[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR439.15]
[Page 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. 439.15 New source performance standards (NSPS).
(a) Any new source subject to this subpart must achieve the
following standards:
Performance Standards (NSPS)
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Maximum
Regulated parameter Maximum monthly
daily \1\ average \1\
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BOD5........................................... 267 111
TSS............................................ 472 166
COD............................................ 1675 856
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
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
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\1\ mg/L (ppm)
(b) The limitations for cyanide are the same as specified in
Sec. 439.12(e), (f) and (g).
(c) Any new source subject to the provisions of this section that
commenced discharging after November 21, 1988, and prior to November 20,
1998, must continue to achieve the standards specified for this section
in the 1988 edition of 40 CFR part 439, until the expiration of the
applicable time period specified in 40 CFR 122.29(d)(1), after which the
source must achieve the standards specified in Secs. 439.13 and 439.14.
[68 FR 12272, Mar. 13, 2003]