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Polychlorinated biphenyls, liquid

HMT 15 June 2026

UN / ID: UN 2315
Hazard class: 9
Packing group: II
ERG guide: ERG 171
Special provisions: SP 9, SP 81, SP 140, SP IB3, SP T4, SP TP1
Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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Polychlorinated biphenyls, liquid

Substance Data

Source: PubChem (HSDB, 04.12.2019)

CAS-Number

1336-36-3

Flash Point

n/a

Boiling Point

n/a

Emergency Response Guide No. 171

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

(3) Hazard Class

9
Miscellaneous hazardous materials

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

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Special provisions may be very complex. The extracts are taken from 49 CFR §172.102. Please be careful with the information, as necessary, additional conditions may be applied that are not written here. Please check the original source and report bugs.

Packaging for certain PCBs for disposal and storage is prescribed by EPA in 40 CFR 761.60 and 761.65.

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Polychlorinated biphenyl items, as defined in 40 CFR 761.3, for which specification packagings are impractical, may be packaged in non-specification packagings meeting the general packaging requirements of subparts A and B of part 173 of this subchapter. Alternatively, the item itself may be used as a packaging if it meets the general packaging requirements of subparts A and B of part 173 of this subchapter.

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140

This material is regulated only when it meets the defining criteria for a hazardous substance or a marine pollutant. In addition, the column 5 reference is modified to read “III” on those occasions when this material is offered for transportation or transported by highway or rail.

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IB3

_{Authorized IBCs:} Metal (31A, 31B and 31N); Rigid plastics (31H1 and 31H2); Composite (31HZ1 and 31HA2, 31HB2, 31HN2, 31HD2 and 31HH2).
_{Additional Requirement:} Only liquids with a vapor pressure less than or equal to 110 kPa at 50 °C (1.1 bar at 122 °F), or 130 kPa at 55 °C (1.3 bar at 131 °F) are authorized, except for UN2672 (also see special provision IP8 in Table 2 for UN2672).

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Minimum test pressure (bar)	2.65
Minimum shell thickness	§ 178.274(d)(2)
Pressure-relief requirements	Normal
Bottom opening requirements	§ 178.275(d)(3)

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TP1

The maximum degree of filling must not exceed the degree of filling determined by the following:
TP1

Where:
t_r is the maximum mean bulk temperature during transport, and t_f is the temperature in degrees celsius of the liquid during filling.

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(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	155	see 49 CFR §173.155
(8B) Non-bulk	202	see 49 CFR §173.202
(8C) Bulk	241	see 49 CFR §173.241

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	100 L
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	220 L

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location

Stowage category “A” means the material may be stowed “on deck” or “under deck” on a cargo vessel or on a passenger vessel.

Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)

(10B) Other

95	see 49 CFR §176.84

Source: 49 CFR §176.84

Segregation chart for load, transport, and storage

This chart shows whether loading, transport, or storage with other hazard classes is permitted, prohibited, or restricted. Based on 49 CFR §177.848.

No compatibility information for class 9 in 49 CFR §177.848 included.

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This check evaluates segregation per 49 CFR §177.848. Additional loading/unloading and handling requirements may still apply; see 49 CFR §177 Subpart B (Loading and Unloading):

§177.834 - General requirements
§177.835 - Class 1 materials
§177.837 - Class 3 materials
§177.838 - Class 4 (flammable solid) materials, Class 5 (oxidizing) materials, and Division 4.2 (pyroforic liquid) materials
§177.839 - Class 8 (corrosive) materials
§177.840 - Class 2 (gases) materials
§177.841 - Division 6.1 and Division 2.3 materials
§177.842 - Class 7 (radioactive) material
§177.843 - Contamination of vehicles

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UN / ID	Proper shipping name	Hazard class
UN 3432	Polychlorinated biphenyls, solid	9