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Hazardous Waste Management Method Code Conversion Table

Hazardous Waste Management Method Code Conversion Table
DEC Handling Code Management Method Code Reclamation and Recovery
R H010 Metals recovery including retorting, smelting, chemical, etc.
R H020 Solvents recovery (distillation, extraction)
R H039 Other recovery or reclamation for reuse including acid regeneration, organics recovery, etc. (specify in comments)
B H050 Energy recovery at this site - use as fuel (includes on-site fuel blending)
B H061 Fuel blending prior to energy recovery at another site
Destruction or Treatment Prior to Disposal at Another Site
B H040 Incineration - thermal destruction other than use as a fuel (includes any preparation prior to burning)
T H071 Chemical reduction with or without precipitation (includes any preparation or final processes for consolidation of residuals)
T H073 Cyanide destruction with or without precipitation (includes any preparation or final processes for consolidation of residuals)
T H075 Chemical oxidation (includes any preparation or final processes for consolidation of residuals)
T H076 Wet air oxidation (includes any preparation or final processes for consolidation of residuals)
T H077 Other chemical precipitation with or without pre-treatment (includes any preparation or final processes for consolidation of residuals)
T H081 Biological treatment with or without precipitation (includes any preparation or final processes for consolidation of residuals)
T H082 Adsorption (as the major component of treatment)
T H083 Air or steam stripping (as the major component of treatment)
T H101 Sludge treatment and/or dewatering (as the major component of treatment; not H071-H075, H077, or H082)
T H103 Absorption (as the major component of treatment)
T H111 Stabilization or chemical fixation prior to disposal at another site (as the major component of treatment; not H071-H075, H077, or H082)
L H112 Macro-encapsulation prior to disposal at another site (as the major component of treatment; not H071-H075, H077, or H082)
T H121 Neutralization only (no other treatment)
T H122 Evaporation (as the major component of treatment; not reportable as H071-H083)
T H123 Settling or clarification (as the major component of treatment; not reportable as H071-H083)
T H124 Phase separation (as the major component of treatment; not reportable as H071-H083)
T H129 Other treatment (specify in comments)
Disposal
L H131 Land treatment or application (to include on-site treatment and/or stabilization)
L H132 Landfill or surface impoundment that will be closed as landfill (to include on-site treatment and/or stabilization)
L H134 Deepwell or underground injection (with or without treatment)
T H135 Discharge to sewer/POTW or NPDES (with prior storage - with or without treatment)
Storage and Transfer
L H141 Storage, bulking, and/or transfer off site - no treatment/recovery (H010-H129), fuel blending (H061), or disposal (H131-H135) at this site

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