[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 19]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR129.4]
[Page 344]
TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
PART 129--TOXIC POLLUTANT EFFLUENT STANDARDS--Table of Contents
Subpart A--Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards and Prohibitions
Sec. 129.4 Toxic pollutants.
The following are the pollutants subject to regulation under the
provisions of this subpart:
(a) Aldrin/Dieldrin--Aldrin means the compound aldrin as identified
by the chemical name, 1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro -
1,4 -endo-5,8-exo-dimethanonaphthalene; ``Dieldrin'' means the compound
the dieldrin as identified by the chemical name 1,2,3,4,10,10-
hexachloro-6,7 - epoxy - 1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-1,4-endo-5,8-exo-
dimethanonaphthalene.
(b) DDT--DDT means the compounds DDT, DDD, and DDE as identified by
the chemical names:(DDT)-1,1,1-trichloro-2,2 - bis(p -chlorophenyl)
ethane and someo,p'-isomers; (DDD) or (TDE) -1,1 - dichloro - 2,2-
bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethane and some o,p'-isomers; (DDE) - 1,1 -
dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene.
(c) Endrin--Endrin means the compound endrin as identified by the
chemical name 1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy - 1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a -
octahydro - 1,4-endo-5,8-endodimethanonaphthalene.
(d) Toxaphene--Toxaphene means a material consisting of technical
grade chlorinated camphene having the approximate formula of
C10 H10 Cl8 and normally containing 67-
69 percent chlorine by weight.
(e) Benzidine--Benzidine means the compound benzidine and its salts
as identified by the chemical name 4,4'-diaminobiphenyl.
(f) Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) means a mixture of compounds composed of the biphenyl molecule
which has been chlorinated to varying degrees.
[42 FR 2613, Jan. 12, 1977, as amended at 42 FR 2620, Jan. 12, 1977; 42
FR 6555, Feb. 2, 1977]