EPA Region 4 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Due to COVID-19, please submit all PCB documents, including applications, notifications, etc. via email to Crosby-Vega.Terri@epa.gov.

EPA Region 4 implements the regulations for the processing, distribution, use, cleanup, storage and disposal of PCBs under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and for six federally recognized Native American Tribes. EPA Region 4 also provides support for TSCA compliance. If you believe any of the information on this page is incorrect, please contact ORCRPCBs@epa.gov.

On this page:

Regional Contacts
PCB Toxicological Profile
Select Success Stories and Works in Progress
Guidance Documents
Current Public Notices
Storage and Disposal Facilities

PCB Contacts in the Region

EPA’s Region 4 PCB program team is available to members of the regulated community and/or others who have questions concerning storage, disposal, cleanup, manufacturing, and any other PCB related issues.

PCB Coordinator: Terri Crosby-Vega, 404-562-8497, Crosby-Vega.Terri@epa.gov
PCB Project Managers:
James Bennett, 404-562-9716, Bennett.James.P@epa.gov
Edmond Burks, 404-562-8587, Burks.Edmond@epa.gov
For Spills and Emergencies:
National Response Center, 800-424-8802
EPA Region 4 24-Hour Spill Hotline, 404-562-8705

PCB Toxicological Profile

Toxicological profiles are prepared in accordance with guidelines developed by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the EPA. The original guidelines were published in the Federal Register on April 17, 1987. Each profile is revised and republished as necessary.

Click here for the toxicological profile for PCBs, which includes links to PCB health effects, chemical and physical properties and more.

Select Success Stories and Works in Progress in the Region 4 PCB Program

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA): EPA Region 4 and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection have successfully executed an MOA for PCB Coordinated Approvals on August 13, 2020. The MOA provides a framework to facilitate the coordinated cleanup of qualifying sites in Florida that have soils contaminated with PCBs. Although the TSCA Section 6(e) PCB program is not delegable to states, federal PCB regulations found at Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 761, and more specifically 40 CFR section 761.77, authorize federal TSCA PCB Coordinated Approvals under certain conditions based on existing federal or state permits, or enforcement or decision documents. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s PCB Coordinated Cleanup Webpage can be found here.
Interactive Map for PCB Cleanup Sites: An interactive map has been developed for Region 4 that includes the location of each approved PCB cleanup site in Region 4 (since 2013) as a colored dot and, when selected, a call-out box to include a brief site-summary, site details and the number of clean-ups at that location. Over 60 PCB cleanup sites are portrayed on the map. Please note that the map is updated as regularly as possible, but that all Cleanups may not be depicted on the map. The interactive map also includes a link to the national list and map of approved PCB commercial storage and disposal facilities. Access the interactive map.

Guidance Documents

Current Public Notices

None

Storage and Disposal Facilities

TSCA regulations under 40 CFR sections 761.50 -761.79 for storage and disposal of PCBs require specific requirements for waste cleanup, storage location and duration, landfill and incineration disposal, and decontamination and recycling. Below is a list of Region 4 permitted PCB storage and disposal facilities:

State	Facility Name	City	Phone Number	Approval Type
Alabama	Chemical Waste Management	Emelle	(205) 652-9721	Chemical Waste Landfill/Commercial Storage
Alabama	Trans Cycle Industries, Inc.	Pell City	(205) 338-9997	Commercial Storage/PCB Transformer Decommissioning
Florida	Clean Harbors Florida, LLC	Bartow	(941) 519-6328	Commercial Storage
Florida	Florida Transformer, Inc.	Defuniak Springs	(904) 892-2711	Commercial Storage/Transformer Decommissioning
Florida	Perma-Fix of Florida, Inc.	Gainesville	(352) 395-1356	Commercial Storage
Georgia	Emerald Transformer PPM, LLC	Tucker	(770) 934-0902 (404) 934-0902	Chemical Dechlorination/Commercial Storage
Kentucky	Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.	Smithfield	(502) 845-2453	Commercial Storage
North Carolina	ECOFLO	Greensboro	(919) 855-7925	Commercial Storage
North Carolina	Clean Harbors Reidsville, LLC	Reidsville	(336) 342-6106	Commercial Storage
Tennessee	Clean Harbors Tennessee, LLC	Greenbrier	(615) 643-4511	Commercial Storage
Tennessee	Diversified Scientific Services, Inc.	Kingston	(865) 376-0084	Commercial Storage/Radioactive/PCB Waste Treatment
Tennessee	Energy Solutions Bear Creek Facility	Oak Ridge	(865) 481-0222	Commercial Storage

For additional information regarding the PCB storage and disposal facilities in Region 4 and for the entire United States see List of Approved Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Commercial Storage and Disposal Facilities.