Waste transaction tracking requires up to four contaminants to be identified, where applicable. List contaminants in order of potential hazard.
Key
NOS = not otherwise specified
Description | Code |
---|---|
Polychlorinated biphenyl and related compounds. | 1 |
Halogenated hydrocarbons NOS. | 2 |
Mercury and mercuric compounds. | 3 |
Chromium and chromium compounds. | 4 |
Arsenic and arsenic compounds. | 5 |
Cadmium and cadmium compounds. | 6 |
Boron compounds. | 7 |
Inorganic cyanides. | 8 |
Mercaptans, methacrylates and sulfides. | 9 |
Lead compounds. | 10 |
Copper compounds. | 11 |
Zinc compounds. | 12 |
Nickel compounds. | 13 |
Silver compounds. | 14 |
Vanadium compounds. | 15 |
Cobalt compounds. | 16 |
Fluoride compounds NOS. | 17 |
Acidic solutions. | 18 |
Basic solutions. | 19 |
Asbestos | 20 |
Peroxides | 21 |
Perchlorates | 22 |
Isocyanates and thiocyanates. | 23 |
Phenols | 24 |
Organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents. | 25 |
Aromatic compounds NOS. | 26 |
Beryllium and beryllium compounds. | 27 |
Selenium and selenium compounds. | 28 |
Tin compounds. | 29 |
Antimony and antimony compounds. | 30 |
Tellurium and tellurium compounds. | 31 |
Barium and barium compounds. | 32 |
Thallium and thallium compounds. | 33 |
Inorganic sulfides. | 34 |
Inorganic fluoride compounds. | 35 |
Organic cyanides. | 36 |
Alkaline or alkaline earth metals. | 37 |
Inorganic phosphorus compounds. | 38 |
Metal carbonyls. | 39 |
Chlorates | 40 |
Azides | 41 |
Pharmaceutical or veterinary compounds. | 42 |
Biocides and phytopharmaceutical substances NOS. | 43 |
Creosotes | 44 |
Organic phosphorus compounds. | 45 |
Ethers | 46 |
Organic nitrogen compounds, especially aliphatic amines. | 47 |
Organic nitrogen compounds, especially aromatic amines. | 48 |
Explosives | 49 |
Sulfur organic compounds NOS. | 50 |
Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan. | 51 |
Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin. | 52 |
Hydrocarbons and its oxygen nitrogen or sulfur compounds NOS. | 53 |
Halogenated organic solvents NOS. | 54 |
Molybdenum and molybdenum compounds. | 55 |
Organochlorine pesticides. | 56 |
Phenoxyacetic acid herbicides (including 2,4-D). | 57 |
Phthalates | 58 |
Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA). | 59 |
Nitrogen compounds, including nitrates and nitrites. | 60 |
Chloride | 61 |
Iodide | 62 |
Polybrominated compounds. | 63 |
Benzene | 64 |
Benzo(a)pyrene | 65 |
C6-C9 petroleum hydrocarbons. | 66 |
C10-C36 petroleum hydrocarbons. | 67 |
Carbon tetrachloride. | 68 |
Chlorobenzene | 69 |
Chloroform | 70 |
Chlorophenol | 71 |
Cresol | 72 |
Dichlorobenzene | 73 |
Dichloromethane | 74 |
Dichlorophenol | 75 |
Dinitrotoluene | 76 |
Ethylbenzene | 77 |
Formaldehyde | 78 |
Hexachlorobutadiene | 79 |
Methyl ethyl ketone. | 80 |
Nitrobenzene | 81 |
PAH NOS | 82 |
Styrene | 83 |
Tetrachloroethane | 84 |
Toluene | 85 |
Trichlorobenzene | 86 |
Trichloroethane | 87 |
Trichlorophenol | 88 |
Vinyl chloride | 89 |
Xylenes | 90 |
- Description
- Polychlorinated biphenyl and related compounds.
- Code
- 1
- Description
- Halogenated hydrocarbons NOS.
- Code
- 2
- Description
- Mercury and mercuric compounds.
- Code
- 3
- Description
- Chromium and chromium compounds.
- Code
- 4
- Description
- Arsenic and arsenic compounds.
- Code
- 5
- Description
- Cadmium and cadmium compounds.
- Code
- 6
- Description
- Boron compounds.
- Code
- 7
- Description
- Inorganic cyanides.
- Code
- 8
- Description
- Mercaptans, methacrylates and sulfides.
- Code
- 9
- Description
- Lead compounds.
- Code
- 10
- Description
- Copper compounds.
- Code
- 11
- Description
- Zinc compounds.
- Code
- 12
- Description
- Nickel compounds.
