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40 CFR 420.32: Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available (BPT).

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  1. Title 40—Protection of Environment
  2. CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  3. SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
  4. PART 420—IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
  5. Subpart C—Ironmaking Subcategory

Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.

(a) Iron blast furnace.

Subpart C

Pollutant or pollutant property BPT effluent limitations

Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days

Kg/kkg (pounds per 1,000 lb) of product

TSS 0.0782 0.0260

Ammonia-N 0.161 0.0537

Cyanide 0.0234 0.00782

Phenols (4AAP) 0.00626 0.00210

pH (1) (1)

1 Within the range of 6.0 to 9.0.

(b) [Reserved]

Collected 2026-08-27T02:26:04Z. Source file · JSON

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