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T <br /> federally listed halogenated hazardous wastes and thus would be managed as a <br /> hazardous waste in California. The oil generated from two refrigerator recycling 1 <br /> operations in California has tested over 4000 mg/kg halogens. One recycler has taken •_ <br /> measures to reduce the halogen concentration for purposes of recycling the oil while the <br /> other recycler sends the oil to a facility for use as a blended fuel"". <br /> All generators (other than householders) and haulers of used oil must obtain an <br /> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identification (ID) number. For further <br /> information on how to obtain an EPA ID number, call DTSC at (916) 324-1781. Used <br /> oil haulers can be found in the yellow pages under Oil-Waste or Waste. <br /> For a further discussion on handling, storage, and transport of used oil, refer to the <br /> Used Oil Fact Sheet in appendix C. <br /> 5.0 Mercury <br /> Mercury, a silver-white metal which is a liquid at room temperature, has been used in <br /> the past in consumer and industrial goods, such as thermometers, thermostats, <br /> barometers, electrical switches, and batteries. Now, due to environmental concerns, <br /> mercury is being phased out of batteries, and mercury temperature controls are being <br /> replaced with electronic devices. Current vises of mercury include thermometers and <br /> fluorescent lighting$. <br /> 5.1 Discards Containing Mercury n`® <br /> Small amounts of mercury may be found in switches used in some old washing machines <br /> and chest type freezers and in temperature controls in gas stoves and water heaters',- . <br /> The switch on the chest type freezer will be located under the lid seal and is used to turn <br /> on the interior light14. The switch on the washing machine is located under the lid and <br /> is used to stop the washing machine when the lid is opened during operations (see Figure <br /> 9). You can determine if the switch is liquid filled by shaking it. These switches will <br /> either be encased in plastic or glass14. In a stove, the mercury switch is a long, thin <br /> copper tube connecting the thermostat to the gas burner controls (see Figure 10). <br /> 5.2 Mercury Component Removal Methods <br /> Tools / Equipment Needed <br /> The basic tools needed for removing the components containing mercury are; 1) _ <br /> screwdriver, 2) nut driver set, 3) crescent wrench, 4) socket set, and 5) side cutters or <br /> wire cutters. <br /> 18 <br />