- Code
- 13
- Description
- Silver compounds.
- Code
- 14
- Description
- Vanadium compounds.
- Code
- 15
- Description
- Cobalt compounds.
- Code
- 16
- Description
- Fluoride compounds NOS.
- Code
- 17
- Description
- Acidic solutions.
- Code
- 18
- Description
- Basic solutions.
- Code
- 19
- Description
- Asbestos
- Code
- 20
- Description
- Peroxides
- Code
- 21
- Description
- Perchlorates
- Code
- 22
- Description
- Isocyanates and thiocyanates.
- Code
- 23
- Description
- Phenols
- Code
- 24
- Description
- Organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents.
- Code
- 25
- Description
- Aromatic compounds NOS.
- Code
- 26
- Description
- Beryllium and beryllium compounds.
- Code
- 27
- Description
- Selenium and selenium compounds.
- Code
- 28
- Description
- Tin compounds.
- Code
- 29
- Description
- Antimony and antimony compounds.
- Code
- 30
- Description
- Tellurium and tellurium compounds.
- Code
- 31
- Description
- Barium and barium compounds.
- Code
- 32
- Description
- Thallium and thallium compounds.
- Code
- 33
- Description
- Inorganic sulfides.
- Code
- 34
- Description
- Inorganic fluoride compounds.
- Code
- 35
- Description
- Organic cyanides.
- Code
- 36
- Description
- Alkaline or alkaline earth metals.
- Code
- 37
- Description
- Inorganic phosphorus compounds.
- Code
- 38
- Description
- Metal carbonyls.
- Code
- 39
- Description
- Chlorates
- Code
- 40
- Description
- Azides
- Code
- 41
- Description
- Pharmaceutical or veterinary compounds.
- Code
- 42
- Description
- Biocides and phytopharmaceutical substances NOS.
- Code
- 43
- Description
- Creosotes
- Code
- 44
- Description
- Organic phosphorus compounds.
- Code
- 45
- Description
- Ethers
- Code
- 46
- Description
- Organic nitrogen compounds, especially aliphatic amines.
- Code
- 47
- Description
- Organic nitrogen compounds, especially aromatic amines.
- Code
- 48
- Description
- Explosives
- Code
- 49
- Description
- Sulfur organic compounds NOS.
- Code
- 50
- Description
- Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan.
- Code
- 51
- Description
- Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin.
- Code
- 52
- Description
- Hydrocarbons and its oxygen nitrogen or sulfur compounds NOS.
- Code
- 53
- Description
- Halogenated organic solvents NOS.
- Code
- 54
- Description
- Molybdenum and molybdenum compounds.
- Code
- 55
- Description
- Organochlorine pesticides.
- Code
- 56
- Description
- Phenoxyacetic acid herbicides (including 2,4-D).
- Code
- 57
- Description
- Phthalates
- Code
- 58
- Description
- Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA).
- Code
- 59
- Description
- Nitrogen compounds, including nitrates and nitrites.
- Code
- 60
- Description
- Chloride
- Code
- 61
- Description
- Iodide
- Code
- 62
- Description
- Polybrominated compounds.
- Code
- 63
- Description
- Benzene
- Code
- 64
- Description
- Benzo(a)pyrene
- Code
- 65
- Description
- C6-C9 petroleum hydrocarbons.
- Code
- 66
- Description
- C10-C36 petroleum hydrocarbons.
- Code
- 67
- Description
- Carbon tetrachloride.
- Code
- 68
- Description
- Chlorobenzene
- Code
- 69
- Description
- Chloroform
- Code
- 70
- Description
- Chlorophenol
- Code
- 71
- Description
- Cresol
- Code
- 72
- Description
- Dichlorobenzene
- Code
- 73
- Description
- Dichloromethane
- Code
- 74
- Description
- Dichlorophenol
- Code
- 75
- Description
- Dinitrotoluene
- Code
- 76
- Description
- Ethylbenzene
- Code
- 77
- Description
- Formaldehyde
- Code
- 78
- Description
- Hexachlorobutadiene
- Code
- 79
- Description
- Methyl ethyl ketone.
- Code
- 80
- Description
- Nitrobenzene
- Code
- 81
- Description
- PAH NOS
- Code
- 82
- Description
- Styrene
- Code
- 83
- Description
- Tetrachloroethane
- Code
- 84
- Description
- Toluene
- Code
- 85
- Description
- Trichlorobenzene
- Code
- 86
- Description
- Trichloroethane
- Code
- 87
- Description
- Trichlorophenol
- Code
- 88
- Description
- Vinyl chloride
- Code
- 89
- Description
- Xylenes
- Code
- 90
Reviewed 29 July 2021