Aluminum pretreatment standards

Production operations are subject to a number of regulations, including those imposed by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),6 7 the Clean Water Act (CWA),8 and the Clean Air Act (CAA).9 A number of RCRA-listed hazardous wastes are produced during primary refining operations that require the heating of ores to remove impurities. Specific pretreatment standards under the CWA apply to the processes associated with copper and aluminum. Lastly, large amounts... 

The Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources (PSES) of the Aluminum Basis Material Subcategory Effluents... 

Any existing source of the aluminum basis material subcategory that introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) must achieve the pretreatment standards listed in Table 8.31A. In cases where POTW find it necessary to impose mass effluent pretreatment standards, the equivalent mass pretreatment standards are provided in Table 8.31B.7... 

Any new source of the aluminum basis material subcategory that introduces pollutants into a POTW must achieve the pretreatment standards listed in Table 8.32. 

Effluent Pretreatment Standards of an Existing Source of the Aluminum Basis Material Subcategory that Introduces Pollutants into a POTW... 

Aluminum Forming Point Source Category— Applicability monitoring and reporting requirements and removal allowance for pretreatment standards Yes 40 CFR 467.01-.05 EPA 1983c... 

Pretreatment standards for Max. primary aluminum smelting 1-day sources (B[a]P) limit... 

A deoxidizing step is usually incorporated in standard pretreatment procedures as a first step. It has been observed that the FFC susceptibility of aluminum decreases... 

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