Epa Chemical Compatibility Chart 172123

EPA's Chemical Compatibility Chart EPA-600/2-80-076 April 1980 A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMPATIBILITY OF CHEMICAL MIXTURES Please Note: This chart is intended as an indication of some of the hazards that can be expected on mixing chemical wastes. Because of the differing activities of the thousands of compounds that may be encountered, it is not possible to make any chart definitive and all inclusive. It cannot be assumed to ensure compatibility of wastes because wastes are not classified as hazardous on the chart, nor do any blanks necessarily mean that the mixture cannot result in a hazard occurring. Detailed instructions as to hazards involved in handling and disposing of any given waste should be obtained from the originator of the waste. #

REACTIVITY GROUP NAME

1

Acids, Mineral, Non-oxidizing

2

Acids, Mineral, Oxidizing

3

Acids, Organic

4

Alcohols and Glycols

5

Aldehydes

H H P

6

Amides

H

7 8

Amines, Aliphatic and Aromatic Azo Compounds, Diazo Compounds and Hydrazines

9

Carbamates

H H G H G

10

Caustics

11

Cyanides

12

Dithiocarbamates

H GT GF H,F GF

13

Esters

H

14

Ethers

H

15

Fluorides, Inorganic

GT

16

Hydrocarbons, Aromatic

17

Halogenated Organics

18

Isocyanates

19

CODE

1

H

2 G H H F H F H GT H GT H GT H GT

3 H P H P

4 5 6

H H G

H H G

H GT GF H,GT GF

GT

21

Ketones H Mercaptans and Other Organic GT Sulfides GF Metals, Alkali and Alkaline Earth, H,F Elemental GF

GT H F H,F GT H,F GT H F H,F GT H,F GF

22

Metals, Other Elemental & Alloys H,F as Powders, Vapors, or Sponges GF

H,F GF

G F

Metals, Other Elemental & Alloys H,F as Sheets, Rods, Drops, etc. GF Metals and Metal Compounds, Toxic S GF Nitrides HF H,GT Nitriles GF

H,F GF

20

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Nitro Compounds, Organic Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic, Unsaturated Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic, Saturated Peroxides and Hydroperoxides, Organic

32

Phenols and Cresols Organophosphates, Phosphothioates, Phosphodithioates

33

Sulfides, Inorganic

34 101

Epoxides Combustible and Flammable Materials, Miscellaneous

102

Explosives

103

Polymerizable Compounds

104

Oxidizing Agents, Strong

105 106

Reducing Agents, Strong Water and Mixtures Containing Water

107

Water Reactive Substances

H GT H G

H

H G H

S H,F E H,F GT H,F GT H F H F H E H F

H GT GT GF H P H G H E P H H GT H GF

H GT HF GF H P H,F GT H E P H

H

H

H,F GT

H

8 G H

H GT GF H,F GF H F H F

9 H G

H

GF GT

10

G H G H G

U

F

Fire

G

Innocuous and non-flammable gas generation

GT

Toxic Gas formation

GF

Flammable Gas formation

E

7

CONSEQUENCE Heat Generation

Explosion

P

Violent Polymerization

S

Solubilization of toxic substance

U

May be hazardous, but Unknown

11 12 H

13 14 15 16

H G

H GT H P

H P

H,F GF

H,F GF

H,F GF

GF H

GF H

H G H G H G H G GF H H,F GT

H GF H,P G

H H G

H

H

GF H

GF H

U

GF H

17 U

18 19

GF H

GF,H

GT

GF H

H,F G S H GF

S H,E GF

H GF H

H E

GF H

S

20 GF H

21

H,F GF

22

23

S

GF H

H G

U

24 GF H

U

H

GF

H

GF H

GF H

GF H

U

GF H

U H E

H

E H P H,E GF

25 GF H H,E GF

S

26 27

H E

H

28 29

H F

H G

H GT

H,F E H G

H,F GT

H E P H H GT H GF

H H P

H F H,F GF

E H P

H P

U

H F H,F GF

H,F GT H GF

H,F GT H G

H,F

H E

GT

H H P

3

4

5

6

7

H,F GT

E

H E

U GT H P

H,E GT

H E GF H

H G

H G

H,E GF GF H

H,P GT

H P

30 H

H

H P

H E P H H E

H P

H E P H

H P

U

H E P H H,E GT H GT

H,F GT

U H,F

GT

H

H F

H F

H F H,F E

F

H GT H E

8

9

10

11

12

13

H,F GT H GF H G

H F H GF

H,F GT H GF

H P H,F G H E P H H,F E

H P

H GF

H GF

H E P H H,F E

H E P H H F

H P

H P H,F GF

E P H

E P H H,F E

H,F GT H GF

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

H F

H F

32 33 H P

H P

U

H E P H H F H GF

H,F GT H,GT GF

H GF

S

24

25

34

H E P H H,F GT

101 H E

H E

H,F G H

H,F G H GF

102 H E H E H E

103 H,F GT 104 H,P H,F GF E

GT GF

DO NOT MIX WITH ANY CHEMICAL OR WASTE MATERIAL! 14

H E H E

31

U H GT H P H,F GT H E P H H G H E

H

G

2

H GF H

H F

<---EXTREMELY REACTIVE! 1

H H E

26

105 GF GT

106

105

106

EXTREMELY REACTIVE!---> 27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

101

102

103

104

107 107