Section R4-30-103. Drug Laboratory Site Remediation Definitions

In addition to the definitions provided in A.R.S. §§ 12-990, 32-101, and R4-30-101, the following definitions shall apply only to drug laboratory site remediation requirements in this Chapter:

1.        “ADHS” means the Arizona Department of Health Ser- vices.

2.        “AHERA” means the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 training provisions contained in 40 CFR 763.92, effective November 15, 2000, 65 FR 69216, the provisions of which are incorporated by reference . This rule does not include any later amendments or edi- tions of the incorporated matter. Copies of these provi- sions are available at the office of the Board of Technical Registration and from the U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 6397-9000, and on the federal digital system at www.gpo.gov/fdsys.

3.        “AWQS” means the Arizona Aquifer Water Quality Stan- dards contained in A.A.C. R18-11-406.

4.        “Background concentration” means the level of naturally occurring contaminant in soil.

5.        “Certificate” or “certificates” means registrations or certi- fications issued to onsite workers or onsite supervisors by the Board.

6.        “Certified Industrial Hygienist” means a person certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.

7.        “Certified Safety Professional” means a person certified in safety practices and procedures by the Board of Certi- fied Safety Professionals.

8.        “Chain-of-custody protocol” means a procedure used to document each person that has had custody or control of an environmental sample from its source to the analytical laboratory, and the time of possession of each person.

9.        “Characterize” means to determine the quality or proper- ties of a material by sampling and testing to determine the concentration of contaminants, or specific properties of the material such as flammability or corrosiveness.

10.     “Combustible” means vapor concentration from a liquid that has a flash point greater than 100° F.

11.     “Confirmation sampling of remedial projects” means col- lecting material samples after a remedial effort to confirm that the remedial effort reduced contaminant concentra- tions or material properties to a level at or below the remedial standard.

12.     “Contamination” or “contaminated” means the state of being impacted or polluted by hazardous or petroleum substances or chemicals.

13.     “Corrosive” means a material such as acetic acid, acetic anhydride, acetyl chloride, ammonia (anhydrous), ammo- nium hydroxide, benzyl chloride, dimethylsulfate, form- aldehyde, formic acid, hydrogen  chloride/hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydriodic acid, hydroxylamine, methylamine, methylene chloride (dichloromethane, methylene dichloride), methyl methacrylate, nitroethane, oxalylchloride, perchloric acid, phenylmagnesium bro- mide, phosphine, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus pentoxide, sodium amide (sodamide), sodium metal, sodium hydroxide, sulfur trioxide, sulfuric acid, tetrahy- drofuran, or thionyl chloride that increases or decreases the pH of a material and may cause degradation of the material.

14.     “Delineated” means to determine the extent of a contami- nant by sampling, testing, and showing the size and shape of the contaminant plume on a drawing.

15.     “EPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

16.     “EPA Method 8015B” means the EPA approved method for determining the concentration of various non-haloge- nated volatile organic compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds by gas chromatography/flame ioniza- tion detector. The EPA first published the second revision to the report, SW-846, citing this Method in Ch. 4.3.1, in the South West Region, in December 1996. It is incorpo- rated by reference. The material incorporated by refer- ence does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. Copies of these provisions are available at U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, and at the office of the Board of Technical Registration.

17.     “EPA Method 6010B” means the EPA approved method for determining the concentration of various heavy metals by inductively coupled plasma. The EPA first published the report, SW-846, citing this Method in Ch. 3.3, in the South West Region, in December 1996. It is incorporated by reference. The material incorporated by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incor- porated matter. Copies of these provisions are available at

U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, and at the office of the Board of Technical Registration.

18.     “EPA Method 8260B” means the EPA approved method for determining the concentration of various volatile organic compounds by GC/MS. The EPA first published the report, SW-846, citing this Method in Ch. 4.3.2, in the South West Region, in December 1996. It is incorporated by reference. The material incorporated by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incor- porated matter. Copies of these provisions are available at

U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA  94105  or  on  the  EPA  website  at  http://epa.gov/ wastes/hazard/testmethods/sw846/online/8_series.htm, and at the office of the Board of Technical Registration.

