34-5 0.057 6.0 Tetrachloroethylene 127-18-4 0.056 6.0 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 58-90-2 0.030 7.4 Toluene 108-88-3 0.080 10 Toxaphene 8001-35-2 0.0095 2.6 Tribromomethane/Bromoform 75-25-2 0.63 15 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 120-82-1 0.055 19 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 71-55-6 0.054 6.0 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 79-00-5 0.054 6.0 Trichloroethylene 79-01-6 0.054 6.0 Trichlorofluoromethane 75-69-4 0.020 30 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 95-95-4 0.18 7.4 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 88-06-2 0.035 7.4 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid/2,4,5-T 93-76-5 0.72 7.9 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 96-18-4 0.85 30 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane 76-13-1 0.057 30 tris-(2,3-Dibromopropyl) phosphate 126-72-7 0.11 0.10 Vinyl chloride 75-01-4 0.27 6.0 Xylenes-mixed isomers (sum of o-, m-, and p-xylene concentrations) 1330-20-7 0.32 30 Inorganic Constituents Antimony 7440-36-0 1.9 1.15 mg/l TCLP Arsenic 7440-38-2 1.4 5.0 mg/l TCLP Barium 7440-39-3 1.2 21 mg/l TCLP Beryllium 7440-41-7 0.82 1.22 mg/l TCLP Cadmium 7440-43-9 0.69 0.11 mg/l TCLP Chromium (Total) 7440-47-3 2.77 0.60 mg/l TCLP Cyanides (Total) 4 57-12-5 1.2 590 Cyanides (Amenable) 4 57-12-5 0.86 30 Fluoride 5 16984-48-8 35 NA Lead 7439-92-1 0.69 0.75 mg/l TCLP Mercury—Nonwastewater from Retort 7439-97-6 NA 0.20 mg/l TCLP Mercury—All Others 7439-97-6 0.15 0.025 mg/l TCLP Nickel 7440-02-0 3.98 11 mg/l TCLP Selenium 7 7782-49-2 0.82 5.7 mg/l TCLP Silver 7440-22-4 0.43 0.14 mg/l TCLP Sulfide 5 18496-25-8 14 NA Thallium 7440-28-0 1.4 0.20 mg/l TCLP Vanadium 5 7440-62-2 4.3 1.6 mg/l TCLP Zinc 5 7440-66-6 2.61 4.3 mg/l TCLP     Footnotes to Table UTS 1 CAS means Chemical Abstract Services. When the waste code and/or regulated constituents are described as a combination of a chemical with it's salts and/or esters, the CAS number is given for the parent compound only. 2 Concentration standards for wastewaters are expressed in mg/l and are based on analysis of composite samples. 3 Except for Metals (EP or TCLP) and Cyanides (Total and Amenable) the nonwastewater treatment standards expressed as a concentration were established, inpart, based upon incineration in units operated in accordance with the technical requirements of 40 CFR part 264, subpart O or 40 CFR part 265, subpart O, or based upon combustion in fuel substitution units operating in accordance with applicable technical requirements. A facility may comply with these treatment standards according to provisions in 40 CFR 268.40(d). All concentration standards for nonwastewaters are based on analysis of grab samples. 4 Both Cyanides (Total) and Cyanides (Amenable) for nonwastewaters are to be analyzed using Method 9010C or 9012B, found in “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,” EPA Publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference in 40 CFR 260.11, with a sample size of 10 grams and a distillation time of one hour and 15 minutes. 5 These constituents are not “underlying hazardous constituents” in characteristic wastes, according to the definition at § 268.2(i). 6 [Reserved] 7 This constituent is not an underlying hazardous constituent as defined at § 268.2(i) of this Part because its UTS level is greater than its TC level, thus a treatment selenium waste would always be characteristically hazardous, unless it is treated to below its characteristic level. 8 This standard is temporarily deferred for soil exhibiting a hazardous characteristic due to D004-D011 only. [59 FR 48103, Sept. 19, 1994, as amended by 60 FR 302, Jan. 3, 1995; 61 FR 15654, Apr. 8 1996; 61 FR 33690, June 28, 1996; 62 FR 7596, Feb. 19, 1997; 63 FR 24626, May 4, 1998; 63 FR 28739, May 26, 1998; 63 FR 47417, Sept. 4, 1998; 64 FR 25417, May 11, 1999; 65 FR 14475, Mar. 17, 2000; 70 FR 34590, June 14, 2005; 70 FR 9178, Feb. 24, 2005; 71 FR 40279, July 14, 2006; 75 FR 13008, Mar. 18, 2010; 76 FR 34156, June 13, 2011]