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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.421.133 Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable
Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable:
(a) Subpart M—Battery Cracking.
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BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead scrap produced |
||
|
Antimony |
1.299 |
.579 |
|
Arsenic |
.936 |
.384 |
|
Lead |
.189 |
.087 |
|
Zinc |
.687 |
.283 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
(b) Subpart M—Blast, Reverberatory, or Rotary Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control.
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BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting |
||
|
Antimony |
5.038 |
2.245 |
|
Arsenic |
3.628 |
1.488 |
|
Lead |
.731 |
.339 |
|
Zinc |
2.662 |
1.096 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
(c) Subpart M—Kettle Wet Air Pollution Control.
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BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from refining |
||
|
Antimony |
.087 |
.039 |
|
Arsenic |
.063 |
.026 |
|
Lead |
.013 |
.006 |
|
Zinc |
.046 |
.019 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
(d) Subpart M—Lead Paste Desulfurization.
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BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
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|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead processed through desulfurization |
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|
Antimony |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Arsenic |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Lead |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Zinc |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
(e) Subpart M—Casting Contact Cooling.
|
BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead cast |
||
|
Antimony |
.042 |
.019 |
|
Arsenic |
.031 |
.013 |
|
Lead |
.006 |
.003 |
|
Zinc |
.022 |
.009 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
(f) Subpart M—Truck Wash.
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BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting |
||
|
Antimony |
.041 |
.018 |
|
Arsenic |
.029 |
.012 |
|
Lead |
.006 |
.003 |
|
Zinc |
.021 |
.009 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
(g) Subpart M—Facility Washdown.
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BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting |
||
|
Antimony |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Arsenic |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Lead |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Zinc |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
(h) Subpart M—Battery Case Classification.
|
BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead scrap produced |
||
|
Antimony |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Arsenic |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Lead |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Zinc |
.000 |
.000 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
(i) Subpart M—Employee Handwash.
|
BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting |
||
|
Antimony |
.052 |
.023 |
|
Arsenic |
.038 |
.015 |
|
Lead |
.008 |
.004 |
|
Zinc |
.028 |
.011 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
(j) Subpart M—Employee Respirator Wash.
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BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting |
||
|
Antimony |
.085 |
.038 |
|
Arsenic |
.061 |
.025 |
|
Lead |
.012 |
.006 |
|
Zinc |
.045 |
.018 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
(k) Subpart M—Laundering of Uniforms.
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BAT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Pollutant or pollutant property |
Maximum for any 1 day |
Maximum for monthly average |
|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of lead produced from smelting |
||
|
Antimony |
.247 |
.110 |
|
Arsenic |
.178 |
.073 |
|
Lead |
.036 |
.017 |
|
Zinc |
.131 |
.054 |
|
Ammonia (as N) |
.000 |
.000 |
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