[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 28]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR420.02]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 420_IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of 

Contents

 

Sec.  420.02  General definitions.



    In addition to the definitions set forth in 40 CFR part 401, the 

following definitions apply to this part:

    (a) The term TSS (or total suspended solids, or total suspended 

residue) means the value obtained by the method specified in 40 CFR 

136.3.

    (b) The term oil and grease (or O&G) means the value obtained by the 

method specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (c) The term ammonia-N (or ammonia-nitrogen) means the value 

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by manual distillation (at pH 9.5) followed by the Nesslerization method 

specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (d) The term cyanide means total cyanide and is determined by the 

method specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (e) The term phenols 4AAP (or phenolic compounds) means the value 

obtained by the method specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (f) The term TRC (or total residual chlorine) means the value 

obtained by the iodometric titration with an amperometric endpoint 

method specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (g) The term chromium means total chromium and is determined by the 

method specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (h) The term hexavalent chromium (or chromium VI) means the value 

obtained by the method specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (i) The term copper means total copper and is determined by the 

method specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (j) The term lead means total lead and is determined by the method 

specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (k) The term nickel means total nickel and is determined by the 

method specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (l) The term zinc means total zinc and is determined by the method 

specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (m) The term benzene (or priority pollutant No. 4) means the value 

obtained by the standard method Number 602 specified in 44 FR 69464, 

69570 (December 3, 1979).

    (n) The term benzo(a)pyrene (or priority pollutant No. 73) means the 

value obtained by the standard method Number 610 specified in 44 FR 

69464, 69570 (December 3, 1979).

    (o) The term naphthalene (or priority pollutant No. 55) means the 

value obtained by the standard method Number 610 specified in 44 FR 

69464, 69571 (December 3, 1979).

    (p) The term tetrachloroethylene (or priority pollutant No. 85) 

means the value obtained by the standard method Number 610 specified in 

44 FR 69464, 69571 (December 3, 1979).

    (q) The term pH means the value obtained by the standard method 

specified in 40 CFR 136.3.

    (r) The term non-process wastewaters means utility wastewaters (for 

example, water treatment residuals, boiler blowdown, and air pollution 

control wastewaters from heat recovery equipment); treated or untreated 

wastewaters from groundwater remediation systems; dewatering water for 

building foundations; and other wastewater streams not associated with a 

production process.

    (s) The term nitrification means oxidation of ammonium salts to 

nitrites (via Nitrosomas bacteria) and the further oxidation of nitrite 

to nitrate via Nitrobacter bacteria. Nitrification can be accomplished 

in either:

    (1) A single or two-stage activated sludge wastewater treatment 

system; or

    (2) Wetlands specifically developed with a marsh/pond configuration 

and maintained for the express purpose of removing ammonia-N.

    Indicators of nitrification capability are:

    (1) Biological monitoring for ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and 

nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) to determine if the nitrification is 

occurring; and

    (2) Analysis of the nitrogen balance to determine if nitrifying 

bacteria reduce the amount of ammonia and increase the amount of nitrite 

and nitrate.

    (t) The term storm water from the immediate process area means storm 

water that comes into contact with process equipment located outdoors, 

storm water collected in process area and bulk storage tank secondary 

containment structures, and storm water from wastewater treatment 

systems located outdoors, provided that it has the potential to become 

contaminated with process wastewater pollutants for the particular 

subcategory. Storm water from building roofs, plant roadways, and other 

storm waters that do not have the potential to become contaminated with 

process wastewater pollutants are not storm water from the immediate 

process area.

    (u) The term 2,3,7,8-TCDF means 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran.



[47 FR 23284, May 27, 1982, as amended at 67 FR 64260, Oct. 17, 2002]



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