Knowing About Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Waste Classification
Knowing Hazardous Wastes: Hazardous waste has properties that make it more likely dangerous & harmful to the environment and human health. Hazardous wastes are liquids, solids, or contained gases. These could be due to manufacturing processes, discarded used and unused materials, products like pesticides, or cleaning fluids. Hazardous Waste Classification: We can classify wastes as hazardous wastes if they exhibit any of the below-mentioned characteristics. Corrosivity Corrosive wastes are elements that are acids or exhibit acidic or alkaline solutions. There are aqueous wastes with a less than or equal to 2.0 pH and more than or equal to 12.5 eroding. Some Liquid wastes are corrosive if it corrodes metal containers, storage tanks, drums, and containers. Ignitability Ignitable wastes can produce fires under some conditions, undergo spontaneous combustion, or have a flash point less than 140°F. These can be waste oil and used catalysts. Toxicity Toxic waste is toxic or deadly wh