{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-268.48","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 268.48","heading":"Universal treatment standards.","body":"(a) Table UTS identifies the hazardous constituents, along with the nonwastewater and wastewater treatment standard levels, that are used to regulate most prohibited hazardous wastes with numerical limits. For determining compliance with treatment standards for underlying hazardous constituents as defined in § 268.2(i), these treatment standards may not be exceeded. Compliance with these treatment standards is measured by an analysis of grab samples, unless otherwise noted in the following Table UTS.\nUniversal Treatment Standards\n[Note: NA means not applicable]\nRegulated constituent common name CAS 1 number Wastewater standard Nonwastewater standard\nConcentration 2 in mg/l Concentration 3 in mg/kg unless noted as “mg/l TCLP”\nOrganic Constituents\nAcenaphthylene 208-96-8 0.059 3.4\nAcenaphthene 83-32-9 0.059 3.4\nAcetone 67-64-1 0.28 160\nAcetonitrile 75-05-8 5.6 38\nAcetophenone 96-86-2 0.010 9.7\n2-Acetylaminofluorene 53-96-3 0.059 140\nAcrolein 107-02-8 0.29 NA\nAcrylamide 79-06-1 19 23\nAcrylonitrile 107-13-1 0.24 84\nAldrin 309-00-2 0.021 0.066\n4-Aminobiphenyl 92-67-1 0.13 NA\nAniline 62-53-3 0.81 14\no-Anisidine (2-methoxyaniline) 90-04-0 0.010 0.66\nAnthracene 120-12-7 0.059 3.4\nAramite 140-57-8 0.36 NA\nalpha-BHC 319-84-6 0.00014 0.066\nbeta-BHC 319-85-7 0.00014 0.066\ndelta-BHC 319-86-8 0.023 0.066\ngamma-BHC 58-89-9 0.0017 0.066\nBenzene 71-43-2 0.14 10\nBenz(a)anthracene 56-55-3 0.059 3.4\nBenzal chloride 98-87-3 0.055 6.0\nBenzo(b)fluoranthene (difficult to distinguish from benzo(k)fluoranthene) 205-99-2 0.11 6.8\nBenzo(k)fluoranthene (difficult to distinguish from benzo(b)fluoranthene) 207-08-9 0.11 6.8\nBenzo(g,h,i)perylene 191-24-2 0.0055 1.8\nBenzo(a)pyrene 50-32-8 0.061 3.4\nBromodichloromethane 75-27-4 0.35 15\nBromomethane/Methyl bromide 74-83-9 0.11 15\n4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether 101-55-3 0.055 15\nn-Butyl alcohol 71-36-3 5.6 2.6\nButyl benzyl phthalate 85-68-7 0.017 28\n2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol/Dinoseb 88-85-7 0.066 2.5\nCarbon disulfide 75-15-0 3.8 4.8 mg/l TCLP\nCarbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 0.057 6.0\nChlordane (alpha and gamma isomers) 57-74-9 0.0033 0.26\np-Chloroaniline 106-47-8 0.46 16\nChlorobenzene 108-90-7 0.057 6.0\nChlorobenzilate 510-15-6 0.10 NA\n2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene 126-99-8 0.057 0.28\nChlorodibromomethane 124-48-1 0.057 15\nChloroethane 75-00-3 0.27 6.0\nbis(2-Chloroethoxy)methane 111-91-1 0.036 7.2\nbis(2-Chloroethyl)ether 111-44-4 0.033 6.0\nChloroform 67-66-3 0.046 6.0\nbis(2-Chloroisopropyl)ether 39638-32-9 0.055 7.2\np-Chloro-m-cresol 59-50-7 0.018 14\n2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether 110-75-8 0.062 NA\nChloromethane/Methyl chloride 74-87-3 0.19 30\n2-Chloronaphthalene 91-58-7 0.055 5.6\n2-Chloropchenol 95-57-8 0.044 5.7\n3-Chloropropylene 107-05-1 0.036 30\nChrysene 218-01-9 0.059 3.4\np-Cresidine 120-71-8 0.010 0.66\no-Cresol 95-48-7 0.11 5.6\nm-Cresol (difficult to distinguish from p-cresol) 108-39-4 0.77 5.6\np-Cresol (difficult to distinguish from m-cresol) 106-44-5 0.77 5.6\nCyclohexanone 108-94-1 