Department of Transport standards

Tmcks transporting hazardous wastes to cement kilns are regulated by Federal and State transportation agencies. This means they are controlled every step of the way. All trucks must meet U.S. Department of Transportation standards, which require all hazardous wastes to be transported under strict conditions in specially designed containers. State transportation agencies test and hcence truck drivers to ensure they understand the precautions required with these fuels. 

Once reduced, the metals may be pyrophoric or selfheating upon exposure to air. This is problematic if the reduction is done at the catalyst manufacturing plant and must be shipped to the end-user s plants. In this case, a stabilization procedure is employed at the catalyst manufacturing plant so the material is safe for transport as per U.S. Department of Transportation standards. 

Washington State Department of Transportation, Standard Practice T 925, 2009. 

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