Properties of Hazardous Waste
By admin on Jun 14, 2007 in Hazardous Waste, Business
As discussed in the article What is Hazardous Waste? there are a number of different properties that can make a substance capable of being hazardous. The list below details the different properties of hazardous waste.
- H1 Explosive - Substances that are capable of exploding under the effect of flame or which are more sensitive to shocks or friction than dinitrobenzene.
- H2 Oxidising - Substances exhibiting highly exothermic reactions when in contact with other substances, particularly flammable substances.
- H3a Highly Flammable
- Liquid substances with a flashpoint below 21C
- Substances capable of heating and finally catching fire if in contact with air at ambient temperatures and without any application of energy
- Solid substances capable of catching fire after brief contact with a source of ignition and continuing to burn or to be consumed after removal of the source of ignition
- Gaseous substances flammable in air at normal pressure
- Substances evolving dangerous quantities of highly flammable gases if in contact with water or damp air.
- H3b Highly Flammable - Liquid substances with a flashpoint between 21C and 55C
- H4 Irritant - Non-corrosive substances that are capable of causing inflammation through immediate, prolonged or repeated contact with the skin or mucous membrane.
- H5 Harmful - Substances which may involve limited health risks.
- H6 Toxic - Substances which may involve serious, acute or chronic health risks and even death.
- H7 Carcinogenic - Substances causing or increasing the incidence of cancer.
- H8 Corrosive - Substances capable of destroying living tissue on contact.
- H9 Infectious - Substances containing micro-organisms or their toxins which cause disease in man or other living organisms.
- H10 Teratogenic - Substances capable of inducing hereditary congenital genetic defects or increasing their incidence.
- H11 Mutagenic - Substances which may induce hereditary genetic defects or increase their incidence.
- H12 - Substances which release toxic gases in contact with water, air or acid.
- H13 - Substances yielding a leachate or other substance after disposal with any of the above properties.
- H14 Ecotoxic - Substances presenting immediate or delayed risks for the environment.
