The document provides information on Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC), including:
1. CARC is a coating system made of three types of coatings that provides surfaces that can be easily decontaminated after exposure to chemical agents.
2. The application process for CARC requires cleaning and preparing the surface, mixing the two components within the pot life time limit, and applying the coating.
3. There are several waste streams produced during CARC application that require different disposal methods depending on their hazardous material content.
4. Older solvent-based CARC systems are being replaced by newer water-based CARC systems.
The document provides information on Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC), including:
1. CARC is a coating system made of three types of coatings that provides surfaces that can be easily decontaminated after exposure to chemical agents.
2. The application process for CARC requires cleaning and preparing the surface, mixing the two components within the pot life time limit, and applying the coating.
3. There are several waste streams produced during CARC application that require different disposal methods depending on their hazardous material content.
4. Older solvent-based CARC systems are being replaced by newer water-based CARC systems.
The document provides information on Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC), including:
1. CARC is a coating system made of three types of coatings that provides surfaces that can be easily decontaminated after exposure to chemical agents.
2. The application process for CARC requires cleaning and preparing the surface, mixing the two components within the pot life time limit, and applying the coating.
3. There are several waste streams produced during CARC application that require different disposal methods depending on their hazardous material content.
4. Older solvent-based CARC systems are being replaced by newer water-based CARC systems.
The document provides information on Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC), including:
1. CARC is a coating system made of three types of coatings that provides surfaces that can be easily decontaminated after exposure to chemical agents.
2. The application process for CARC requires cleaning and preparing the surface, mixing the two components within the pot life time limit, and applying the coating.
3. There are several waste streams produced during CARC application that require different disposal methods depending on their hazardous material content.
4. Older solvent-based CARC systems are being replaced by newer water-based CARC systems.
provides surfaces that are easily and effectively decontaminated after exposure to liquid chemical agents. There are three types of coatings in the CARC system: an epoxy polyamide primer, an aliphatic polyurethane paint (PUP), and epoxy polyamide enamel. Each of the coatings is supplied as a two-component system. When the two components are combined, a terminal reaction begins which makes an impermeable coating. 2. APPLICATION. The surfaces to be coated with CARC must sometimes be stripped. After stripping, the surface must be cleaned of all oils, grease, and water. When the item is ready for coating, the two components are mixed and allowed to stand for a prescribed period. The mixture must then be applied within a given time period known as its "pot life" in order to be effective. 3. WASTE STREAMS. There are several waste streams associated with the application of CARC. The most common examples of waste are: unserviceable CARC components, CARC mixtures with expired pot life, spent thinners and stripping solvents contaminated with CARC, blasting media with dry CARC residue, and empty containers. Each individual waste stream must be handled and disposed differently. 4. ALTERNATIVES. The solvent based CARC systems are being phased out in favor of a water-dispersible (WD) or water based CARC paint system. Below is a table containing National Stock Numbers (NSNs) for the new WD CARC. There is at least one manufacturer with a GSA approved WD CARC paint touch-up system (This is not an endorsement, just a statement of availability). For more information regarding the touch-up paint system, please contact USAPHC using the information at the end of this fact sheet.
- WD CARC Part A: reclamation is the best option,
however if not possible, then incinerate in a multichambered municipal solid waste incinerator of >50 tons per day capacity. Do not incinerate closed containers. Certain colors (brown 383, 30051 and green 383, 34094) contain trivalent chromium and trivalent chromium only. There is an exemption in the federal RCRA regulations for solid wastes that fail the TCLP test for chromium only (no other metal or any other characteristic/reason) and that the generator can prove that the chromium present in the waste is exclusively or nearly exclusively trivalent chromium (Title 40 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 261.4(b)(6)(i)). Your state regulations may not have this exemption so you must first coordinate with your installation environmental office and/or state regulatory agency before using this option. -WD CARC Part B: reclamation is the best option. Waste must be tested to determine if it exhibits any characteristic of hazardous waste (ignitability). Non-hazardous waste should be incinerated in a multi-chambered municipal solid waste incinerator of >50 tons per day capacity. Do not incinerate closed containers. CARC mixtures with expired pot life: - Solvent based CARC: should be allowed to dry. The dried mixture may be disposed in a sanitary landfill if the paint contains no hazardous heavy metals. If the mixture contains any heavy metals (see MSDS), then it should be tested using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test and disposed accordingly. - WD CARC: should be allowed to dry. The dried mixture may be disposed in a sanitary landfill if the paint contains no hazardous heavy metals (see exemption above). Spent thinners and stripping solvents contaminated with CARC- Generally, all spent thinners are hazardous for the characteristic of ignitability (D001).
5. DISPOSAL GUIDELINES. Unserviceable CARC components: - Solvent Based CARC: reclamation is the best option, but if it is not possible, then they must be disposed as hazardous waste with the characteristic of ignitability, reactivity and possibly toxicity (heavy metals). Hazardous Waste Number/Code: D001, F003, and F005. Do not incinerate closed containers.
Blasting media with dry CARC residue- if the CARC
contaminated dust is free of heavy metals then the waste may be disposed in a sanitary landfill. If there are heavy metals present (see MSDS), then the waste must be analyzed using the TCLP test and disposed accordingly. Empty containers- containers that held any CARC component may be recycled or disposed as ordinary trash as long as they meet the definition of empty provided in Title 40 CFR Part 261.7(b).
U.S. Army Public Health Command
Hazardous and Medical Waste Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5403 Commercial (410) 436-3651/DSN 584-3651 Approved for public release; distribution unlimited
6. INFORMATION: The following is a list of water dispersible and low heavy metal CARC paints. NSN 801001492-6637 492-6638 492-6639 92-9940 492-6641 492-6642 492-6643 492-6644 492-6645 492-6646 492-6648 492-6649 492-6650 492-6651 492-6652 492-6654 492-6655 492-6656 492-6657 492-6658 492-6659 492-6660 492-6661 492-6663 545-1815 545-1817 545-1818 545-1820
Color
Size*
Type I Siliceous Green 383 3 pint kit Green 383 3 quart kit3 Green 383 3 gallon kit Green 383 15 gallon kit Brown 383 3 pint kit Brown 383 3 quart kit Brown 383 3 gallon kit Brown 383 15 gallon kit Tan 686A 3 pint kit Tan 686A 3 quart kit Tan 686A 3 gallon kit Tan 686A 15 gallon kit Black 3 pint kit Black 3 quart kit Black 3 gallon kit Black 15 gallon kit Aircraft Green 3 pint kit Aircraft Green 3 quart kit Aircraft Green 3 gallon kit Aircraft Green 15 gallon kit Aircraft Gray 3 pint kit Aircraft Gray 3 quart kit Aircraft Gray 3 gallon kit Aircraft Gray 15 gallon kit Aircraft Black 3 pint kit Aircraft Black 3 quart kit Aircraft Black 3 gallon kit Aircraft Black 15 gallon kit
*-A three pint kit consists of two pints of Component-A in a two pint container and one pint of Component-B in a one pint container. -A three quart kit consists of two quarts of Component-A in a two quart container and one quart of Component-B in a one quart container. -A three gallon kit consists of two gallons of Component-A in a two gallon container and one gallon of Component-B in a one gallon container. -A 15 gallon kit consists of two to five gallon containers of Component-A and one to five gallon container of Component-B.
