06.0 Sewer Limits

Acenapthene

<0.01%

Acetaldehyde

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Acetamide

No Limit

Acetamidobiphenyl

No Limit

Acetic acid

Neutralize to pH 6-9

See Section 2, Acid and Base Neutralization, for instructions

Acetic aldehyde

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Acetic anhydride

<1.0%

Acetone

<0.1%

Acetonitrile

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Acetophenetidine, P-

<10.0%

Acetoxybenzoic acid, 2-

<1.0%

Acetylaminofluorene, 2-

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Acetyl bromide

<0.01%

Acetyl chloride

<0.01%

Acetylene tetrabromide

<0.01%

Acetyl peroxide

<0.1%

Acetyl phenylhydrazine

No Limit

Acetylsalicylic acid

<1.0%

Aclarubicin

<1.0%

Acridine

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Acridine orange

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Acrolein

<0.001%

Acrylamide

<1.0%

Acrylic acid

<0.1%

Acrylic aldehyde

<0.001%

Acrylonitrile

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Actinomycin D

<0.1%

Adenine

<10.0%

Alanine, L-

No Limit

Aldrithiol, 2-

No Limit

Allyl alcohol

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Allyl chloride

<0.01%

Allyl glycidyl ether

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Alumina

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Aluminum ammonium sulfate

No Limit

Aluminum borohydride

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Aluminum chloride, anhydrous

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Aluminum hydroxide

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Aluminum oxide

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Aluminum potassium sulfate

No Limit

Aluminum sulfate

<10.0%

Amanitin, alpha-

<0.1%

Amantadine

<10.0%

Amberlite

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Aminoacridine

No Limit

Aminobenzene

0.01%

Aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester

No Limit

Aminocaproic acid, 6-

No Limit

Aminohexanoic acid

No Limit

Aminohydroxybenzoic acid

No Limit

Aminopentane, 1-

<1.0%

Aminopropionic acid

No Limit

Aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3-

<1.0%

Aminopterin

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Aminopurine, 6-

<10.0%

Aminopyridine, 2-

<1.0%

Aminosalicylic acid, 4-

No Limit

Aminotrishydroxymethylmethane

No Limit

Ammonium acetate

No Limit

Ammonium bicarbonate

No Limit

Ammonium carbonate

<10.0%

Ammonium chloride

<10.0%

Ammonium hydroxide

<1.0% AND pH 6-9

Ammonium iron (II) sulfate

<10.0%

Ammonium metavanadate

<1.0%

Ammonium molybdate

<1.0%

Ammonium nitrate

<1.0%

Ammonium oxalate

<1.0%

Ammonium persulfate

<1.0%

Ammonium rhodanate

<10.0%

Ammonium sulfamate

<10.0%

Ammonium sulfate

<10.0%

Ammonium sulfocyanate

<10.0%

Ammonium thiocyanate

<10.0%

Ammonium thiosulfate

<10.0%

Amyl acetate

<20.0%

Amyl alcohol

<10.0%

Amylamine

<1.0%

Aniline

<0.1%

Anthracene

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Aphidicolin

<0.1%

Arsenic

<1.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Ascorbic acid

No Limit

Asparaginase, L-

No Limit

Aspartic acid

No Limit

Aspirin

<1.0%

Azacytidine

No Limit

Azaguanine, 8-

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Azaserine

<1.0%

Azathioprine

<10.0%

Bacto peptone

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Barbital

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Barium

<100 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Barium acetate

<100 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Barium chloride

<100 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Barium hydroxide

<100 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Barium hydroxide monohydrate

<100 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Barium oxide

<100 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Basic blue 9

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Basic fuchsin

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Bentonite

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Benzaldehyde

<10.0%

Benzalkonium chloride

<1.0%

Benzene

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Benzidine

<0.1%

Benzidine dihydrochloride

No Limit

Benzoic acid

<10.0%

Benzonitrile

<10.0%

Benzoyl peroxide

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

BetaMax

<10.0%

See Section 7.6, Sewering Aqueous Radioactive Waste, for radioactive material limit

Bilirubin

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Biotin

No Limit

Bipyridine

<1.0%

Bleach - see Sodium hypochlorite

Blood, whole

100%

See Section 8.3, Disinfecting and Disposing of Biohazardous Liquids within the Lab, for sewering instructions

Blood Serum/Plasma

100%

See Section 8.3, Disinfecting and Disposing of Biohazardous Liquids within the Lab, for sewering instructions

Blood (Heparinized/EDTA)

