Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 721 - IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart C - CHARACTERISTICS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Section 721.121 - Characteristic of Ignitability

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A solid waste
				exhibits the characteristic of ignitability if a representative sample of the
				waste has any of the following properties:
1)
				It is a liquid, other than a solution containing less than 24 percent alcohol
				by volume, and at least 50 percent water by weight, that has a flash point less
				than 60°C (140°F), as determined by one of the following ASTM
				standards: D 93-79, D 93-80, D 3278-78, D 8174-18, or D 8175-18, each
				incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111(a), as specified in
				SW-846 Test Methods 1010B or 1020C, each incorporated by reference in 35 Ill.
				Adm. Code 720.111(a).
2) It is not
				a liquid and is capable, under standard temperature and pressure, of causing
				fire through friction, absorbing moisture, or spontaneous chemical changes and,
				when ignited, burns so vigorously and persistently that it creates a
				hazard.
3) It is an ignitable
				compressed gas.
A) The term "compressed gas"
				designates any material or mixture having in the container an absolute pressure
				exceeding 40 p.s.i. at 70 °F or, regardless of the pressure at 70 °F,
				having an absolute pressure exceeding 104 p.s.i. at 130 °F. Alternatively,
				the term "compressed gas" designates any liquid flammable material having a
				vapor pressure exceeding 40 p.s.i. absolute at 100 °F, as determined by
				ASTM D 323.
B) A compressed gas is
				characterized as ignitable if any one of the following occurs:
i) Either a mixture of 13 percent or less (by
				volume) with air forms a flammable mixture or the flammable range with air is
				wider than 12 percent regardless of the lower limit. These limits must be
				determined at atmospheric temperature and pressure. The method of sampling and
				test procedure must be ASTM E 681-85, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm.
				Code 720.111, or other equivalent methods approved by the Associate
				Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S.
				Department of Transportation.
ii)
				It is determined to be flammable or extremely flammable using  49 CFR 173.115(l), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111.
4) It is an oxidizer, as
				defined in  49 CFR 173.127  (Class 5, Division 5.1 Definition and Assignment of
				Packaging Groups), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111(b).
A) An organic compound containing the
				bivalent -O-O- structure and which may be considered a derivative of hydrogen
				peroxide where one or more of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by organic
				radicals must be classed as an organic peroxide unless:
i) The material is a Division 1.1, 1.2, or
				1.3 explosive, as defined in  40 CFR §
													261.23(a)(8), in which case it must
				be classed as an explosive;
ii)
				Offering the material for transportation is forbidden under  49 CFR 172.101  and
				 49 CFR 173.21;
iii) The predominant
				hazard of the material containing an organic peroxide is other than that of an
				organic peroxide; or
iv) According
				to data on file with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
				in the U.S. Department of Transportation, it has been determined that the
				material does not present a hazard in transportation.