Section Env-Hw 403.05 - Reactivity(a) A waste that exhibits the characteristic of reactivity shall be assigned the EPA hazardous waste number of D003.(b) A waste shall be considered reactive if a representative sample has any of the following characteristics:(1) It is unstable and readily undergoes violent change without detonation under standard conditions of temperature and pressure;(2) It reacts violently with water or air;(3) It forms potentially explosive mixtures with water or air;(4) If mixed with water or exposed to air, it generates toxic gases, fumes, or vapors in a quantity sufficient to present a danger to human health or the environment;(5) It is a cyanide or sulfide-bearing waste that, when exposed to pH conditions between 2 and 12.5, can generate toxic gases, fumes, or vapors in a quantity sufficient to present a danger to human health or the environment;(6) It is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to an initiating force, or if heated in confinement;(7) It is capable of detonation or an explosive decomposition or reaction at standard temperature and pressure; or(8) It is a forbidden explosive as defined in 49 CFR 173.54, or a division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosive as defined in 49 CFR 173.50 and 49 CFR 173.53.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Hw 403.05
#5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; amd by #7207-B, eff 2-26-00; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Hw 400) ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 32, Filed August 10, 2017, Proposed by #12346, Effective 8/14/2017, Expires 8/14/2027.Amended by Volume XLII Number 32, Filed August 11, 2022, Proposed by #13406, Effective 7/23/2022, Expires 7/23/2032