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TABLE 12.2
Examples of Hazardous Wastes Generated by Large-Quantity Generators

Category Examples of Wastes
Chemical reprocessing options Nonhalogenated solvents, cupric chloride,
pyrophosphate, acids, caustics, others
Coking operations Ammonia, benzene, phenols, cyanide
Degreasing operations Perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, methylene
chloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride,
chlorinated fluorocarbons
Distillation operations Chlorobenzene, trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene,
aniline, cumene, o-xylene, naphthalene, others
Electroplating processes Cyanides, nickel, copper, acids, chrome, cadmium, gold
Ink formulation Solvents, caustics, chromium- or lead-containing
pigments and stablizers
Leather tanning Tannic acid, chromium
Painting operations Methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, toluene,
methanol, turpentine
Petroleum processes Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, halogenated
solvents, flammable oils, distillate products
Primary metal processes Cyanides, salt baths, heavy metals such as chromium
and lead
Pulp and paper operations Chlorine, sodium sulfite, sodium hydroxide, dioxins,
furans, phenols
Textile finishing Solvents, solutions of dyes
Weapons manufacture Trinitrotoluene, nitroglycerin, uranium alloys,
plutonium
Wood-preserving processes Creosote, pentachlorophenol, other creosote and
chlorophenolic formulations, copper, arsenic,
chromium
Source: Woodside, G., Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste Management: A Practical Guide,
John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY, 1993. Reproduced with kind permission of John Wiley
& Sons, Inc.

SQGs comprise a wide range of commercial and industrial activities ranging from equipment repair
(degreasing and rust removal), to construction (paint preparation), to consumer service shops (e.g.,
auto repair). The range of SQGs along with the types of wastes produced are listed in Table 12.3.

12.3.3 EPA WASTE CODES FOR COMMON SQG WASTES
Some of the more common wastes generated by SQGs are discussed below. The U.S. EPA waste
codes are also provided for these wastes.
Solvents, spent solvents, solvent mixtures, or solvent still bottoms are often hazardous. The fol-
lowing are some commonly used hazardous solvents (also see ignitable wastes for other hazardous
solvents, and 40 CFR 261.31 for most listed hazardous waste solvents):
Benzene F005
Carbon disulfide F005
Carbon tetrachloride F001
Chlorobenzene F002
Cresols F004
Cresylic acid F004