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§421.190 Applicability: Description of the secondary indium subcategory.
The provisions of this subpart are applicable to discharges resulting from the production of indium at secondary indium facilities processing spent electrolyte solutions and scrap indium metal raw materials.
§421.191 Specialized definitions.
For the purpose of this subpart the general definitions, abbreviations, and methods of analysis set forth in 40 CFR part 401 shall apply to this subpart.
§§ 421.192-421.193 [Reserved]
§421.194 Standards of performance for new sources.
Any new source subject to this subpart shall achieve the following new source performance standards:
(a) Displacement Supernatant.
Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
---|---|---|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of indium metal produced | ||
Cadmium | 2.105 | 0.929 |
Lead | 2.600 | 1.238 |
Zinc | 9.037 | 3.776 |
Indium | 2.724 | 1.114 |
Total suspended solids | 253.800 | 120.700 |
pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. |
(b) Spent Electrolyte.
Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
---|---|---|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of cathode indium produced | ||
Cadmium | 12.170 | 5.370 |
Lead | 15.040 | 7.160 |
Zinc | 52.270 | 21.840 |
Indium | 15.750 | 6.444 |
Total suspended solids | 1,468.000 | 698.100 |
pH | ( 1) | ( 1) |
1 Within the range of 7.5 to 10.0 at all times. |
§421.195 Pretreatment standards for existing sources.
Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing 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 existing sources. The mass of wastewater pollutants in secondary indium process wastewater introduced into a POTW must not exceed the following values:
(a) Displacement Supernatant.
Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
---|---|---|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of indium metal produced | ||
Cadmium | 2.105 | 0.929 |
Lead | 2.600 | 1.238 |
Zinc | 9.037 | 3.776 |
Indium | 2.724 | 1.114 |
(b) Spent Electrolyte.
Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
---|---|---|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of cathode indium produced | ||
Cadmium | 12.170 | 5.370 |
Lead | 15.040 | 7.160 |
Zinc | 52.270 | 21.840 |
Indium | 15.750 | 6.444 |
§421.196 Pretreatment standards for new sources.
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. The mass of wastewater pollutants in secondary indium process wastewater introduced into a POTW should not exceed the following values:
(a) Displacement Supernatant.
Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
---|---|---|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of indium metal produced | ||
Cadimum | 2.105 | 0.929 |
Lead | 2.600 | 1.238 |
Zinc | 9.037 | 3.776 |
Indium | 2.724 | 1.114 |
(b) Spent Electrolyte.
Pollutant or pollutant property | Maximum for any 1 day | Maximum for monthly average |
---|---|---|
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of cathode indium produced | ||
Cadmium | 12.170 | 5.370 |
Lead | 15.040 | 7.160 |
Zinc | 52.270 | 21.840 |
Indium | 15.750 | 6.444 |
§421.197 [Reserved]
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