0.36 0.75 mg/l TCLP\no,p′-DDD 53-19-0 0.023 0.087\np,p′-DDD 72-54-8 0.023 0.087\no,p′-DDE 3424-82-6 0.031 0.087\np,p′-DDE 72-55-9 0.031 0.087\no,p′-DDT 789-02-6 0.0039 0.087\np,p′-DDT 50-29-3 0.0039 0.087\nDibenz(a,h)anthracene 53-70-3 0.055 8.2\nDibenz(a,e)pyrene 192-65-4 0.061 NA\n1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane 96-12-8 0.11 15\n1,2-Dibromoethane/Ethylene dibromide 106-93-4 0.028 15\nDibromomethane 74-95-3 0.11 15\nm-Dichlorobenzene 541-73-1 0.036 6.0\no-Dichlorobenzene 95-50-1 0.088 6.0\np-Dichlorobenzene 106-46-7 0.090 6.0\nDichlorodifluoromethane 75-71-8 0.23 7.2\n1,1-Dichloroethane 75-34-3 0.059 6.0\n1,2-Dichloroethane 107-06-2 0.21 6.0\n1,1-Dichloroethylene 75-35-4 0.025 6.0\ntrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 156-60-5 0.054 30\n2,4-Dichlorophenol 120-83-2 0.044 14\n2,6-Dichlorophenol 87-65-0 0.044 14\n2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid/2,4-D 94-75-7 0.72 10\n1,2-Dichloropropane 78-87-5 0.85 18\ncis-1,3-Dichloropropylene 10061-01-5 0.036 18\ntrans-1,3-Dichloropropylene 10061-02-6 0.036 18\nDieldrin 60-57-1 0.017 0.13\nDiethyl phthalate 84-66-2 0.20 28\np-Dimethylaminoazobenzene 60-11-7 0.13 NA\n2,4-Dimethylaniline (2,4-xylidine) 95-68-1 0.010 0.66\n2,4-Dimethyl phenol 105-67-9 0.036 14\nDimethyl phthalate 131-11-3 0.047 28\nDi-n-butyl phthalate 84-74-2 0.057 28\n1,4-Dinitrobenzene 100-25-4 0.32 2.3\n4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol 534-52-1 0.28 160\n2,4-Dinitrophenol 51-28-5 0.12 160\n2,4-Dinitrotoluene 121-14-2 0.32 140\n2,6-Dinitrotoluene 606-20-2 0.55 28\nDi-n-octyl phthalate 117-84-0 0.017 28\nDi-n-propylnitrosamine 621-64-7 0.40 14\n1,4-Dioxane 123-91-1 12.0 170\nDiphenylamine (difficult to distinguish from diphenylnitrosamine) 122-39-4 0.92 13\nDiphenylnitrosamine (difficult to distinguish from diphenylamine) 86-30-6 0.92 13\n1,2-Diphenylhydrazine 122-66-7 0.087 NA\nDisulfoton 298-04-4 0.017 6.2\nEndosulfan I 959-98-8 0.023 0.066\nEndosulfan II 33213-65-9 0.029 0.13\nEndosulfan sulfate 1031-07-8 0.029 0.13\nEndrin 72-20-8 0.0028 0.13\nEndrin aldehyde 7421-93-4 0.025 0.13\nEthyl acetate 141-78-6 0.34 33\nEthyl benzene 100-41-4 0.057 10\nEthyl cyanide/Propanenitrile 107-12-0 0.24 360\nEthyl ether 60-29-7 0.12 160\nbis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate 117-81-7 0.28 28\nEthyl methacrylate 97-63-2 0.14 160\nEthylene oxide 75-21-8 0.12 NA\nFamphur 52-85-7 0.017 15\nFluoranthene 206-44-0 0.068 3.4\nFluorene 86-73-7 0.059 3.4\nHeptachlor 76-44-8 0.0012 0.066\n1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD) 35822-46-9 0.000035 .0025\n1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzofluran (1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF) 67562-39-4 0.000035 .0025\n1,2,3,4,7,8,9-Heptachlorodibenzofluran (1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF) 55673-89-7 0.000035 .0025\nHeptachlor epoxide 1024-57-3 0.016 0.066\nHexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 0.055 10\nHexachlorobutadiene 87-68-3 0.055 5.6\nHexachlorocyclopentadiene 77-47-4 0.057 2.4\nHxCDDs (All Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins) NA 0.000063 0.001\nHxCDFs (All Hexachlorodibenzofurans) NA 0.000063 0.001\nHexachloroethane 67-72-1 0.055 30\nHexachloropropylene 1888-71-7 0.035 30\nIndeno(1,2,3-c,d) pyrene 193-39-5 0.0055 