100%

See Section 8.3, Disinfecting and Disposing of Biohazardous Liquids within the Lab, for sewering instructions

Borax

<10.0%

Boric acid

<10.0%

Brij 35

No Limit

Bromine

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Bromodeoxyuridine, 5-

<0.01%

Bromoethane

<0.01%

Bromophenol, 4-

<0.01%

Busulfan

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Butanediol diglycidyl ether, 1,4-

<1.0%

Butanol

<10.0%

Butanone, 2-

<10.0%

Butoxy ethanol, 2-

<1.0%

Butyl acetate, N-

<0.1%

Butylacetic acid

<1.0%

Butylated hydroxytoluene

<10.0%

Butyric acid

<1.0%

Cacodylic acid

<1.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Cadmium

<0.5 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Cadmium chloride, anhydrous

<0.5 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Cadmium sulfate

<0.5 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Caffeine

<1.0%

Calcium carbonate

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Calcium chloride

<10.0%

Calcium hydroxide

Neutralize to pH 6-9

See Section 2, Acid and Base Neutralization, for instructions

Calcium hypochlorite

<5.0%

Calcium nitrate

<1.0%

Calcium sulfate

No Limit

Caproic acid

<1.0%

Caprylic acid

<10.0%

Carbamaldehyde

<10.0%

Carbamide

No Limit

Carbazole

<1.0%

Carbon disulfide

<10.0%

Carbon tetrachloride

<0.01%

Carboxymethylcellulose sodium

<1.0%

Carboxyphenyl ester, 2-

<1.0%

Cellulose

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Cesium chloride

<10.0%

Cesium sulfate

<10.0%

Cetrimonium bromide

<1.0%

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

<1.0%

Chloramphenicol

<0.01%

Chloroacetic acid

<0.01% AND pH 6-9

Chloroform

<6 Mg/L

Chloro-1-propene, 3-

<0.01%

Chlorosuccinimide, N-

<0.01%

Cholesterol

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Cholic acid

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Chromic acid

<2.75 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Chromic trioxide

<2.75 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Chromium

<2.75 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Cisplatin

<0.1%

Citric acid

No Limit

Clorox - see Sodium hypochlorite

Cobalt chloride

<1.0%

Colcemid

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Copper

<3.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Copper (II) acetate

<3.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Copper sulfate

<3.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Crystal violet

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Cumene

<1.0%

Cupric acetate

<3.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Cupric sulfate

<3.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Cyanide

<2.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Cyanogen bromide

<0.01%

Cyclohexane

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Cyclohexanol

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Cyclohexene

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Cycloheximide

<0.01%

Cytidine

No Limit

Dacarbazine

<10.0%

DAPI

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

DEPC

<10.0%

Diamine

<0.01%

Diaminobenzidine

0%

See Section 3.3, Deactivation Procedure

Dichlorodimethylsilane

<0.01%

Dichloroethane, 1,1-

<0.01%

Dichloromethane

<0.01%

Diepoxybutane, 1,2:3,4-

<0.1%

Diethanolamine

<1.0%

Diethylene glycol

<10.0%

Diethyl ether

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Diethyl pyrocarbonate

<10.0%

Dihydroxyfluorane

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Dimethyl benzene

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Dimethyldichlorosilane

<0.01%

Dimethyl formaldehyde

<0.1%

Dimethylformamide, N,N-

<0.1%

Dimethyl ketone

<10.0%

Dimethylolurea

<10.0%

Dimethyl sulfate

<1.0%

Dimethyl sulfide

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Dimethyl sulfoxide

No Limit

Dioxane, 1,4-

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Dithiothreitol

No Limit

Dodecenyl succinic anhydride

<1.0%

Doxorubican hydrochloride

No Limit

Ecoscint

No Limit

See Section 7.6, Sewering Aqueous Radioactive Waste for radioactive material limit

