Bulking Waste at Bulking Waste at the University of the University of
VirginiaVirginiaAdam P. Adam P. PetersPeters
Hazardous Hazardous Materials Program Materials Program
Manager, Manager, University of University of
VirginiaVirginia
UVA Fun FactsUVA Fun Facts• Charlottesville, VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia• Founded in 1819 by Thomas Founded in 1819 by Thomas
JeffersonJefferson• ~15,000 Undergrads, ~15,000 Undergrads,
~6,000 Graduate Students~6,000 Graduate Students• ~1,800 Labs~1,800 Labs• Hospital: 604 bedsHospital: 604 beds
UVA (continued)UVA (continued)
• Large Quantity GeneratorLarge Quantity Generator• 90 Day90 Day• Shipped 113,599# of Shipped 113,599# of
Hazardous Waste in 2013Hazardous Waste in 2013• 86,510# Bulk Drums86,510# Bulk Drums• ~500 drums/year~500 drums/year
2015 NCAA Baseball National Champions
Peters Baseball Adventure 2015D.C. and Philly
Stream 99 Stream 99 Stream 1Stream 1
• Non-Non-Halogenated Halogenated SolventsSolvents
• High BTU valueHigh BTU value• Low Halogen Low Halogen
Content (<2%)Content (<2%)• Low Water Low Water • 3<p3<pHH<12.5<12.5• ~90 Drums/year~90 Drums/year
• Halogenated Halogenated SolventsSolvents• High Halogen High Halogen
ContentContent• Low WaterLow Water• 3<p3<pHH<12.5<12.5• ~20 Drums/year~20 Drums/year
StreamStream 8 8 Stream 4Stream 4
• FormalinFormalin• ““Non-Non-
Hazardous”Hazardous”• 3<p3<pHH<12.5<12.5• ~65 Drums/year~65 Drums/year
• High Water High Water Solvent solns Solvent solns
• Weak Organic Weak Organic AcidsAcids
• ““Junk Stream”Junk Stream”• 3<p3<pHH<12.5<12.5• ~50 Drums/year~50 Drums/year
Stream 9Stream 9
• Mineral AcidsMineral Acids• Hydrochloric, Sulfuric, Phosphoric, Hydrochloric, Sulfuric, Phosphoric,
Chromic, Dissolved metals, WaterChromic, Dissolved metals, Water• No Nitric. No Hydrofluoric.No Nitric. No Hydrofluoric.• ppHH<2.5<2.5• ~6-8 drums/year~6-8 drums/year
Stream 5 Stream 5 StreamStream 6 6
• Flammable AcidsFlammable Acids• Organic Acids, Organic Acids,
Mineral Acids + Mineral Acids + Solvents, WaterSolvents, Water
• ppHH<2.5<2.5• ~10 Drums/year~10 Drums/year
• Flammable Flammable BaseBase
• Bases, Bases, organic & organic & inorganicinorganic
• ppHH>12.5>12.5• ~6 ~6
Drums/yearDrums/year
Stream 3Stream 3
• Aqueous D-Listed MetalsAqueous D-Listed Metals• some organicssome organics• 3<p3<pHH<12.5<12.5• ~4 Drums/year~4 Drums/year
Other Waste Streams• OilOil
• Non-Regulated Solids/EtBr WasteNon-Regulated Solids/EtBr Waste• Phenol/Chloroform contaminated Phenol/Chloroform contaminated
wastewaste• Art Waste – Rags w/ Paint Thinner, etc.Art Waste – Rags w/ Paint Thinner, etc.• Chemotherapy WasteChemotherapy Waste• Methanol VialsMethanol Vials• Mercury Contaminated DebrisMercury Contaminated Debris• Soda LimeSoda Lime• Silica GelSilica Gel
From Lab to Drum
The Stars of the Show
Waste Ticket
Add Barcode & Segregate
“Logging In”
#1#1
Logging In• Verify contents add up to 100%Verify contents add up to 100%• Problem Lab?Problem Lab?• Visual check: Color. Layers? Visual check: Color. Layers?
Check and Mark QuantityCheck and Mark Quantity• Check pHCheck pH• Write Stream # on ticket and Write Stream # on ticket and
on carboyon carboy
EMS Software
#2#2
Waste Label
Labels Put On Containers
Pic of cart full of labeled carboys
#3#3
Pour Set Up
• Pic of recoupment room Pic of recoupment room set up for pourset up for pour
#4#4
Pouring
#5#5
Inventory
• Scan barcodes with iPadScan barcodes with iPad• EMS transfers items to drums EMS transfers items to drums
automaticallyautomatically• If anything is off-spec down the If anything is off-spec down the
road we have ability to check road we have ability to check contents of drumcontents of drum
What We Don’t What We Don’t EVEREVER Pour Pour• Nitric, Hydrofluoric, Hydrobromic AcidsNitric, Hydrofluoric, Hydrobromic Acids
• Oxidizers (>5%)Oxidizers (>5%)• Corrosive mixtures with high Ether Corrosive mixtures with high Ether
contentcontent• Reactives Reactives • Extreme Toxins (Osmium Tetroxide, Extreme Toxins (Osmium Tetroxide,
Cyanide Compounds)Cyanide Compounds)• Unsure of ContentsUnsure of Contents
UnknownsUnknowns• Initially We Do Not Take UnknownsInitially We Do Not Take Unknowns• Advise that if we have to pay for Advise that if we have to pay for
analysis it will cost them $500.analysis it will cost them $500.– We suggest they try a little harder.We suggest they try a little harder.
• If they genuinely cannot identify we If they genuinely cannot identify we will take it w/ a PTAO (method of will take it w/ a PTAO (method of payment)payment)
• We rarely actually charge the labWe rarely actually charge the lab
Minuteman
Minute Man
Minute Man
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