3.4\nIodomethane 74-88-4 0.19 65\nIsobutyl alcohol 78-83-1 5.6 170\nIsodrin 465-73-6 0.021 0.066\nIsosafrole 120-58-1 0.081 2.6\nKepone 143-50-0 0.0011 0.13\nMethacrylonitrile 126-98-7 0.24 84\nMethanol 67-56-1 5.6 0.75 mg/l TCLP\nMethapyrilene 91-80-5 0.081 1.5\nMethoxychlor 72-43-5 0.25 0.18\n3-Methylcholanthrene 56-49-5 0.0055 15\n4,4-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) 101-14-4 0.50 30\nMethylene chloride 75-09-2 0.089 30\nMethyl ethyl ketone 78-93-3 0.28 36\nMethyl isobutyl ketone 108-10-1 0.14 33\nMethyl methacrylate 80-62-6 0.14 160\nMethyl methanesulfonate 66-27-3 0.018 NA\nMethyl parathion 298-00-0 0.014 4.6\nNaphthalene 91-20-3 0.059 5.6\n2-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 0.52 NA\no-Nitroaniline 88-74-4 0.27 14\np-Nitroaniline 100-01-6 0.028 28\nNitrobenzene 98-95-3 0.068 14\n5-Nitro-o-toluidine 99-55-8 0.32 28\no-Nitrophenol 88-75-5 0.028 13\np-Nitrophenol 100-02-7 0.12 29\nN-Nitrosodiethylamine 55-18-5 0.40 28\nN-Nitrosodimethylamine 62-75-9 0.40 2.3\nN-Nitroso-di-n-butylamine 924-16-3 0.40 17\nN-Nitrosomethylethylamine 10595-95-6 0.40 2.3\nN-Nitrosomorpholine 59-89-2 0.40 2.3\nN-Nitrosopiperidine 100-75-4 0.013 35\nN-Nitrosopyrrolidine 930-55-2 0.013 35\n1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (OCDD) 3268-87-9 0.000063 0.005\n1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzofluran (OCDF) 39001-02-0 0.000063 0.005\nParathion 56-38-2 0.014 4.6\nTotal PCBs (sum of all PCB isomers, or all Aroclors) 8 1336-36-3 0.10 10\nPentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 0.055 10\nPeCDDs (All Pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins) NA 0.000063 0.001\nPeCDFs (All Pentachlorodibenzofurans) NA 0.000035 0.001\nPentachloroethane 76-01-7 0.055 6.0\nPentachloronitrobenzene 82-68-8 0.055 4.8\nPentachlorophenol 87-86-5 0.089 7.4\nPhenacetin 62-44-2 0.081 16\nPhenanthrene 85-01-8 0.059 5.6\nPhenol 108-95-2 0.039 6.2\n1,3-Phenylenediamine 108-45-2 0.010 0.66\nPhorate 298-02-2 0.021 4.6\nPhthalic acid 100-21-0 0.055 28\nPhthalic anhydride 85-44-9 0.055 28\nPronamide 23950-58-5 0.093 1.5\nPyrene 129-00-0 0.067 8.2\nPyridine 110-86-1 0.014 16\nSafrole 94-59-7 0.081 22\nSilvex/2,4,5-TP 93-72-1 0.72 7.9\n1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 95-94-3 0.055 14\nTCDDs (All Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins) NA 0.000063 0.001\nTCDFs (All Tetrachlorodibenzofurans) NA 0.000063 0.001\n1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 630-20-6 0.057 6.0\n1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 79-34-5 0.057 6.0\nTetrachloroethylene 127-18-4 0.056 6.0\n2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 58-90-2 0.030 7.4\nToluene 108-88-3 0.080 10\nToxaphene 8001-35-2 0.0095 2.6\nTribromomethane/Bromoform 75-25-2 0.63 15\n1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 120-82-1 0.055 19\n1,1,1-Trichloroethane 71-55-6 0.054 6.0\n1,1,2-Trichloroethane 79-00-5 0.054 6.0\nTrichloroethylene 79-01-6 0.054 6.0\nTrichlorofluoromethane 75-69-4 0.020 30\n2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 95-95-4 0.18 7.4\n2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 88-06-2 0.035 7.4\n2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid/2,4,5-T 93-76-5 0.72 7.9\n1,2,3-Trichloropropane 96-18-4 0.85 30\n1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane 76-13-1 0.057 30\ntris-(2,3-Dibromopropyl) phosphate 126-72-7 0.11 0.10\nVinyl chloride 75-01-4 0.27 6.0\nXylenes-mixed isomers (sum of o-, m-, and p-xylene concentrations) 1330-20-7 0.32 30\nInorganic Constituents\nAntimony 7440-36-0 1.9 1.15 mg/l TCLP\nArsenic 7440-38-2 1.4 5.0 mg/l TCLP\nBarium 7440-39-3 1.2 21 mg/l TCLP\nBeryllium 7440-41-7 0.82 1.22 mg/l TCLP\nCadmium 7440-43-9 0.69 0.11 mg/l TCLP\nChromium (Total) 7440-47-3 2.77 0.60 mg/l TCLP\nCyanides (Total) 4 57-12-5 1.2 590\nCyanides (Amenable) 4 57-12-5 0.86 30\nFluoride 5 16984-48-8 35 NA\nLead 7439-92-1 0.69 0.75 mg/l TCLP\nMercury—Nonwastewater from Retort 7439-97-6 NA 0.20 mg/l TCLP\nMercury—All Others 7439-97-6 0.15 0.025 mg/l TCLP\nNickel 7440-02-0 3.98 11 mg/l TCLP\nSelenium 7 7782-49-2 0.82 5.7 mg/l TCLP\nSilver 7440-22-4 0.43 0.14 mg/l TCLP\nSulfide 5 18496-25-8 14 NA\nThallium 7440-28-0 1.4 0.20 mg/l TCLP\nVanadium 5 7440-62-2 4.3 1.6 mg/l TCLP\nZinc 5 7440-66-6 2.61 4.3 mg/l TCLP\nFootnotes to Table UTS\n1 CAS means Chemical Abstract Services. When the waste code and/or regulated constituents are described as a combination of a chemical with it's salts and/or esters, the CAS number is given for the parent compound only.\n2 Concentration standards for wastewaters are expressed in mg/l and are based on analysis of composite samples.\n3 Except for Metals (EP or TCLP) and Cyanides (Total and Amenable) the nonwastewater treatment standards expressed as a concentration were established, inpart, based upon incineration in units operated in accordance with the technical requirements of 40 CFR part 264, subpart O or 40 CFR part 265, subpart O, or based upon combustion in fuel substitution units operating in accordance with applicable technical requirements. A facility may comply with these treatment standards according to provisions in 40 CFR 268.40(d). All concentration standards for nonwastewaters are based on analysis of grab samples.\n4 Both Cyanides (Total) and Cyanides (Amenable) for nonwastewaters are to be analyzed using Method 9010C or 9012B, found in “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,” EPA Publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference in 40 CFR 260.11, with a sample size of 10 grams and a distillation time of one hour and 15 minutes.\n5 These constituents are not “underlying hazardous constituents” in characteristic wastes, according to the definition at § 268.2(i).\n6 [Reserved]\n7 This constituent is not an underlying hazardous constituent as defined at § 268.2(i) of this Part because its UTS level is greater than its TC level, thus a treatment selenium waste would always be characteristically hazardous, unless it is treated to below its characteristic level.\n8 This standard is temporarily deferred for soil exhibiting a hazardous characteristic due to D004-D011 only.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER I—SOLID WASTES","PART 268—LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS","Subpart D—Treatment Standards"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"76e66ecb1e45cc5d2d5a9abdcddf692d42cf03e93babc28ebb6858bbde4a7579","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-268.46","next":"us/40-cfr-268.49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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