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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" citation="COMAR 26.13.02.13" title_num="26" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="02" heading="Characteristic of Reactivity.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A solid waste exhibits the characteristic of reactivity if a representative sample of the waste has any of the following properties:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>It is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent change without detonating;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>It reacts violently with water;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>It forms potentially explosive mixtures with water;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>When mixed with water, it generates toxic gases, vapors, or fumes in a quantity sufficient to present a danger to human health or the environment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>It is a cyanide or sulfide bearing waste which, when exposed to pH conditions between 2 and 12.5, can generate toxic gases, vapors, or fumes in a quantity sufficient to present a danger to human health or the environment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>It is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to a strong initiating source or if heated under confinement;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>It is readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or reaction at standard temperature and pressure;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>It is a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Forbidden explosive as defined in 49 CFR §173.54; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosive as defined in 49 CFR §173.50 and 173.53.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A solid waste that exhibits the characteristic of reactivity has the EPA Hazardous Waste Number of D003.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>