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40 CFR Part 403, Appendix G

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PollutantsUse or disposal practice
LASD | I
ArsenicX | X | X
Beryllium| | X
CadmiumX | | X
Chromium| X | X
CopperX | |
LeadX | | X
MercuryX | | X
MolybdenumX | |
NickelX | X | X
SeleniumX | |
ZincX | |
Total hydrocarbons| | X 1

Key:

LA—land application.

SD—surface disposal site without a liner and leachate collection system.

I—firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator.

1 The following organic pollutants are eligible for a removal credit if the requirements for total hydrocarbons (or carbon monoxide) in subpart E in 40 CFR part 503 are met when sewage sludge is fired in a sewage sludge incinerator: Acrylonitrile, ldrin/Dieldrin(total), Benzene, Benzidine, Benzo(a)pyrene, Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether, Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoethane, Bromoform, Carbon tetrachloride, Chlordane, Chloroform, Chloromethane, DDD, DDE, DDT, Dibromochloromethane, Dibutyl phthalate, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethylene, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 1,3-dichloropropene, Diethyl phthalate, 2,4-dinitrophenol, 1,2-diphenylhydrazine, Din-butyl phthalate, Endosulfan, Endrin, Ethylbenzene, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, Hexachlorobutadiene, Alphahexachlorocyclohexane, Beta-hexachlorocyclohexane, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Hexachloroethane, Hydrogen cyanide, Isophorone, Lindane, Methylene chloride, Nitrobenzene, N-Nitrosodimethylamine, N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine, Pentachlorophenol, Phenol, Polychlorinated biphenyls, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 1,1,2,2,-tetrachloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, Toluene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, and 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol.

PollutantUse or disposal practice
LASurface disposal | I
Unlined 1Lined 2
Arsenic| | 3 100 |
Aldrin/Dieldrin (Total)2.7 | | |
Benzene3 16 | 140 | 3400 |
Benzo(a)pyrene15 | 3 100 | 3 100 |
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate| 3 100 | 3 100 |
Cadmium| 3 100 | 3 100 |
Chlordane86 | 3 100 | 3 100 |
Chromium (total)3 100 | | 3 100 |
Copper| 3 46 | 100 | 1400
DDD, DDE, DDT (Total)1.2 | 2000 | 2000 |
2,4 Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid| 7 | 7 |
Fluoride730 | | |
Heptachlor7.4 | | |
Hexachlorobenzene29 | | |
Hexachlorobutadiene600 | | |
Iron3 78 | | |
Lead| 3 100 | 3 100 |
Lindane84 | 3 28 | 3 28 |
Malathion| 0.63 | 0.63 |
Mercury| 3 100 | 3 100 |
Molybdenum| 40 | 40 |
Nickel| | 3 100 |
N-Nitrosodimethylamine2.1 | 0.088 | 0.088 |
Pentachlorophenol30 | | |
Phenol| 82 | 82 |
Polychlorinated biphenyls4.6 | <50 | <50 |
Selenium| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8
Toxaphene10 | 3 26 | 3 26 |
Trichloroethylene3 10 | 9500 | 3 10 |
Zinc| 4500 | 4500 | 4500

1 Active sewage sludge unit without a liner and leachate collection system.

2 Active sewage sludge unit with a liner and leachate collection system.

3 Value expressed in grams per kilogram—dry weight basis.

Key: LA—land application.

I—incineration.

[60 FR 54768, Oct. 25, 1995, as amended at 65 FR 42567, Aug. 4, 1999; 70 FR 60198, Oct. 14, 2005]