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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 40 - Protection of Environment |
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Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency |
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SubChapter N - Effluent Guidelines and Standards |
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Part 421 - Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Point Source Category |
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Subpart H - Primary Zinc Subcategory |
§ 421.86 - Pretreatment standards for new sources.
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§ 421.86 Pretreatment standards for new sources.
Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7, any new source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment standards for new sources. The mass of wastewater pollutants in primary zinc process wastewaters introduced into a POTW shall not exceed the following values:
(a) Subpart H - Zinc Reduction Furnace Wet Air Pollution Control.
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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of zinc reduced Cadmium .334 .134 Zinc 1.702 .701 (b) Subpart H - Preleach of Zinc Concentrates.
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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of concentrate leached Cadmium .180 .072 Zinc .919 .378 (c) Subpart H - Leaching Wet Air Pollution Control.
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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of zinc processed through leaching Cadmium .000 .000 Zinc .000 .000 (d) Subpart H - Electrolyte Bleed Wastewater.
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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of cathode zinc produced Cadmium .086 .035 Zinc .441 .182 (e) Subpart H - Cathode and Anode Wash Wastewater.
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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of cathode zinc produced Cadmium .150 .060 Zinc .766 .315 (f) Subpart H - Casting Wet Air Pollution Control.
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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of zinc cast Cadmium .051 .021 Zinc .262 .108 (g) Subpart H - Casting Contact Cooling.
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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of zinc cast Cadmium 0.036 0.014 Zinc 0.185 0.076 (h) Subpart H - Cadmium Plant Wastewater.
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Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of cadmium produced Cadmium 1.234 0.494 Zinc 6.295 2.592