Gulf of Mexico Shelf Region

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Gulf of Mexico Shelf Region

Waste Management Procedures

Glossary

Word List:

Accumulation Area / An area used to accumulate wastes prior to shipment off-site. There is a time limit on accumulation of hazardous waste based on the quantity accumulated per month or from month to month. If the facility generates less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month, there is no accumulation time limit as long as the total amount being held is less than 2,200 pounds. If the facility generates 220 - 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste per month, the waste must be shipped off-site within 180 days from the start of generation and the facility may not accumulate more than a total of 13,200 pounds at any one time. If the facility generates over 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste per month, the waste must be off-site within 90 days from the start of generation.
Annular Injection / Disposal of E&P exempt wastes by encapsulation in abandoned well bores or injection into depleted reservoirs. Annular injection must be approved by BSEE on a case by case basis. Contact your EH&S Department for assistance.
Hazardous Material / A material that the U.S. Department of Transportation has determined may be hazardous to human health and the environment if spilled during shipment. The list of hazardous materials is found in 49 CFR 171.101.
Hazardous Waste / Waste defined as hazardous by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR 261 (See Waste Management Plan).
Exempt Waste / The EPA has excluded certain wastes from being hazardous waste. Examples - household waste, lead acid batteries or scrap metal that are recycled, and wastes specific to the exploration, development and production of oil or gas (E&P exempt waste).
E & P Exempt Waste / Drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal energy.

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Nonhazardous Oilfield Waste / Louisiana DEQ term for E&P exempt waste. This term will most likely be replaced (no longer be used) with the term “E&P Waste” following finalization of the 29-B Emergency Rule.
Priority Pollutant List / A list of pollutants under Clean Water Act that may not be discharged over certain thresholds:
Acenaphthene / Acrolein
Acrylonitrile / Benzene
Benzidine / Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane)
Chlorobenzene / 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
Hexachlorobenzene / 1,2-dichloroethane
1,1,1-trichloreothane / Hexachloroethane
1,1-dichloroethane / 1,1,2-trichloroethane
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane / Chloroethane
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether / 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether (mixed)
2-chloronaphthalene / 2,4, 6-trichlorophenol
Parachlorometa cresol / Chloroform (trichloromethane)
2-chlorophenol / 1,2-dichlorobenzene
1,3-dichlorobenzene / 1,4-dichlorobenzene
3,3-dichlorobenzidine / 1,1-dichloroethylene
1,2-trans-dichloroethylene / 2,4-dichlorophenol
1,2-dichloropropane / 1,2-dichloropropylene (1,3-dichloropropene)
2,4-dimethylphenol / 2,4-dinitrotoluene
2,6-dinitrotoluene / 1,2-diphenylhydrazine
Ethylbenzene / Fluoranthene

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Priority Pollutant List (continued) / 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether / 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
Bis(2-chloroisopropyl) ether / Bis(2-chloroethoxy) methane
Methylene chloride (dichloromethane) / Methyl chloride (dichloromethane)
Methyl bromide (bromomethane) / Bromoform (tribromomethane)
Dichlorobromomethane / Chlorodibromomethane
Hexachlorobutadiene / Hexachloromyclopentadiene
Isophorone / Naphthalene
Nitrobenzene / 2-nitrophenol
4-nitrophenol / 2,4-dinitrophenol
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol / N-nitrosodimethylamine
N-nitrosodiphenylamine / N-nitrosodi-n-propylamin
Pentachlorophenol / Phenol
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate / Butyl benzyl phthalate
Di-N-Butyl Phthalate / Di-n-octyl phthalate
Diethyl Phthalate / Dimethyl phthalate
1,2-benzanthracene (benzo(a) anthracene) / Benzo(a)pyrene (3,4-benzo-pyrene)
3,4-Benzofluoranthene (benzo(b) fluoranthene) / 11,12-benzofluoranthene (benzo(b) fluoranthene)
Chrysene / Acenaphthylene
Anthracene / 1,12-benzoperylene (benzo(ghi) perylene)
Fluorene / Phenanthrene
1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene (dibenzo(,h) anthracene) / Indeno (,1,2,3-cd) pyrene (2,3-o-pheynylene pyrene)
Pyrene / Tetrachloroethylene
Toluene / Trichloroethylene

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Priority Pollutant List (continued) / Vinyl chloride (chloroethylene) / Aldrin
Dieldrin / Chlordane (technical mixture and metabolites)
4,4-DDT / 4,4-DDE (p,p-DDX)
4,4-DDD (p,p-TDE) / Alpha-endosulfan
Beta-endosulfan / Endosulfan sulfate
Endrin / Endrin aldehyde
Heptachlor / Heptachlor epoxide (BHC-hexachlorocyclohexane)
Alpha-BHC / Beta-BHC
Gamma-BHC (lindane) / Delta-BHC (PCB-polychlorinated biphenyls)
PCB-1242 (Arochlor 1242) / PCB-1254 (Arochlor 1254)
PCB-1221 (Arochlor 1221) / PCB-1232 (Arochlor 1232)
PCB-1248 (Arochlor 1248) / PCB-1260 (Arochlor 1260)
PCB-1016 (Arochlor 1016) / Toxaphene
Antimony / Arsenic
Asbestos / Beryllium
Cadmium / Chromium
Copper / Cyanide, Total
Lead / Mercury
Nickel / Selenium
Silver / Thallium
Zinc
Xylene / 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)

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Storage at Shorebase / Hazardous waste can not be stored at the shorebase. However, the waste may be temporarily located at the shorebase while awaiting pickup by a waste disposal contractor. No waste can be kept at the shorebase beyond 10 days.
Universal Waste / Batteries, pesticides and mercury containing thermostats that are hazardous waste are considered “universal waste” when sent for recycling. Special standards exist for the storage, shipping and disposal of these wastes that are more lenient than hazardous waste storage, shipping and disposal standards.
Used Oil / Petroleum or synthetic oil that has been used and, as a result of such use, is contaminated with chemical or physical impurities. Example - used lube oil.
Waste / A material that has been discarded by being abandoned incinerated or stored in lieu of being discarded. Materials that are being held for recycling may also be considered waste.

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