THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

QCVN 07: 2009/BTNMT

National Technical Regulation on Hazardous Waste

Thresholds
(This English version is for reference only)

Hanoi - 2009
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Foreword

QCVN 07: 2009/BTNMT was prepared by Drafting committee

of national technical regulation on solid waste, submitted by
Vietnam Environment Administration, Department of Science
and Technology and Department of Legistration and
promulgated with the enclosure of Circular No. 25/2009/TT-
BTNMT dated November 16, 2000 by Ministry of Natural
Resource and Environment

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National Technical Regulation on Hazardous Waste Thresholds

1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1. Scope of Regulation

This technical regulation stipulates hazardous waste thresholds for wastes and mixture of wastes
(excluding radioactive waste, waste in the gaseous and vaporous form) listed in the List of hazardous
waste promulgated by Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment.

1.2. Subject of application

This technical regulation is applicable to: individuals and organization generating waste, units
collecting, transporting, storing, treating, landfilling and disposing waste; state management agencies;
sampling, analyzing units and individuals and organizations conducting activities related to waste.

1.3. Interpretation of terms

For the purpose of this technical regulation, the terms below are construed as follows:

1.3.1. Hazardous wastes (HW) are wastes listed (each name of waste corresponding to a HW
code) in the List of HW promulgated by Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (hereinafter
collectively called List of HW), and divided into two types as follows:

a) Being HW in any case (with ** which is symbol for in List of HW )

b) Potentially being HW (with * which is symbol for in List of HW) exhibiting at least one
hazardous characteristics or containing one constituent exceeding HW threshold under stipulation at
Part 2 of this technical regulation

1.3.2. HW threshold (differently called hazardous threshold of waste) is qualitative limit of

hazardous characteristics or constituent of a waste as well as the basic for identification, definition and
management of HW.

1.3.3. Homogeneous waste is waste showing relatively similar chemical-physical feature and
composition at any point of the waste block.

1.3.4. Mixture of wastes are a combination of at least two homogeneous wastes, even in case of
resulting from deliberate structure or constitution (means and disposed equipment). Homogenous wastes
constituting mixture of wastes shall be called waste component.

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Mixture of waste of which waste components are mixed homogenously in term of chemical-
physical feature and composition at any point of the block of waste mixture shall be considered as
homogenous waste.

1.3.5. Adhesive impurity is substance adherently binding to surface of base solid waste or
mixture of wastes (with average thickness less than or equal to 01mm or content not greater than 01% of
total weight of the waste; and dose not untie under normal condition) and not considered as waste
component of the waste mixture.

1.3.6. Absolute content is percent (%) or part-per-million (ppm) content of one hazardous
constituent in the waste. Threshold of absolute content (Htc) is threshold of HW calculated in absolute
content.

1.3.7. Eluate/Leaching concentration is concentration (mg/l) of one hazardous constituent in the

extract taken out from waste after preparing sample for analysis by leaching method. Threshold of
absolute concentration (Htc) is threshold of HW calculated in absolute concentration.

1.3.8. Leaching method is method EPA 1311 or ASTM 5233-92 stipulated at Part 4 therein.

1.3.9. Extraction fluid is solution prepared for the use of extraction of waste according to the
leaching method.

1.3.10. Extract is solution made by extracting waste according to leaching method

2. TECHNICAL REGULATION ON HW THRESHOLD

2.1. General principle

2.1.1. A waste with symbol * in the list of HW is identified as HW if meeting any of the
following criteria:

a) It exhibits at least one characteristics exceeding HW threshold (flash point, alkalinity, acidity
corresponding to value level stipulated at the column of «HW threshold» of the table 1);

b) It contains at least one hazardous inorganic or organic constituent of which both value of
absolute content and concentration simultaneously exceed HW thresholds (greater than or equal to value
of threshold of absolute content (Htc) and concentration (Ctc) stipulated at the point 2.1.5).

Provided both values of absolute content and leaching concentration can not be used
simultaneously (as for hazardous constituent of which both thresholds of Htc and Ctc can not be
expressed simultaneously or opportunity of using both can not take place), the identification of HW shall
be applicable to one threshold used.

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2.1.2. A waste with symbol * in the list of HW is not identified as HW if all characteristics and
HW constituent do not exceed the threshold of HW (differently called “below threshold of HW”),
namely as follows:

a) Flash point, alkalinity, acidity do not correspond to value level stipulated at column «HW
threshold» of the table 1;

b) All its HW constituents exhibit values less than either of absolute content threshold (Htc) or
leaching concentration threshold (Ctc) stipulated at the point 2.1.5.

2.1.3. In the case that a waste have already been identified as HW, regardless of * or ** in the list
of HW, it shall be classified according to name and HW code of one (or group of) particular hazardous
constituent (s) when this constituent (or at least one constituent of the group) exceeds absolute content
threshold (Htc) stipulated at the point 2.1.5; if not exceeding absolute content threshold (Htc), it shall not
be classified according to this HW constituent , or in the apparent way, this constituent shall not be
considered as occurrence in the waste (at hazardous level).

