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I. Regulated Pollutants in Part 503 Eligible for a Removal Credit | |||
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Pollutants | Use or disposal practice | ||
LA | SD | I | |
Arsenic | X | X | X |
Beryllium | X | ||
Cadmium | X | X | |
Chromium | X | X | |
Copper | X | ||
Lead | X | X | |
Mercury | X | X | |
Molybdenum | X | ||
Nickel | X | X | X |
Selenium | X | ||
Zinc | X | ||
Total hydrocarbons | X1 | ||
Key: | |||
LA—land application. | |||
SD—surface disposal site without a liner and leachate collection system. | |||
I—firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator. |
1 The following organic pollutants are eligible for a removal credit if the requirements for total hydrocarbons (or carbon monoxide) in subpart E in 40 CFR part 503 are met when sewage sludge is fired in a sewage sludge incinerator: Acrylonitrile, ldrin/Dieldrin(total), Benzene, Benzidine, Benzo(a)pyrene, Bis(2–chloroethyl)ether, Bis(2–ethylhexyl)phthalate, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoethane, Bromoform, Carbon tetrachloride, Chlordane, Chloroform, Chloromethane, DDD, DDE, DDT, Dibromochloromethane, Dibutyl phthalate, 1,2–dichloroethane, 1,1–dichloroethylene, 2,4–dichlorophenol, 1,3–dichloropropene, Diethyl phthalate, 2,4–dinitrophenol, 1,2–diphenylhydrazine, Din–butyl phthalate, Endosulfan, Endrin, Ethylbenzene, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, Hexachlorobutadiene, Alphahexachlorocyclohexane, Beta-hexachlorocyclohexane, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Hexachloroethane, Hydrogen cyanide, Isophorone, Lindane, Methylene chloride, Nitrobenzene, N–Nitrosodimethylamine, N–Nitrosodi-n-propylamine, Pentachlorophenol, Phenol, Polychlorinated biphenyls, 2,3,7,8–tetrachlorodibenzo–p–dioxin, 1,1,2,2,–tetrachloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, Toluene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, 1,2,4–Trichlorobenzene, 1,1,1–Trichloroethane, 1,1,2–Trichloroethane, and 2,4,6–Trichlorophenol.
II. Additional Pollutants Eligible for a Removal Credit | ||||
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[Milligrams per kilogram—dry weight basis] | ||||
Use or disposal practice | ||||
Pollutant | Surface disposal | |||
LA | Unlined1 | Lined2 | I | |
Arsenic | 3100 | |||
Aldrin/Dieldrin (Total) | 2.7 | |||
Benzene | 316 | 140 | 3400 | |
Benzo(a)pyrene | 15 | 3100 | 3100 | |
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate | 3100 | 3100 | ||
Cadmium | 3100 | 3100 | ||
Chlordane | 86 | 3100 | 3100 | |
Chromium (total) | 3100 | 3100 | ||
Copper | 346 | 100 | 1400 | |
DDD, DDE, DDT (Total) | 1.2 | 2000 | 2000 | |
2,4 Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid | 7 | 7 | ||
Fluoride | 730 | |||
Heptachlor | 7.4 | |||
Hexachlorobenzene | 29 | |||
Hexachlorobutadiene | 600 | |||
Iron | 378 | |||
Lead | 3100 | 3100 | ||
Lindane | 84 | 328 | 328 | |
Malathion | 0.63 | 0.63 | ||
Mercury | 3100 | 3100 | ||
Molybdenum | 40 | 40 | ||
Nickel | 3100 | |||
N-Nitrosodimethylamine | 2.1 | 0.088 | 0.088 | |
Pentachlorophenol | 30 | |||
Phenol | 82 | 82 | ||
Polychlorinated biphenyls | 4.6 | <50 | <50 | |
Selenium | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Toxaphene | 10 | 326 | 326 | |
Trichloroethylene | 310 | 9500 | 310 | |
Zinc | 4500 | 4500 | 4500 | |
Key: LA—land application. | ||||
I—incineration. |
1 Active sewage sludge unit without a liner and leachate collection system.
2 Active sewage sludge unit with a liner and leachate collection system.
3 Value expressed in grams per kilogram—dry weight basis.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment 40 CFR Pt. 403, App. G—Pollutants Eligible for a Removal Credit - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-40-protection-of-environment/cfr-pt-40-403-app-g/
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