Ecoscint A

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Ecoscint H

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Ecoscint O

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

EDTA

No Limit

Ethanol

<24.0%

Ethanolamine

<1.0%

Ether

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Ethidium Bromide, gels

Solid waste if <0.1%

Ethidium Bromide, solution

<10 ug/mL

See Section 3, Deactivation Procedures

Ethyl acetate

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Ethyl aldehyde

<1.0%

Ethyl ether

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Ethylene aldehyde

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

No Limit

Ethylene glycol

<10.0%

Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether

<1.0%

Ethylnitrosourea, N-

<1.0%

Evans blue stain

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Ferric chloride

<1.0%

Ferrous ammonium sulfate

<10.0%

Ferrous sulfate

<1.0%

Ficoll

No Limit

Fluoranthene

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Fluorene

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Fluorescein

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Fluoro-2-deoxyuridine, 5-

<0.1%

Formalin

<0.1%

Formamide

<10.0%

Formic acid

<1.0% AND pH 6-9

Fyrite

<1.0%

GelatinGelatin

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Giemsa Stain

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Glutaraldehyde

<4.0%

Glycerol

No Limit

Glycine

No Limit

Glycol ethyl ether

<10.0%

Glycol monobutyl ether

<1.0%

Gold chloride

No Limit

Green vitriol

<1.0%

Guanidine isothiocyanate

<10.0%

Guanidine thiocyanate

<10.0%

Guanidinium hydrochloride

<1.0%

Halothane

<10.0%

Hepes

No Limit

Heptane

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Hexamethylenetetramine

<10.0%

Hexane

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Hexanoic acid

<1.0%

Homidium Bromide, Aqueous Solution

<0.1%

For solvent mixtures, call EH&S

Homidium Bromide, Electrophoresis Gels

<0.1%

Hydrazine

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Hydrobromic acid

<1.0% AND pH 6-9

Hydrobromic ether

<0.01%

Hydrochloric acid

Neutralize to pH 6-9

See Section 2, Acid and Base Neutralization, for instructions

Hydrofluoric acid

<0.01% AND pH 6-9

Hydrofuran

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Hydrogen peroxide

<8.0%

Hydroquinone

<1.0%

Hydroxybenzene

<0.1%

Hydroxynaphthalene, alpha-

<1.0%

Hydroxyphenol, p-

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Hygromycin B

<0.01%

Iodine

<1.0%

Iodomethane

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Iron chloride

<1.0%

Iron (II) sulfate

<1.0%

Isoamyl alcohol

<10.0%

Isooctyl alcohol

<10.0%

Isopropanol

<10.0%

Isopropyl ether

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Lactic acid

<10.0% AND pH 6-9

Lead

<2.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Lipopolysaccharide

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Lithium carbonate

<10.0%

Lithium chloride

<10.0%

Lithium sulfate

No Limit

Magnesium acetate

No Limit

Magnesium chloride

<10.0%

Magnesium sulfate

No Limit

Manganese sulfate

No Limit

Mercaptoethanol, beta-

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Mercaptopropanediol

<10.0%

Mercuric chloride

<0.1 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Mercury, metallic

<0.1 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Methane carboxamide

No Limit

Methanesulfonic acid

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Methanoic acid

<1.0% AND pH 6-9

Methanol

<10.0%

Methotrexate

0.1%

Methoxyethanol, 2-

<1.0%

Methyl cyanide

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Methylenebisacrylamide, N,N'-

<1.0%

Methylene blue

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Methylene chloride

<0.01%

Methyl ethyl ketone

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Methyl iodide

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Methyl methanesulfonate (MMS)

<1.0%

Methyl sulfate

<1.0%

Methyl sulfide

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Mitomycin C

<0.1

Naphthol, alpha

<1.0%

Napthol, blue black

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Nickel

<2.5 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Nitric acid

<0.1%

Nitroso-N-ethylurea, N-

<1.0%

Octylamine, N-

<10.0%

Optifluor

<10.0%

See Section 7.6, Sewering Aqueous Radioactive Waste, for radioactive material limit

Osmium tetroxide

<0.1%

Paraformaldehyde

<0.1%

Penicillin-streptomycin

No Limit

Pentanedione, 1,5-

<1.0%

Pentanol

<10.0%

Pentyl alcohol

<10.0%

Pepsin

<10%

Petroleum Distillates

<100 mg/L

Phenol

<0.1%

Phenyl carboxylic acid

<10.0%

Phenylenediamine, 1,2-

<0.1%

Phenylhydrazine

<1.0%

Phenylmethanol

<10.0%

Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride

<0.01%

Phorbol myristate acetate

No Limit

Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS, 1X)

No Limit

Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS, 10X)

No Limit

Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS, 20X)