2.1.4. A HW after treatment which all characteristics and hazardous constituent s thereof is lower
than either of Htc or Ctc thresholds shall not be considered as HW and in accordance with regulations on
HW.

2.1.5. Absolute content threshold (Htc) and leaching concentration threshold (Ctc) shall be defined
under the following principle:

a) The leaching concentration threshold (Ctc,mg/l) is stipulated at the column «Leaching

concentration, Ctc» of the table 2 and 3;

b) Absolute content threshold (Htc, ppm) is calculated according to the following formula:

H.(1+19.T)
Htc =
20

where:

- H (ppm) is the value stipulated at the column «Basic absolute threshold, H» of the table 2 and 3
herein for being the basis of calculation of value Htc;

- T is ratio of weight of dry solid material in waste sample to total weight of waste sample.

2.2. Value of HW threshold

2.2.1. Hazardous characteristics

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Table 1: Hazardous characteristics

No. Hazardous characteristics HW threshold

1 Ignitability Flash point ≤ 60 0C

2 Alkalinity pH ≥ 12,5

3 Acidity pH ≤ 2,0

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2.2.2. Inorganic hazardous constituents

Table 2: Inorganic hazardous constituents

HW threshold
Chemical
No. Dangerous constituents (1) Basic absolute
Leaching
formula concentration,
content, H (ppm)
Ctc (mg/l)
Heavy metal group and its organic compound
(by metal element )
1 Antimony(2) Sb 20 1
2 Arsenic(#) As 40 2
Barium (excluding barium
3 Ba 2.000 100
sulfate)
4 Silver(#)(2) Ag 100 5
(#)
5 Beryllium Be 2 0,1
(#)
6 Cadmium Cd 10 0,5
7 Lead(2) Pb 300 15
8 Cobalt Co 1.600 80
(2)
9 Zinc Zn 5.000 250
Molybdenum (excluding
10 Mo 7.000 350
molybdenum disulfide)
11 Nickel(2) Ni 1.400 70
(#)
12 Selenium Se 20 1
13 Thallium Ta 140 7
14 Mercury(#) Hg 4 0,2
(#)(2)
15 Chromium VI Cr 100 5
16 Vanadium Va 500 25
Other inorganic constituents
Fluoride excluding calcium
17 F_ 3.600 180
floride

18 CN- 30
Cyanides amenable(#)
19 Total cyanides(4) CN- 590
(5)
20 Abestos 10.000

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2.2.3. Organic dangerous components

Table 3: Organic dangerous constituents

HW threshold
CAS Basic
No. Dangerous components (1) Chemical formula Leaching
number(3) absolute
concentration,
content,
Ctc (mg/l)
H (ppm)
Cresol/Phenol
1a o-Cresol 95-48-7 CH3C6H4OH 4.000 200
1b m-Cresol 108-39-4 CH3C6H4OH 4.000 200
1c p-Cresol 106-44-5 CH3C6H4OH 4.000 200
(4)
1 Total Cresol CH3C6H4OH 4.000 200
2 2,4-Dimethyphenol 105-67-9 C6H3(CH3)2OH 1.400 70
3 2,6-Dimethyphenol 576-26-1 C6H3(CH3)2OH 400 20
4 Phenol 108-95-2 C6H5OH 20.000 1.000
Chlorophenol
5 2-Chlorophenol 95-57-8 C6H5ClO 400 20
6 2,4-Dichlorophenol 120-83-2 C6H3Cl2OH 200 10
7 2,6-Dichlorophenol 87-65-0 C6H3Cl2OH 3.000
8 Pentachlorophenol 87-86-5 C6OHCl5 2.000 100
9 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 58-90-2 C6HCl4OH 2.000 100
10 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 95-95-4 C6H2Cl3OH 8.000 400

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11 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol(#) 88-06-2 C6H2Cl3OH 40 2

Nitrophenol

12 88-85-7 C10H12N2O5 70 3,5

2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol/Dinoseb(#)
13 2,4-Dinitrophenol 51-28-5 C6H3OH(NO2)2 140 7
14a o-Nitrophenol 88-75-5 C6H4OHNO2 10.000
14b p-Nitrophenol 100-02-7 C6H4OHNO2 10.000
(4)
14 Total Nitrophenol C6H4OHNO2 10.000
Halogen derivative of volative hydrocarbon
15 Bromodichloromethane (#) 75-27-4 CHBrCl2 6 0,3
(#)
16 Bromomethane/Methyl bromide 74-83-9 CH3Br 100 5
(#)
17 Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 CCl4 10 0,5
18 Chlorobenzene 108-90-7 C6H5Cl 1.400 70
19 Chlorodibromomethane 124-48-1 CHClBr2 3.000
20 Chloroethane 75-00-3 C2H5Cl 1.000
(#)
21 Chloroform 67-66-3 CHCl3 100 5
22 Chloromethane/Methyl chloride 74-87-3 CH3Cl 1.000

