Significance and Use
5.1 This test method will identify waste materials that are potentially unstable when they come in contact with other materials at a waste treatment or disposal site.
5.2 This test method will serve to determine the miscibility of waste materials with various media, including other wastes.
5.3 This test method may not be applicable to all wastes. The appropriateness of these tests depends upon the proposed management of the waste.
5.4 Since the initiation of some chemical reactions are slow to take place, the user may wish to establish reagent-to-waste contact times prior to observing the mixes for any reactions.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method is designed to determine whether a waste material reacts when it is mixed with air, water, strong acid, strong base, an oil/solvent mixture, other waste mixtures, or solid media such as a geological formation or solidification agents.
1.2 The miscibility of the waste material with the above media can also be defined.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard statements, see Section 8.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately)
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
D4978 Test Methods for Screening of Reactive Sulfides in Waste
D4979 Test Method for Physical Description Screening Analysis in Waste
D4980 Test Methods for Screening of pH in Waste
D4981 Test Method for Screening of Oxidizers in Waste
D4982 Test Methods for Flammability Potential Screening Analysis of Waste
D5049 Test Method for Screening Cyanides In Waste
D5057 Test Method for Screening Apparent Specific Gravity and Bulk Density of Waste
D5058 Practices for Compatibility of Screening Analysis of Waste
Keywords
miscibility; stability; waste ;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 13.030.10 (Solid wastes)
DOI: 10.1520/D5232-13
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