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40 CFR 426.112: Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 40—Protection of Environment
- CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- PART 426—GLASS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
- Subpart K—Television Picture Tube Envelope Manufacturing Subcategory
Except as provided in §§ 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 practicable control technology currently available (BPT). (The fluoride and lead limitations are applicable to the abrasive polishing and acid polishing waste water streams while the TSS, oil, and pH limitations are applicable to the entire process waste water stream):
Effluent characteristic Effluent limitations
Maximum for any 1 day Average of daily values for 30 consecutive days shall not exceed—
Metric units (g/kkg of furnace pull)
Oil 260.0 130.0
TSS 300.0 150.0
Fluoride 140.0 70.0
Lead 39.0 4.5
pH (1) (1)
English units (lb/1,000 lb of furnace pull)
Oil 0.26 0.13
TSS 0.30 0.15
Fluoride 0.14 0.07
Lead 0.009 0.0045
pH (1) (1)
1 Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.
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