23 106-93-4 C2H4Br2 0,2 0,01

1,2-Dibromoethane/Ethylene dibromide(#)
24 Dibromomethane 74-95-3 CH2Br2 20.000
25 Dichlorodifluoromethane 75-71-8 CCl2F2 1.400 700
(#)
26a 1,1-Dichloroethane 75-34-3 C2H4Cl2 10 0,5

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26b 1,2-Dichloroethane(#) 107-06-2 C2H4Cl2 10 0,5

26 Total Dicloethane(#)(4) C2H4Cl2 10 0,5
27 1,1-Dichloroethylene)(#) 75-35-4 C2H2Cl2 10 0,5
(#)
28a m-Dichlorobenzene 541-73-1 m-C6H4Cl2 100 5
(#)
28b o-Dichlorobenzene 95-50-1 o-C6H4Cl2 100 5
(#)
28c p-Dichlorobenzene 106-46-7 p-C6H4Cl2 100 5
28 Total Diclobenzene(#)(4) 100 5
29 1,3-Dichloropropene(#) 542-75-6 C3H4Cl2 20 1
30 cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene 10061-01-5 C3H4Cl2 3.000
31 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 156-60-5 C2H2Cl2 20.000
32 trans-1,3-Dichloropropylene 10061-02-6 C3H4Cl2 3.000
33 Methylene chloride 75-09-2 CH2Cl2 1.000 50
(#)
34 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 630-20-6 C2H2Cl4 100 5
(#)
35 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 79-34-5 C2H2Cl4 40 2
(#)
36 Tetrachloroethylene 127-18-4 C2Cl4 10 0,5
37 Tribromomethane/Bromoform 75-25-2 CHBr3 1.400 70
38 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 71-55-6 C2H3Cl3 6.000 300
(#)
39 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 79-00-5 C2H3Cl3 100 5
(#)
40 Trichloroethylene 79-01-6 C2HCl3 20 1
41 Vinyl chloride (#) 75-01-4 C2H3Cl 4 0,2
Volative hydrocarbon
(#)
42 Benzene 71-43-2 C6H6 10 0,5

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43 Ethyl benzene 100-41-4 C6H5C2H5 8.000 400

44 Toluene 108-88-3 C6H5CH3 20.000 1.000

45 1330-20-7 C6H4(CH3)2 20.000 1.000

Xylenes-mixed isomers (sum of o-, m-, and p-xylene concentrations)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)
(#)
46 Anthracene 120-12-7 C14H10 100
47 Acenaphthene 83-32-9 C12H10 4.000 200
(#)
48 Benz(a)anthracene 56-55-3 C18H12 100
49 Dibenz(a,h)anthracene(#) 53-70-3 C22H14 100
50 Benzo(j)fluoranthene 205-82-3 C20H12 3.000
(#)
51 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 207-08-9 C20H12 100
(#)
52 Benzo(a)pyrene 50-32-8 C20H12 100
53 Chrysene(#) 218-01-9 C18H12 100
54 Fluoranthene 206-44-0 C16H10 3.000 150
55 Fluorene 86-73-7 C13H10 3.000 150
56 Naphthalene 91-20-3 C10H8 1.000
57 Phenanthrene 85-01-8 C14H10 200
58 Pyrene#) 129-00-0 C16H10 100 5
Phthalate
59 Butyl benzyl phthalate 85-68-7 C19H20O4 10.000 500
60 Diethyl phthalate 84-66-2 C6H4(COOC2H5)2 20.000 1.000
61 Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 117-81-7 C24H38O4 600 30

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62 Dimethyl phthalate 131-11-3 C6H4(COOCH3)2 1.000

63 Di-n-butyl phthalate 84-74-2 C6H4(COOC4H9)2 8.000 400
64 Di-n-octyl phthalate 117-84-0 C6H4(COOC8H17)2 1.000
Organo-chlorine pesticide (OCP)
(#)
65 Aldrin 309-00-2 C12H8Cl6 10 0,5
(#)
66a α-BHC 319-84-6 C6H6Cl6 6 0,3
66b β-beta-BHC (#) 319-85-7 C6H6Cl6 6 0,3
66c δ-BHC(#) 319-86-8 C6H6Cl6 6 0,3
66d γ-BHC/Lindane(#) 58-89-9 C6H6Cl6 6 0,3
(#)(4)
66 Total BHC C6H6Cl6 6 0,3
(#)
67 Chlordane 57-74-9 C10H6Cl8 0,6 0,03
68a o,p'-DDD(#) 53-19-0 C14H10Cl4 20 1
68b p,p'-DDD(#) 72-54-8 C14H10Cl4 20 1
(#)
68c o,p'-DDE 3424-82-6 C14H8Cl4 20 1
(#)
68d p,p'-DDE 72-55-9 C14H8Cl4 20 1
68e o,p'-DDT(#) 789-02-6 C14H9Cl5 20 1
68g p,p'-DDT(#) 50-29-3 C14H9Cl5 20 1
68 Total DDD, DDE, DDT(#)(4) 20 1
(#)
69 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid/2,4-D 94-75-7 C6H3Cl2OCH2COOH 100 5
(#)
70 Dieldrin 60-57-1 C12H8Cl6O 0,4 0,02
71a Endosulfan I (#) 959-98-8 C9H6Cl6O3S 4 0,2
71b Endosulfan II(#) 33213-65-9 C9H6Cl6O3S 4 0,2

