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Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines Documents for 1990 Amendment

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  • Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines
Federal Register notices and support documents for the 1990 final rule. (August 3, 1990. 40 CFR Part 421)
  • The 1989 Development Document (10 volumes) is a consolidation of all BAT Phase I & II revisions:
    1. General

    2. Bauxite Refining, Primary Aluminum Refining, Secondary Aluminum Refining

    3. Primary Copper Smelting, Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining, Secondary Copper, Metallurgical Acid Plants

    4. Primary Zinc, Primary Lead, Secondary Lead, Primary Antimony

    5. Primary Precious Metals and Mercury, Secondary Precious Metals, Secondary Silver, Secondary Mercury

    6. Primary Tungsten, Secondary Tungsten & Cobalt, Primary Molybdenum & Rhenium, Secondary Molybdenum & Vanadium

    7. Primary Beryllium, Primary Nickel and Cobalt, Secondary Nickel, Secondary Tin

    8. Primary Columbium-Tantalum, Secondary Tantalum, Secondary Uranium

    9. Primary and Secondary Titanium, Primary Zirconium & Hafnium

    10. Primary and Secondary Germanium & Gallium, Primary Rare Earth Metals, Secondary Indium


  • Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (2.43 MB, August 3, 1990, 55 FR 31692)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 1: General (pdf) (23.86 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.1)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 2: Bauxite Refining, Primary Aluminum Refining, Secondary Aluminum Refining (pdf) (16.95 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.2)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 3: Primary Copper Smelting, Primary Electrolytic Copper Refining, Secondary Copper, Metallurgical Acid Plants (pdf) (15.79 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.3)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 4: Primary Zinc, Primary Lead, Secondary Lead, Primary Antimony (pdf) (20.56 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.4)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 5: Primary Precious Metals and Mercury, Secondary Precious Metals, Secondary Silver, Secondary Mercury (pdf) (14.99 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.5)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 6: Primary Tungsten, Secondary Tungsten and Cobalt, Primary Molybdenum and Rhenium, Secondary Molybdenum and Vanadium (pdf) (20.26 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.6)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 7: Primary Beryllium, Primary Nickel and Cobalt, Secondary Nickel, Secondary Tin (pdf) (23.43 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.7)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 8: Primary Columbium-Tantalum, Secondary Tantalum, Secondary Uranium (pdf) (16.04 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.8)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 9: Primary and Secondary Titanium, Primary Zirconium and Hafnium (pdf) (14.08 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.9)
  • Development Document for Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category; Vol. 10: Primary and Secondary Germanium and Gallium, Primary Rare Earth Metals, Secondary Indium (pdf) (11.78 MB, May 1989, 440/1-89/019.10)
  • Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Proposed Rule (pdf) (2.22 MB, April 28, 1989, 54 FR 18412)

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