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40 CFR 420.86: Pretreatment standards for new sources (PSNS).

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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 H—Salt Bath Descaling Subcategory

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.

(a) Salt bath descaling, oxidizing—(1) Batch, sheet and plate.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for new sources

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

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

Chromium 0.00292 0.00117

Nickel 0.00263 0.000876

(2) Batch, rod and wire.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for new sources

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

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

Chromium 0.00175 0.000701

Nickel 0.00158 0.000526

(3) Batch, pipe and tube.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for new sources

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

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

Chromium 0.00709 0.00284

Nickel 0.00638 0.00213

(4) Continuous.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for new sources

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

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

Chromium 0.00138 0.000551

Nickel 0.00124 0.000413

(b) Salt bath descaling, reducing—(1) Batch.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for new sources

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

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

Cyanide 0.00102 0.000339

Chromium 0.00136 0.000542

Nickel 0.00122 0.000407

(2) Continuous.

Subpart H

Pollutant or pollutant property Pretreatment standards for new sources

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

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

Cyanide 0.00569 0.00190

Chromium 0.00759 0.00304

Nickel 0.00683 0.00228

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

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