United States Office of Enviror mentat Protection Solid Waste and Agency Emergency Response &E PA DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9441.01 (84) TITLE: Determining if the Soils from Missouri Dio j Sites are Hazardous APPROVAL DATE:. 1-6-84 EFFECTIVE DATE: 1-6-84 ORIGINATING OFFICE: QFINAL O DRAFT LEVEL OF DRAFT O A—Signed byAAor DAA O B — Signed by Office Director O C — Review & Comment REFERENCE (other documents): Os WER Os WER L ARCHIVE FC TI VE DIREC TI VE DI 9441.01 (84) _______________ ------- ńt cIt I?kt’ 0 PART 261 SUBPART A — GENERAL DOC: 9441.01(84) oI y4 Uj Key Words: Contaminated Soil, Dioxin ( t ) Regulations: Subject: Determining if the Soils from Missouri Dioxin Sites are Hazardous Addressee: David Wagoner, Director, Air and Waste Management Division, Region VII Originator: John H. Skinner, Director, Office of Solid Waste Source Doc: /fi9441.01(84) Date: 1—6—84 Summary: To determine if a soil, in which toxic compounds are present, is a RCRA hazardous waste, the origin of the toxicants must be known. If the exact origin of the toxicants is unknown, the soil is not considered RCRA hazardous unless it exhibits one or more of the characteristics of RCRA hazardous waste. US EPA adquarters and Chemical Libraries EPA West Bldg Boon ’ 3340 MailCOde 3404T 1301 ConStItUtiOfl Ave NW ashiflgtOfl DC 20004 202 566-0556 Bepos tOrY Mater a Permanent Co tect Ofl ------- 9441.01 (84) JAN - 6 34 : i 1ORANDU •i SUBJECT: Soils from 4issouri Dioxin Sites FROM: Jonn . Skinner, Director Office of Solid ¶iaste TO: David 1ayoner, Director \ir and ;Iasta Management Division, i e ion VII Ue have reviewed the results of the analytical rogr m soils fro r lissouri dioxin sites, Ln resr)onse o jour re;uest ror an lncerpret&tion s to wnether or not t ese SOilS are 2C. hazardous wastes. The analyses indicate the presence of a nun ber of toxic corn— pounds in many of the soil samples taken fron v3rious sites. o’ ever, th2 presence of these toxicants in the soil rioes riot autoji atj .ca1lj iiake tne scij. a CR hazardous waste . the orL jn of the toxicants must be known in order to determine that they are derived from a listea nazardous waste(s). If the exact origih of the toxicants is not known, the soils cannot e con— sicered RCi A hazardous wastes unless they exhioit one or more of the characteristics of hazardous waste (i.e., ignitaDility, cor— rosivity, reactivity, or extraction procedure toxicitfl. If there are any questions, please contact Matt Str us in the Waste Identification Branch (FTS 382—4770). DFagan:draf:l/5/g4:djs Pagan 6 ------- |