6. Solid Waste Characterization Program
C. Specific Analytical Requirements: Disposal or Beneficial Use of Solid Wastesaste. Parameters Required
(2) Miscellaneous Wastes   Complete TCLP
Total aluminum, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, and zinc
Chloride, percent carbon, percent moisture, pH, phosphorus
Cyanide and Sulfide Reactivity
Ignitability Characteristics
(3) Non-Recoverable Oily Waste  
[oil or gasoline spill debris, waste oil contaminated soil, and oil or gasoline soaked soil from the cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks (USTs)]
(a) Gasoline contaminated soils and debris From Underground Storage Tank (UST) Remediation TCLP for lead only (if leaded gasoline was on site).
From surface storage facilities and surface spills:  TCLP for lead (if leaded gasoline was on site)
TCLP Benzene
(b) Waste oil contaminated soils and debris (i) Soil contaminated with waste oil from remedial activities of USTs must be analyzed as follows  (acceptable results listed on p. 24): TCLP RCRA 8 Metals (Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, Silver)
TCLP for herbicides/pesticides
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Corrosivity (as pH)
Cyanide and Sulfide Reactivity
Total Organic Halogens (TOX)
(ii)Contaminated soils and debris from surface storage facilities and surface spills (acceptable results listed on p. 24): TCLP RCRA 8 Metals (Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, Silver)
TCLP for herbicides/pesticides;
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Corrosivity (as pH)
Cyanide and Sulfide Reactivity
Total Organic Halogens (TOX)
TCLP VOC, SVOC
(c) Virgin petroleum-contaminated soils and debris (other than gasoline).  TCLP RCRA 8 Metals (Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, Silver)
(4) Oil, Coal, Wood, Multifuel Boiler and Incinerator Ash Storage and Disposal. 
(a) Start-up ash.  To be determined.
(b) Biomass and fossil fuel boiler ash All Ashes TCLP RCRA 8 Metals (Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, Silver)
Chloride, percent carbon, percent moisture, pH, phosphorus.
For beneficial use only, add Total Aluminum, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Selenium, Silver, Vanadium, and Zinc
For fossil fuel boiler ash only, add Total Vanadium
(c)Wood boiler ash All Ashes TCLP RCRA 8 Metals (Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, Silver)
Chloride, percent carbon, percent moisture, pH, phosphorus.
For beneficial use only, add Total Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Zinc
(d) Ash from the open burning of wood waste, and unpainted or painted wood from construction or demolition debris.   TCLP RCRA 8 Metals (Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, Silver)
(e) Municipal solid waste incinerator ash TCLP RCRA 8 Metals (Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, Silver)
Dioxins and furans
Chloride, percent carbon, percent moisture, pH, phosphorus;
(f) Biomedical incinerator ash TCLP RCRA 8 Metals (Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, Silver)
Chloride, percent carbon, percent moisture, pH, phosphorus.
For beneficial use only, add Total Aluminum, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Selenium, Silver, and Zinc
(5) Pulp and paper mill sludges and POTW sludges Complete TCLP
Sulfide Reactivity
For beneficial use only, add Total Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Selenium, Zinc per Methods
(6) Construction and Demolition Debris Wood Fuel Test list not provided in Chapter 405.  See Wood Debris page and ME SWMR Chapter 418, Beneficial Use of Solid Wastes.
D. Specific Analytical Requirements for Agronomic Utilization Facilities. 
(1) Soil Nutrient Analysis
(a) Initial Analysis pH; available phosphorus; available potassium; available calcium; available magnesium; cation exchange capacity (C.E.C.); percent C.E.C. saturation with potassium; percent C.E.C. saturation with calcium; percent C.E.C. saturation with magnesium; percent C.E.C. saturation with sodium; and percent organic matter. Available nitrogen may be required by the Department to be measured. It may be measured in the field using protocols such as the Pre-Sidedress Nitrogen Test.
(b) Ongoing Analysis same
(2) Initial Residual Analysis Residuals from sewage sludge from large POTWs, and those with upstream inputs from pulp and paper mills, tanneries, textile mills, and ash generators Target VOCs, Target SVOCs, PCB, dioxin (see Appendix C, "Target Compound List")
(a) all residuals pH, percent dry solids, total volatile solids, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Chloride, Total Phosphorus, Total Potassium, Total Carbon, and Sodium.
(b) Nitrogen. Sewage sludge, papermill sludge, food wastes and other type 1B residuals  Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN), Ammonia Nitrogen (NH4), Nitrate (NO3) and Nitrite (NO2)
( c) Calcium Carbonate Equivalents. Woodash, lime mud, papermill sludge, lime-stabilized sewage sludge and other liming agent  CaCO3
(d) Total Inorganic Compounds - all residuals other than sewage sludge Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Beryllium, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Potassium, Selenium, Silver, Sodium, Thallium, Vanadium, Zinc, and Cyanide. 
(e) Sewage Sludge Metals Total Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Selenium and Zinc.
(h)Target volatile organic compounds. All residuals other than woodash from woodash generators burning only wood waste Target VOCs (see Appendix C, "Target Compound List")
(i) Target semi-volatile compounds Target SVOCs (see Appendix C, "Target Compound List")
(j) Total PCBs Total PCBs (see Appendix C, "Target Compound List")
(k) Target pesticides Target Pesticides (see Appendix C, "Target Compound List")
(m) Dioxins
(i) A complete analysis for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), also referred to as dioxin(s) and dioxin-like compounds.