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DOT Shipping Question...
Nayan A. Gosai
Hi,
We have a solution containing 1% sodium cyanide in DI-water, dimethyl sulfoxide and acetone. My hazardous waste vendor feels this 1 gallon container needs to be packed alone and shipped alone in a separate truck because we also have acidic hazardous waste to be shipped. With that being said, my questions for your thoughts are:
1. Does this need to be shipped alone on a separate truck vs. with other hazardous (acidic) wastes?
2. At this concentration, can it be shipped using the PG III PSN?
3. If so, can this 1 gallon container be lab-packed together with other toxic hazardous wastes?
4. If this must be packed alone in a separate container, wasn’t there a DOT-exemption that permitted cyanides and acidic to be shipped together. Anyone know which exemption it was?

Thank you in advance for your input, I appreciate it.

Nayan A. Gosai
Chemical Hygiene Officer &
Hazardous Waste Specialist
University at Albany
Office of Environmental Health & Safety
Chemistry B-72
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222-1000
518-442-3495 (office)
518-442-3783 (fax)
ngosai@albany.edu
www.albany.edu/ehs
Nayan A. Gosai
I received some valuable input from my hazardous waste colleagues and share this with you should you encounter shipping cyanide related material. You will have to copy and paste the links:

•NaCN reactions - Page 35 – http://chemistry-chemists.com/N3_2011/U/DMSO-technical_bulletin.pdf
•NaCN reactions - Also see - http://reag.paperplane.io/00002507.htm
•2.5 % NaCN as a PG III - http://www.labchem.com/tools/msds/msds/LC23700.pdf
•49 CFR 173.12 – Exceptions for shipment of waste materials - https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=f995d5d3876ed4d1626c84508fb2124f&node=se49.2.173_112&rgn=div8
•DOT-SP 9168 Exemption - https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/SPA_App/OfferDocuments/SP9168_2012020623.pdf
•DOT-SP 15862 Exemption - https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/SPA_App/OfferDocuments/SP15862_2015011655.pdf
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