06-096 C.M.R. ch. 860, § 4 - Identification of Waste Oil
A. Waste oil
includes, but is not limited to, the following petroleum based oils (used or
unused) which have become unsuitable for their original purpose due to the
presence of impurities or loss of original properties.
(1) automotive crankcase and lubricating
oils;
(2) industrial lube oils
including metal working oils, railroad and marine oils and turbine lubricating
oils;
(3) industrial non-lube oils
including hydraulic, transmission, quenching oils and non-PCB (less than 50
ppm) transformer oils;
(4) oil
recovered from oil tank cleaning operations and deballasting
operations;
(5) oil spilled to land
or water.
Exclusions:
The following materials are not waste oil for the purpose of this rule:
(1) oily waste debris
generated from the clean-up of oil spills;
(2) water generated from oil/water separation
processes at a waste oil facility.
(3) mineral spirits having a flash point less
than 60[DEGREE] C (140[DEGREE] F).
B.
Specification Waste Oil:
Waste oil which meets all of the following standards which does not otherwise
exhibit hazardous waste characteristics, and which has not been mixed with a
hazardous waste may be offered for sale as a fuel supplement for use in
non-industrial boilers and non-industrial furnaces as well as in industrial
boilers and industrial furnaces:
Constituent/Property | Allowable Level* |
Arsenic | 5.0 ppm maximum |
Cadmium | 2.0 ppm maximum |
Chromium | 10 ppm maximum |
Lead | 100 ppm maximum |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | 10 ppm maximum |
Total Halogens | 1,000 ppm maximum |
Flash Point | 100[DEGREE] F minimum |
*Concentrations are in parts per million on a dry weight basis. Values for metals are for total metal concentration, not EP Toxic concentration.
C.
Off-Specification Waste Oil: Waste oil which meets all of the following
standards, which does not otherwise exhibit hazardous waste characteristics,
and which has not been mixed with a hazardous waste may be offered for sale as
a fuel supplement for use only in industrial boilers or industrial furnaces
having a heat input capacity of at least 10 million BTUs/hour or for use as a
feedstock to rerefiners.
Constituent/Property | Allowable Level* |
Arsenic | 18 ppm, maximum |
Cadmium | 10 ppm. maximum |
Chromium | 35 ppm maximum |
Lead | 1,000 ppm maximum |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | 49 ppm maximum |
Total Halogens | 4,000 ppm maximum |
Flash Point | 100[DEGREE] F minimum |
*Concentrations are in parts per million on a dry weight basis. Values for metals are for total metal concentration, not EP Toxic concentration.
D.
Waste Oil Which Must Be Managed As A Hazardous Waste: Waste oil which
has been mixed with a hazardous waste, or which exhibits hazardous waste
characteristics except as provided for in the exemptions from Ignitability and
EP Toxicity for Metals as stated in Section 4B and 4C, or which does not meet
the standards set forth in Section 4C of this rule shall be considered
hazardous waste and is subject to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A., Section1301,
et seq., dealing with hazardous waste. Persons in possession
of such waste oil shall be treated as hazardous waste generators and are
subject to Chapter 851 of the Department's Hazardous Waste Management Rules
relating to the storage, packaging, labeling and transportation of hazardous
waste.
E.
Prohibition Against
Blending To Meet Specifications: Waste oil which is determined to be a
hazardous waste under Section 4D of this rule shall not be blended to meet the
standards set forth in Sections 4B or 4C.
F.
Prohibition Against Mixing with a
Hazardous Waste: The mixing with waste oil of a substance identified as
a hazardous waste in Chapter 850 of the Department's Hazardous Waste Management
Rules is prohibited.
G.
Prohibition Against Road Oiling: The application of waste oil to roads
or other land areas is prohibited.
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