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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 26.13.02.12" title_num="26" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="02" heading="Characteristic of Corrosivity.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A solid waste exhibits the characteristic of corrosivity if a representative sample of the waste has either of the following properties:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>It is aqueous and has a pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12.5, as determined by a pH meter using Method 9040 in “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods”, EPA Publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference in COMAR 26.13.01.05A(4);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>It is a liquid and corrodes steel (SAE 1020) at a rate greater than 6.35 mm (0.250 inch) per year at a test temperature of 55°C (130°F) as determined by the test method specified in NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) Standard TM-01-69* as standardized in “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods”, EPA Publication SW-846, which is incorporated by reference in COMAR 26.13.01.05A(4).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <aftertext>* The NACE Standard is available from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, P.O. Box 986, Katy, Texas 77450.</aftertext>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A solid waste that exhibits the characteristics of corrosivity has the EPA Hazardous Waste Number of D002.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>