Hazardous Waste Characterization (RCRA)
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)

Test Description

Method


Ignitability:

Flash Point, Pensky-Martens Closed Cup (PMCC)

EPA 1010


Corrsivity:

Corrosivity, NACE Standard TM-01-69

NACE TM-01-69

pH of Water, Electrometric Measurement

EPA 150.1


Reactivity:

Cyanide, Reactive

EPA 9010B

Sulfide, Reactive, in Solid Wastes, mg/L

EPA 9030B


TCLP Procedures:

Sample Preparation, TCLP Extraction Procedure

EPA 1311

TCLP Metals (Inorganic) by ICP-AES Inductively Coupled Plasma. Includes:
Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, and Silver.

EPA 200.7

Semivolatile Organic Cmpounds by GC/MS. Includes:
o-Cresol, m-Cresol, p-Cresol, 1,4-Dichlorobenzene, 2,4-Dinitrotoluene, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorobutadiene, Hexachloroethane, Nitrobenzene, Pentachlorophenol, 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol, Pyridine, and 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol

EPA 8270D

TCLP Volatiles Organic Compounds (VOC's) and Solid Waste, by GC/MS, including Zero Headspace Extraction (ZHE); Benzene, Carbon tetrachloride, Chlorobenzene, Chloroform, 1,2- Dichloroethane, 2-Butanone (MEK), 1,1-Dichloroethane, Tetrachloroethene, Trichloroethene and, Vinyl Chloride.

EPA 8240B

TCLP Pesticides and Herbicides by GC/MS. Includes:
Chlordane, Endrin, Heptachlor, Lindane, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene, 2,4-D and, 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)

EPA 8140

 

Samples Sizes for TCLP Tests:

Aqueous Samples with <0.5% Solids

3 Liters

Solvents or Oil Samples

4 Liters

Sludge or Soil Samples

2 Liters

Solids

500 grams