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71 Total Endosulfan(#)(4) C9H6Cl6O3S 4 0,2

72 Endosulfan sulfate(#) 1031-07-8 C9H6Cl6O4S 100
73 Endrin(#) 72-20-8 C12H8Cl6O 0,4 0,02
(#)
74 Endrin aldehyde 7421-93-4 C12H8Cl6O 0,4 0,02
(#)
75 Heptachlor 76-44-8 C10H5Cl7 0,2 0,01
(#)
76 Heptachlor epoxide 1024-57-3 C10H5Cl7O 0,8 0,04
77 Hexachlorobenzene (#) 118-74-1 C6Cl6 3 0,15
78 Hexachlorobutadiene(#) 87-68-3 C4Cl6 8 0,4
(#)
79 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 77-47-4 C5Cl6 100 5
(#)
80 Hexachloroethane 67-72-1 C2Cl6 60 3
81 Hexachlorophene(#) 70-30-4 C13H6Cl6O2 20 1
82 Isodrin(#) 465-73-6 C12H8Cl6 10
(#)
83 Kepone 143-50-0 C10H10O 40 2
84 Methoxychlor 72-43-5 C16H15Cl3O 200 10
(#)
85 Mirex 2385-85-5 C10Cl12 14 0,7
86 Pentachlorobenzene(#) 608-93-5 C6HCl5 60 3
87 Toxaphene(#) 8001-35-2 C10H10Cl8 6 0,3
88 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 120-82-1 C6H3Cl3 1.400 70
Organic Phosphor Pesticide
89 Disulfoton (Disulfoton)(#) 298-04-4 C8H19O2PS3 2 0,1
90 Metyl paration (Methyl parathion)(#) 298-00-0 (CH3O)2PSO-C6H4NO2 20 1
(#)
91 Phorat (Phorate) 298-02-2 C7H17O2PS3 100

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Carbamate pesticide
92 Parathion 56-38-2 C10H14NO5PS 400 20
93 Propoxur(#) 114-26-1 C11H15NO3 100
Other pesticide
(#)
94 Silvex/2,4,5-TP 93-72-1 C9H7Cl3O3 20 1
(#)
95 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid/2,4,5-T 93-76-5 C6H2Cl3O-CH2COOH 100
Ether
96 bis(2-Chloroethyl)ether(#) 111-44-4 C4H8Cl2O 6 0,3
(#)
97 bis (Chloromethyl) ether 524-88-1 C2H4Cl2O 10
(#)
98 bis(2-Chloroisopropyl)ether 39638-32-9 C6H12Cl2O 100
99 Diethyl ether 60-29-7 C2H5OC2H5 20.000
100 Methyl chloromethyl ether (#) 107-30-2 CH3OCH2Cl 10
PCB và Dioxin/Furan
101 PCB (Total Polychlorinated biphenyl PCB or all Aroclor)(#) 1336-36-3 5
(#)
102a 2,3,7,8-TCDD 1746-01-6 C12H4Cl4O2 0,1 0,005
102b 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD(#) 40321-76-4 C12H3Cl5O2 0,2 0,01
102c 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD(#) 57653-85-7 C12H2Cl6O2 1 0,05
(#)
102d 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 34465-46-8 C12H2Cl6O2 1 0,05
(#)(6)
102 Total Dioxin (TCDD, PeCDD, HxCDD) 0,1 0,005
103a 2,3,7,8-TCDF(#) 51207-31-9 C12H4Cl4O 1 0,05
103b 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF(#) 57117-41-6 C12H3Cl5O 2 0,1
(#)
103c 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 57117-31-4 C12H3Cl5O 0,2 0,01

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103d 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF(#) 70648-26-9 C12H2Cl6O 1 0,05

