Safer Choice Standard

Product Name Nickel Cadmium Battery
Revision date 21-Jan-2015
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12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Ecotoxicity
Chemical Name
Algae/aquatic plants EC50
Fish LC50
Crustacea EC50
Nickel (CAS #: 7440-02-0)
0.18 mg/L/72h
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
0.174 - 0.311 mg/L/96h
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
static
100 mg/L/96h Brachydanio rerio
1.3 mg/L/96h Cyprinus carpio
semi-static
10.4 mg/L/96h Cyprinus carpio
static
100 mg/L/48h Daphnia magna
1 mg/L/48h Daphnia magna
Static
Cadmium and compounds (as
Cd) (CAS #: 7440-43-9)
-
0.003: 96 h Oncorhynchus
mykiss mg/L LC50 flow-through
0.006: 96 h Oncorhynchus
mykiss mg/L LC50 static 0.002:
96 h Cyprinus carpio mg/L LC50
4.26: 96 h Cyprinus carpio mg/L
LC50 semi-static 0.24: 96 h
Cyprinus carpio mg/L LC50
static 21.1: 96 h Lepomis
macrochirus mg/L LC50
flow-through 0.016: 96 h Oryzias
latipes mg/L LC50 0.0004 -
0.003: 96 h Pimephales
promelas mg/L LC50
0.0244: 48 h Daphnia magna
mg/L EC50 Static
Iron (CAS #: 7439-89-6)
-
-
> 100 mg/L/48h (Daphnia
magna)
Persistence and degradability
Bioaccumulative potential
Mobility in soil
Other adverse effects
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Waste treatment methods
Disposal of wastes
Disposal should be in accordance with applicable regional, national and local laws
and regulations
Contaminated packaging
Dispose of in accordance with federal, state and local regulations
Chemical Name
RCRA
RCRA - Basis for Listing
RCRA - D Series Wastes
RCRA - U Series Wastes