<67.0%

Phosphoric acid

<0.1%

Phthalaldehyde, ortho-

<0.1%

Piperidine

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Polyethylene glycol 1000

No Limit

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

No Limit

Potassium acetate

<10.0%

Potassium bromide

No Limit

Potassium carbonate

<10.0%

Potassium chloride

<10.0%

Potassium chromate

<2.75 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Potassium cyanate

No Limit

Potassium cyanide

<2.0 Mg/L

Potassium ferricyanide

<2.0 Mg/L

Potassium hydroxide

Neutralize to pH 6-9

See Section 2, Acid and Base Neutralization, for instructions

Potassium iodide

No Limit

Potassium isocyanate

No Limit

Potassium isothiocyanate

<10.0%

Potassium nitrate

<1.0%

Potassium oxalate

<1.0%

Potassium permanganate

<1.0%

Potassium persulfate

<1.0%

Potassium phosphate

No Limit

Potassium sulfite

No Limit

Potassium thiocyanate

<10.0%

Procaine HCl

<1.0%

Propanol, 1-

<10.0%

Propanol, 2-

<10.0%

Propanone, 2-

<0.1%

Propenamide, 2-

<1.0%

Propenoic acid

<0.1%

Propidium iodide

No Limit

Propylene aldehyde

<0.001%

Propylene glycol

No Limit

Proteinase K

<20.0%

Pyridine

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

RNAZol

<1.0%

Rubidium chloride

<10.0%

Salicylacetylsalicylic acid

<1.0%

Salicylic acid

<1.0%

Scintillation fluid

Variable

Find waste type in this section; if not listed, see Section 7.6, Sewering Aqueous Radioactive Waste

Selenium

<0.5 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Serum/Plasma

100%

See Section 8.3, Disinfecting and Disposing of Biohazardous Liquids within the Lab, for sewering instructions

Silver

<1.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Silver nitrate

<1.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Sodium acetate

<10.0%

Sodium arsenate

<1.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Sodium azide

<0.001%

Sodium bicarbonate

No Limit

Sodium bisulfite

<10.0%

Sodium borate

<10.0%

Sodium cacodylate

<1.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Sodium carbonate

<10.0%

Sodium chloride

<10.0%

Sodium chromate

<2.75 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Sodium citrate

No Limit

Sodium cyanate

<10.0%

Sodium cyanide

<2.0 Mg/L

Sodium deoxycholate

<10.0%

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

<10.0%

Sodium hydroxide

Neutralize to pH 6-9

See Section 2, Acid and Base Neutralization, for instructions

Sodium hypochlorite

<1.25% AND pH 6-9

Sodium iodide

<10.0%

Sodium isocyanate

<10.0%

Sodium lauryl sulfate

<10.0%

Sodium nitrate

<1.0%

Sodium nitrite

<0.1%

Sodium oxalate

<1.0%

Sodium phosphate

No Limit

Sodium selenite

<0.5 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Sodium sulfate

No Limit

Sodium sulfite

No Limit

Sodium tetraborate

<10.0%

Sodium thiocyanate

<10.0%

Sodium thiosulfate

No Limit

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

unless previously approved by

EH&S

Stannic chloride

<1.0%

Stannous chloride

<1.0%

Streptomycin sulfate

<1.0%

Sucrose

No Limit

Sulfamate

<10.0%

Sulfuric acid

Neutralize to pH 6-9

See Section 2, Acid and Base Neutralization, for instructions

Tetrabromoacetylene

<0.01%

Tetrabromoethane, 1,1,2,2-

<0.01%

Tetrahydrofuran

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Tetramethylammonium chloride

<1.0%

Tetramethylbenzidine, 3,3',5,5'

<1.0%

Tetramethylenediamine

<1.0%

Tetranitromethane

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Tetrazole

<10.0%

Tham

No Limit

Thimerosal

<0.2 mg/L

Metal Waste

Thioanisole

<0.1%

Thioglycerol, 1-

<10.0%

Thioglycol

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Thiourea

<1.0%

Thymidine

No Limit

Tin (IV) chloride

<1.0%

Toluene

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Tribromoethanol, 2,2,2-

<0.01%

Trichloroacetic acid

<0.01% AND pH 6-9

Trichloromethane

<6 Mg/L

Trichlorotrifluoroethane, 1,1,2-

<0.01%

Triethanolamine

No Limit

Triethoxyaminopropyl silane

<1.0%

Triethylamine

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Trifluoroacetic acid

<0.01% AND pH 6-9

Tris buffer

No Limit

Triton X-100

<10.0%

Trypsin

No Limit

Tungstosilicic acid

No Limit

Ultima Gold

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Uranyl acetate

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Uranyl nitrate

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Urea

No Limit

Warfarin

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Wright stain

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Xylenes

0%

NO AMOUNT SEWERABLE

Zinc

<5.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Zinc chloride

<5.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Zinc oxide

<5.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste

Zinc sulfate

<5.0 Mg/L

Metal Waste