103e 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF(#) 57117-44-9 C12H2Cl6O 1 0,05
103 Total Furan (TCDF, PeCDF, HxCDF)(#)(7) 0,2 0,01
Oil (excluding derived from food)
104a Hydrocarbon oil <C10 1.000 50
104b Hydrocarbon oil C10-C16 3.000 150
104c Hydrocarbon oil C17-C34 5.000 250
104d Hydrocarbon oil ≥C35 10.000 500
(8)
104 Total oil 1.000 50
Organometallic components
105 Total organic mercury (#) 100
106 Total organic lead(#) 10
Organic silicon components
107 Bis(1-methylethyl)-dimethoxysilane 18230-61-0 C8H20O2Si 20.000
108 Bis(4-fluorophenyl)(methyl)(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)silane 85509-19-9 C16H15F2N3Si 1.000
109 Isobutylisopropyldimethoxysilane 111439-76-0 C9H22O2Si 20.000
110 Tetraethyl silicate 78-10-4 (C2H5O)4Si 20.000
111 Triethoxyisobutylsilane 17980-47-1 C10H24O3Si 20.000
(#)
112 Tris(isopropenyloxy)phenyl silane 52301-18-5 100
Other organic components
113 Acrylamide (#) 79-06-1 C2H3CONH2 1,6 0,08
(#)
114 Acrylonitrile 107-13-1 C2H3CN 12 0,6

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115 4-Aminodiphenyl(#) 92-67-1 C12H9NH2 10

116 Aniline 62-53-3 C6H5NH2 1.200 60
117 Acetonitrile 75-05-8 CH3CN 400 20
118 Acetone 67-64-1 C3H6O 8.000 400
119 Acetophenone 96-86-2 C8H8O 8.000 400
120 2-Acetylaminofluorene 53-96-3 C15H13NO 200 10
121 Benzal chloride(#) 98-87-3 C7H6Cl2 100
122 Benzidine and its salts(#) 92-87-5 C12H8(NH2)2 0,2 0,01
123 n-Butyl alcohol 71-36-3 C4H7OH 10.000
124 Carbon disulphide 75-15-0 CS2 8.000 400
125 p-Chloroaniline(#) 106-47-8 C6H4ClNH2 100
126 2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene (#) 126-99-8 C4H5Cl 100
127 p-Chloro-m-cresol 59-50-7 C7H7ClO 20.000 1.000
128 Cyclohexanone 108-94-1 C6H10O 20.000
(#)
129 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane 96-12-8 C3H5Br2Cl 10
130 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine and its salt(#) 91-94-1 C12H10Cl2N2 16 0,8
131 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene(#) 60-11-7 C14H15N3 10
(#)
132 1,4-Dinitrobenzene 100-25-4 C6H4(NO2)2 100
(#)
133 m-Dinitrobenzene 99-65-0 C6H4(NO2)2 8 0,4
134 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol(#) 534-52-1 CH3C6H2OH(NO2)2 100
135 1,2-Dichloropropane 78-87-5 C3H6Cl2 20.000
(#)
136a 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 121-14-2 CH3C6H3(NO2)2 3 0,15

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136b 2,6-Dinitrotoluene (#) 606-20-2 CH3C6H3(NO2)2 3 0,15

136c 2,3-Dinitrotoluene(#) 602-01-7 CH3C6H3(NO2)2 3 0,15
136 Total Dinitrotoluene(#)(4) CH3C6H3(NO2)2 3 0,15
(#)
137 Di-n-propylnitrosamine 621-64-7 C6H14N2O 1 0,05
138 1,4-Dioxane 123-91-1 C4H8O2 600 30
139 Diphenylamine 122-39-4 (C6H5)2NH 1.800 90
140 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine(#) 122-66-7 C12H12N2 8 0,4
141 Ethyl acetate 141-78-6 CH3COOC2H5 10.000
(#)
142 Ethyleneimine or Aziriden 115-56-4 C2H5N 10
143 Ethyl methacrylate 97-63-2 C6H10O2 15.000
144 Iodomethane 74-88-4 CH3I 1.000
145 Isobutyl alcohol 78-83-1 C4H9OH 10.000
(#)
146 Methacrylonitrile 126-98-7 C4H5N 8 0,4
147 Methanol 67-56-1 CH3OH 3.000
(#)
148 4,4-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) 101-14-4 C13H12Cl2N2 100
149 Methyl ethyl ketone 78-93-3 C4H8O 4.000 200
150 Methyl isobutyl ketone 108-10-1 C6H12O 4.000 200
(#)
151 α-Naphthylamine 134-32-7 C10H9N 10
(#)
152 β-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 C10H9N 10
153 o-Nitroaniline 88-74-4 NO2C6H4NH2 3.000
154 p-Nitroaniline 100-01-6 NO2C6H4NH2 3.000
(#)
155 Nitrobenzene 98-95-3 C6H5NO2 40 2

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156 4-Nitrobiphenyl (#) 92-93-3 C12H9NO2 10

157 5-Nitro-o-toluidine) 99-55-8 CH3NO2C6H3NH2 1.000
158 N-Nitrosodimethylamine(#) 62-75-9 (CH3)2N2O 10
(#)
159 N-Nitroso-di-n-butylamine 924-16-3 C8H18N2O 1,2 0,06
(#)
160 N-Nitrosomethylethylamine 10595-95-6 C3H8N2O 0,4 0,02
(#)
161 N-Nitrosopyrrolidine 930-55-2 C4H8N2O 4 0,2
162 Pentachloroethane 76-01-7 C2HCl5 1.000
163 Pentachloronitrobenzene 82-68-8 C6NO2Cl5 200 10
164 Phthalic anhydride 85-44-9 C8H4O3 10.000
(#)
165 β-Propiolactone 57-57-8 C3H4O2 10
166 Pyridine(#) 110-86-1 C5H5N 80 4
167 Safrole (#) 94-59-7 C10H10O2 100
168 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 96-18-4 C3H5Cl3 400 20

