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List of Halogenated Hazardous Waste Compounds

A hazardous waste material is any chemical compound that can cause health issues including injury, illness, disability or even death when a person is exposed to such a compound. Halogenated compounds are non-metal compounds. Therefore, a halogenated hazardous waste compound is any non-metal compound that may cause illness, personal injury, disability or death to any person who comes in contact with that particular compound.

  1. Sulfur Chloride

    • Sulfur chloride, also known as chlorosulfane, sulfur dichloride and a few other names is a corrosive oxidizing agent. This halogenated hazardous waste compound is toxic when inhalator, come in contact with either the skin or eyes, or is ingested. Sulfur chloride can cause burns, and irritate the respiratory system. This compound reacts violently with water and releases oxides or sulfur and toxic hydrogen chloride. Sulfur chloride is a preparation compound for additives that make extreme pressure lubricants, insecticides, dyes, certain pharmaceuticals and vulcanizing agents for rubber. Sulfur chloride’s molecular formula consists of one sulfur and two chlorine or SCl2.

    Phosphorus Oxychloride

    • Phosphorus ox chloride otherwise known as phosphoryl chloride is another halogenated hazardous waste compound with the molecular formula of one phosphorus, one oxygen and three chlorine or POCl3. This hazardous compound is a liquid that hydrolyses to phosphoric acid when it comes in contact with moist air. The phosphoric acid has many uses in the preservation of food, the removal of rust as well as medical uses in dentistry. Phosphoric acid is linked to such health risks as lesser bone density and kidney damage, including kidney stones and other ailments.

    Nitroglycerin

    • Nitroglycerin also known as trinitroglycerine, glyceryl reinitiate and other names is an oily liquid that is highly explosive. Nitroglycerin is nitrated glycerol and has a chemical composition of three carbon, three hydrogen, three nitrogen and nine oxygen, or C3H3N3O9. This hazardous halogen has many military and industrial uses. Nitroglycerin mixed with silica makes dynamite and mixed in with nitrocellulose makes ballistae, a smokeless gun powder invented by Alfred Nobel in the late 1800s. Nitroglycerin is used for medical reasons as an ingredient in heart medication among other things. The hazardous impacts of nitroglycerin include headaches, dizziness and heart problems.

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