19.     “Exposed” means open to the atmosphere and not cov- ered by a non-porous material.

20.     “Final Report” means the report required in R4-30- 305(D).

21.     “FID” means flame ionization detector.

22.     “Flammable” means vapor concentration from a liquid that has a flash point less than 100° F.

23.     “GC/MS” means gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer.

24.     “Hazardous chemical decontamination projects” means work or services related to the remediation, removal, or clean-up of hazardous chemicals, hazardous substances, petroleum substances, or other hazardous materials.

25.     “Hazardous substance” means red phosphorous, iodine crystals, tincture of iodine, methamphetamine, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, volatile organic compounds, corro- sives, LSD, ecstasy, lead, mercury, and any other chemi- cal used at a clandestine drug laboratory site to manufacture methamphetamine, LSD, or ecstasy.

26.     “Hazardous waste” means toxic materials to be discarded as defined in 40 CFR 261.3, and 66 FR 60153, effective December 3, 2001, and published by the U.S. Govern- ment Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000 and available electronically through the fed- eral digital system at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. The text of this regulation is incorporated by reference. This rule does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. Copies of these provisions are avail- able in the office of the Board of Technical Registration.

27.     “HAZWOPER” or Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training means Hazardous Waste Operations Training as defined in 29 CFR 1910.120(e), and 67 FR 67964, effective November 7, 2002, and pub- lished by the U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, and available elec- tronically through the federal digital system at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. The text of this regulation is incor- porated by reference. This rule does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. Cop- ies of these standards are available at the office of the Board of Technical Registration.

28.     “HEPA” means high-efficiency particulate air.

29.     “Highly suggestive of contamination” means visible or olfactory indication of contamination, or locations that are within 10 feet of areas where hazardous substances were stored or used to manufacture methamphetamine, LSD, or ecstasy and could likely be contaminated with hazardous substances, unless separated by a full-height, non-porous wall with no openings.

30.     “Impacted groundwater” means water present beneath ground surface that contains hazardous or petroleum sub- stances at concentrations above background concentra- tions.

31.     “Impacted soil” means soil that contains hazardous or petroleum substances at concentrations above back- ground concentrations.

32.     “Inaccessible” means unable to be reached without removal of a construction material or component.

33.     “LEL/O2” means lower explosive limit/oxygen.

34.     “Laboratory detection limit” means the lowest concentra- tion of a hazardous or petroleum substance that can be reliably quantified or measured by an analytical labora- tory under ideal operating conditions for a particular test method on a sample.

35.     “Negative pressure enclosure” means an air-tight enclo- sure using a local exhaust and HEPA filtration system to maintain a lower air pressure in the work area than in any adjacent area and to generate a constant flow of air from the adjacent areas into the work area.

36.     “Non-porous” means resistant to penetration of hazard- ous substances or non-permeable substance or materials, such as concrete floors, wood floors, ceramic tile floors, vinyl tile floors, sheet vinyl floors, painted drywall or sheet rock walls or ceilings, doors, appliances, bathtubs, toilets, mirrors, windows, counter-tops, sinks, sealed wood, metal, glass, plastic, and pipes.

37.     “Personal protective equipment” means various types of clothing such as suits, gloves, hats, and boots, or appara- tus such as face masks or respirators designed to prevent inhalation, skin contact, or ingestion of hazardous chemi- cals.

38.     “Personnel decontamination procedures” means proce- dures used to clean or remove potential contamination from personal protective equipment.

39.     “PID” means photo ionization detector.

40.     “Porous” means easily penetrated or permeated by haz- ardous substances or permeable substances or materials such as  carpets,  draperies, bedding,  mattresses,  fabric covered furniture, pillows, drop ceiling or other fiber- board ceiling panels, cork paneling, blankets, towels, clothing, and cardboard.

41.     “Properly disposed of” means to discard at a licensed facility in accordance with all applicable laws and not reused or sold, or metal recycled by giving or selling to a licensed recycling facility for scrap metal.

42.     “Remedial standard” or “remediation standard” means the level or concentration to be achieved by the drug lab- oratory  site  remediation   firm  as  defined  in   R4-30-