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2.2.4. Remark:
(1)
Parentheses contain chemical name in English;
(2)
In case of metal waste of antimony, silver, lead, zinc, nickel, chrome or cleaned alloy
waste containing these metals without impurities and other hazardous constituent s exceeding HW
threshold in the form of bar, block, plate, bar segment, tube segment, piece head, plate head, cutting
head, chip, wire, scrap(not powder) which separated for the purpose of reuse, recycle, these metal
shall not be consider as inorganic hazardous constituent in the waste;
(3)
CAS is abbreviation of Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers;
(4)
regarding this constituent , the sum value shall be constantly applied;
(5)
applies to only asbestos (including chrysotile, ammonite, crocidolite, tremolite,
anthophyllite and actinolite) in the waste in the form of powder, fibre, loose; not applies to waste
cement-asbesto material;
(6)
only applies the sum value in case of indistinctive application according to each group
(TCDD, PeCDD, HxCDD);
(7)
only applies the sum value in case of indistinctive application according to each group
(TCDF, PeCDF, HxCDF);
(8)
only applies the sum value in case of indistinctive application according to carbon
element number (carbon);
(#)
Special hazardous components (with extreme toxicity or excessively high possibility of
causing cancer or gene mutation) with absolute content threshold less than or equal to 100 ppm.

3. TECHNICAL REGULATION ON SAMPLING, ANALYSIS, DEFINITION AND

CLASSIFICATION OF HW

3.1. General Principles

3.1.1. if any waste belongs to type ** or mixture of waste contains at least one component
waste belonging to type ** in the list of HW, the sampling and analysis shall be not necessary to
take place, it is definitely HW or mixture of HW; unless the analysis serves for another purpose
including analysis for classification of HW according to hazardous constituent stipulated at the
point 2.1.3.

3.1.2. Any waste or mixture of waste belongs to type *, pending the proving of being HW
shall be managed in accordance with regulations on HW.

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3.1.3. Provided that a waste effluent generated constantly (relatively stable iteration) from a
particular source (such as sludge from wastewater treatment system) exhibits hazardous
characteristic or contains constituent which sometime exceeds the HW threshold sometime does not
at different sampling time, it shall be generally defined as HW, unless respective definition for each
waste batch of the effluent takes place.

3.1.4. Mixture of waste has at least one waste component being HW shall be considered as
HW and subject to regulations on HW.

3.2. Stipulation for sampling and analyzing unit

3.2.1. Sampling and analyzing unit shall be qualified (regarding method of determination
and analyzed parameters stipulated herein) or appointed by environment management state
agencies. Results of analysis conducted by unqualified unit who is not appointed by environment
management state agencies shall have referential property only, but not validity.

3.2.2. Sampling and analyzing unit must be subject to the following responsibilities:

a) being fully responsible for liabilities for the sampling and results of analysis which are
base for definition and classification of HW;

b) Disputing competent staff to conduct sampling and make sampling minute enclosed with
(result of analysis for sample taken by waste host or unit have not been qualified or appointed by
environment management state agencies shall have referential property only, but not validity);

c) Precisely applying sampling principle and method of determination stipulated herein.

3.2.3. In case of dispute resulting from the difference between results of analysis of two
sampling and analyzing unit, environment management state agency shall appoint a third sampling
and analyzing unit (officially qualified) to be arbitrator and concurrently request two sampling and
analyzing unit to repeat for comparison.

3.3. Principle of sampling, analysis, definition and classification of HW

In addition to detailed regulation on sampling method mentioned on the method of

determination stipulated at Part 4 herein or other sampling methods certified internationally or
domestically, the sampling, analysis, definition and classification of HW shall be conducted in
compliance with following basic principles:

3.3.1. As for solid homogenous waste belonging to type * at least 03 random representative
samples shall be taken at different positions inside the waste block (representative distribution of
particle or element size inside the waste block also taken into consideration) mean value shall be
used for comparison with HW threshold in order to define it as whether HW or not

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3.3.2 As for liquid and sludge waste or mixture thereof belonging to type*: it is
recommendable to agitate and stir (if possible) before taking at least 03 random representative
samples at different positions inside the waste block and using mean value for comparison with HW
threshold in order to define it as whether HW or not.

