[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR439.14]

[Page 404-405]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 439--PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart A--Fermentation Products
 
Sec. 439.14  Effluent limitations attainable by the application of best available technology economically achievable (BAT).

    (a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing 
point source subject to this subpart must achieve the following effluent 
limitations representing the application of BAT:

                       Effluent Limitations (BAT)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Maximum
              Regulated parameter                  Maximum     monthly
                                                  daily \1\  average \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ammonia (as N).................................       84.1         29.4
Acetone........................................        0.5          0.2
4-methyl-2-pentanone...........................        0.5          0.2
Isobutyraldehyde...............................        1.2          0.5
n-Amyl acetate.................................        1.3          0.5
n-Butyl acetate................................        1.3          0.5
Ethyl acetate..................................        1.3          0.5
Isopropyl acetate..............................        1.3          0.5
Methyl formate.................................        1.3          0.5
Amyl alcohol...................................       10.0          4.1

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Ethanol........................................       10.0          4.1
Isopropanol....................................        3.9          1.6
Methanol.......................................       10.0          4.1
Methyl Cellosolve..............................      100.0         40.6
Dimethyl sulfoxide.............................       91.5         37.5
Triethyl amine.................................      250.0        102.0
Phenol.........................................        0.05         0.02
Benzene........................................        0.05         0.02
Toluene........................................        0.06         0.02
Xylenes........................................        0.03         0.01
n-Hexane.......................................        0.03         0.02
n-Heptane......................................        0.05         0.02
Methylene chloride.............................        0.9          0.3
Chloroform.....................................        0.02         0.13
1,2-dichloroethane.............................        0.4          0.1
Chlorobenzene..................................        0.15         0.06
o-Dichlorobenzene..............................        0.15         0.06
Tetrahydrofuran................................        8.4          2.6
Isopropyl ether................................        8.4          2.6
Diethyl amine..................................      250.0        102.0
Acetonitrile...................................       25.0         10.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ mg/L (ppm).

    (b) The limitations for COD are the same as specified in 
Sec. 439.12(c) and (d).
    (c) The limitations for cyanide are the same as specified in 
Sec. 439.12(e), (f) and (g).

[68 FR 12271, Mar. 13, 2003]