3.3.3 Regarding mixture of solid waste or mixture between solid waste and liquid one (of
which every waste components belong to type *): appropriate mechanical methods (junking,
cutting, removing, scratching, centrifuging, gravitating, aerating… but not using water or solvent to
wash and separate) shall be applied as much as possible to separate waste components and take
sample from each of them in accordance with stipulations at point 3.3.1 or 3.3.2; mean value of
results of analysis by each waste component shall be used to compare with HW threshold for
definition of being whether HW or not. In case waste component can not be separated by
mechanical methods, the waste block shall be mixed and stirred (if possible), and 09 regular
distributed samples shall be taken after dividing the waste block into equal parts (taking 01 sample
inside each part)

3.3.4. Regarding solid waste belonging to type * and bearing adhesive impurities: 03
random representative samples shall be taken at different positions of the base waste (homogenous
waste in the solid form) on which the impurities sticks to compare with HW threshold for definition
of being whether HW or not. If base waste is mixture of waste, waste component must be separated
respectively for the definition stipulated at point 3.3.3.

3.3.5. As for generally defining a waste effluent frequently generated from particular waste
source as where HW or not, the samples shall be taken on 03 different days at different times of
such days (the starting, middle and end of a shift or batch) and each time 03 random samples shall
be taken at different positions.

3.3.6. As for waste belonging type ** or mixture containing at least one waste component
belonging type **, it is not necessary to take sample and analyze, it is promptly defined as HW,
however if the sampling and analysis serves for another purpose such as definition of HW
according to hazardous constituents stipulated at point 2.1.1, the principles stipulated from point
3.3.1 to 3.3.5 shall be applied.

3.3.7. As for defining treated waste as whether HW or not, the principles stipulated from
3.3.1 to 3.3.5 shall be applied.

3.4. Principle of selecting characteristics and hazardous constituent for analysis

Any arbitrary waste shall be promptly defined as HW if characteristics and hazardous

constituents thereof exceeds HW threshold. Therefore, if only serving for the purpose of defining a
waste belonging to type * as HW or not, during the process of selection and analysis when a

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characteristic or one hazardous constituent is discover that exceeds HW threshold, it not necessary
to analyze the remaining characteristics or hazardous constituent unless serving for another purpose.
The selecting of characteristics or hazardous constituents is carried out as follows:

3.4.1. Regarding hazardous characteristics: Based on properties of waste source and kind of
waste, the ignitability, alkalinity, acidity shall be chosen for analysis. If the properties of waste
source and kind of waste can ensure that waste dose not contain ignitable, acid and alkaline
substance, it turns to analysis of hazardous constituent.

3.4.2. Regarding inorganic hazardous constituents: it is not necessary to analyze all

inorganic constituents listed at the table 2. Based on properties of raw material of waste source,
fuel, manufacturing process, properties of waste source, process or activities generating waste, the
possibly existing inorganic hazardous constituents in the waste shall be determined to analyze. If
material, fuel, manufacturing process, properties of waste source, process of activity generating
waste have no relationship to substance containing inorganic hazardous constituent, it shall be not
necessary to analyze these constituents.

3.4.3. Regarding organic hazardous constituent:

a) After conducting the selection in accordance with stipulation at the point 3.4.1 and 3.4.2
but not define the HW, the analysis of organic hazardous constituents shall be carried out
(excluding the case of ensured occurrence of a particular organic constituent, the stage of 3.4.1 and
3.4.2 shall be omitted)

b) It is not necessary to analyze all inorganic constituents listed at the table 3. It is necessary
to base on properties of raw material of waste source, fuel, manufacturing process, properties of
waste source, process or activities generating waste to determine the possibly existing inorganic
hazardous constituents for analysis. If material, fuel, manufacturing process, properties of waste
source, process of activity generating waste have no relationship to or possibility of undeliberate
appearance (caused by stochastic chemical reaction) of a inorganic hazardous constituent, the
analysis of this organic constituent dose not need to carrying out.

4. DETERMINATION METHOD

4.1. Result of definition and classification of HW is only valid if the following method is
applied accurately:

4.1.1. As for ignitability: ASTM D3278-96: Standard test method for flash point of liquids
by small scale closed-cup apparatus.

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4.1.2. As for alkalinity and acidity: ASTM D4980-89: Standard test method for screening of
pH in waste.

4.1.3. As for leaching concentration, one of two following methods of sample preparation
shall be used before conducting analysis.

a) ASTM D5233-92: Standard test method for single batch extraction method for wastes.

b) EPA 1311: TCLP Method 1311 – Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure.

4.1.4. As for cyanide EPA SW-846 –Method 9010 or 9012: Determination of Cyanide in
wastes.

4.2. Regarding the analysis of the extract for determination of leaching concentration of
hazardous constituent and analysis of waste for determination of absolute content of hazardous
constituent, any certified international or nation standard or technical regulation may be applied.

4.3. The leaching methods EPA 1311 and ASTM D 5233-92 are of sample preparation
which applied to extraction of waste samples to discover the possibility of leaking hazardous
constituent in waste out the environment in the normal natural condition (expressed in leaching
concentration mg/l), these have same principles as follows:

4.3.1. As for wastes containing less than 0,5% dry solid material, the filtrate of the waste,
after filtration through a 0.6 to 0.8 µm glass fiber filter, is defined as the method extract (Extraction
of the solid is not required for such wastes)

4.3.2. As for wastes containing at least 0.5 % dry solid material (waste in the form of sludge
or solid):

- The liquid shall be separated form the solid phase and stored for later analysis after
filtration through a 0.6 to 0.8 µm glass fiber filter.

- The solid (possible to mechanically treat such as hashing, cutting, grinding… so that the
whole amount of solid is guaranteed to pass through 9.5 sieve) is extracted with an amount of acid
extraction fluid (made of CH3COOH and water with possibly addition of NaOH to reach pH value
of 4,93 ± 0,05 or 2,88 ± 0,05 depending on kind of hazardous constituent which need analyzing)
equal to 20 times the weight of the solid within 18 ± 2h.

- If compatible, the initial liquid phase of the waste shall be combined with the filtered
liquid material obtained form the extraction and filtration of the solid phase, it shall be defined as
the method extract for further analysis, if not compatible they will be analyzed respectively and
combined the average results mathematically by using the following formula:

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(Vl.Cl + Vnc.Cnc)
Ctb =
(Vl + Vnc)

where:

+ Ctb (mg/l) average leaching concentration of the constituent in waste sample;

+ Vl (l) volume of the initial liquid phase of the waste;

+ Cl (mg/l) concentration of the contaminant of concern in the initial phase;

+ Vnc (l) volume of the extract;

+ Cnc (mg/l) concentration of the dangerous components in the extract.

5. ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION

5.1. This technical regulation universally applies in definition and classification of HW

according to List of Hw promulgated by Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, supersedes
the application of Vietnamese Standard TCVN 6706:2000 on Hazardous waste-Classification and
TCVN 7629:2007 on Hazardous waste threshold

5.2. Regarding Some special cases commonly occurring in reality, the detailed regulations
are as follows:

5.2.1. For disposed packages: before taking sample and analyzing for definition and
classification of HW, the material covered by the package must be eliminated as much as possible
by using appropriate mechanical methods (peeling, separating, scratching… for sludge and solid
material or gravitating, centrifuging… for sludge and liquid material but not using water of solvent
to wash, separate and clear), and it is made sure that the remaining is only adhesive impurities (with
average thickness of less than 01 mm or content less than 01%). Package material (bonded by
adhesive material) and material covered by the package shall be respectively taken sample and
analyzed for definition of whether HW or not in accordance with Part 3 herein. If the separated
material contained in the package is HW, it shall not be necessary to analyze material of package,
the whole shall be HW. If the material contained in the package is only adhesive material (with
average thickness of less than 01 mm or content less than 01%), it not necessary to separate by
using mechanical method, the sampling and analysis shall take place immediately.

5.2.2. As for disposed equipment and devices (for example means of transportation, electric
and electronic device…) each parts thereof shall be taken sample and analyzed (parts or constitution
material of the means, equipment such as machine oil).

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5.2.3. A waste is only defined under name and HW code of type containing organic halogen
radical or constituents (organic chlorine such as PCB) if absolute content of at least one organic
halogen constituent in excess of HW threshold.

5.2.4. As for recycled and reclaimed products of waste used for fuel, materials such as oil,
fat, solvent, alcohol and chemicals: heavy metal (excluding the case of that heavy metal is main
constituent of the product) and organic halogen constituent must be below the HW threshold, they
have registered basic standard on product quality and meet nation standard and national technical
standard regulation on product quality (if any) in accordance with current regulation. If any
hazardous constituent which is heavy metal or organic halogen in excess of HW threshold, it shall
not be considered as product but HW.

5.2.5. Waste treated by using method of solidification and stabilization:

a) Slag and ash resulting from incineration of HW or other inorganic wastes: if there is no
heavy metal constituent in excess of leaching concentration threshold and solidification intensity
(concrete production method or other method such as brick production method) is not less than
grade 100; it shall be used as building material; if solidification intensity is less than grade 100 it
shall be considered as normal waste and possible to put into landfill of domestic waste or building
material landfill constructed in conformity with sanitation standards,

b) Waste containing organic constituent after solidification or stabilization, if there is no

hazardous constituents (at any content, except for asbestos) in concurrent excess of absolute content
and leaching concentration, shall be considered as normal solid waste and possible to put in to
landfill of domestic waste or building material landfill constructed in conformity with sanitation
standards.

c) Waste containing organic constituent after solidification or stabilization, if there is at least

one hazardous constituents in concurrent excess of absolute content and leaching concentration,
shall be still HW and must be put into hazardous waste landfill.

5.3. The up-to-date version of method of determination stipulated article 4.1 must be
applied. If there are nation standards or technical standard equivalent to them, the application of
these standard and regulation shall be applied.

5.4. Environment state management agency takes responsibility of guiding, inspecting and
supervising the implementation of this technical regulation./.

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