Download or read book Identifying and Managing Equipment Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs written by and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook on PCBS in Electrical Equipment written by M. M. Dillon and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primarily intended for owners and users of electrical equipment that was designed to contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), this handbook provides background information on PCBs, including Canadian legislation that pertains to them and simple procedures for identifying equipment containing them. Procedures and options for handling and controlling PCBs and PCB equipment are discussed including preventive maintenance, PCB substitutes, containment systems, preparation for storage, and storage. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Handbook on PCBs in Electrical Equipment written by Canada. Commercial Chemicals Branch and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is primarily intended for owners and users of electrical equipment that was designed to contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). It provides background information on PCBs, including federal legislation that pertains to them and simple procedures for identifying equipment containing PCBs. Procedures and options for handling and controlling PCBs and PCB equipment are discussed, including preventive maintenance, PCB substitutes, containment systems, preparation for storage and storage.

Download or read book PCBs Question and Answer Guide Concerning Polychlorinated Biphenyls written by C. J. McDonald and published by Ottawa, : Commercial Chemicals Branch, Environment Canada. This book was released on 1986 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guide provides an explanation of the Environmental Contaminants Act, PCB regulations under the act, and their enforcement. It also describes the non-regulatory programs administered by Environment Canada, such as the PCB inventory, and the equipment labelling program. Basic information on the health and environmental effects of PCBs is included along with instructions for PCB equipment identification, allowable servicing and maintenance procedures and proper methods of transport for equipment and wastes. Recommendations are made for the safe storage and disposal of PCBs and the owners' responsibilities in this regard are outlined.

Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCB in the National Airspace System written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environmental Compliance written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Options for the Treatment destruction of Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs and PCB contaminated Equipment written by Proctor & Redfern Limited and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the Saint-Basile-le-Grand fire in August 1988, an action plan was announced to destroy PCBs in use or stored at federal facilities across Canada. This report investigates and evaluates the technologies available for the treatment or destruction of PCB-containing equipment, askarel, and PCB-contaminated mineral oil, and develops options for the destruction or decontamination of PCBs and PCB-contaminated equipment.

Download or read book How to Handle PCBs Without Harming Yourself Or the Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Manual for the Management of Wastes Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs written by Canada. Environmental Protection Directorate. Industrial Programs Branch and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Toxic Substances written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book PCB Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This handbook was prepared by Stothert Engineering Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C. to fulfill part of a contract with the Environmental Protection Service of Environment Canada, Pacific and Yukon Region to develop guidelines for the management of electrical equipment and wastes containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and to investigate the use of PCB-filled electrical equipment in British Columbia industry. The guidelines presented in this handbook were developed to provide a national code of good practise for the safe handling, management and disposal of PCBs and PCB-containing electrical equipment"--Preface.

Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls an Alert for Food and Feed Facilities written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preparation of a National Environmentally Sound Management Plan for PCBs and PCB contaminated Equipment in the Context of the Implementation of the Basel Convention written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This training manual has been developed to assist with the preparation of a national environmentally sound management plan for polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) and PCB contaminated equipment. It is designed in the context of The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, which entered into force in 1992."--Publisher's description.

Download or read book Environmental Compliance written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to identify, replace, monitor, store, and dispose of equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). GAO found that: (1) because DOD has not provided specific Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidance on the identification of PCB items, many installations do not know how many PCB items are in use at their specific bases; (2) because there is no legal, regulatory, or DOD guidance, service efforts to replace PCB items vary considerably; (3) some installations do not meet EPA requirements for monitoring PCB items or for storing and disposing of PCB items removed from service; (4) EPA periodically inspects some DOD installations to see if they are complying with EPA regulations, but it generally relies on the assurances of the installations that any deficiencies identified are corrected; (5) DOD officials have stated that budget constraints sometimes cause difficulty in modifying facilities, especially ones that would not be modified once PCB items were eliminated; (6) DOD installations have not properly documented the shipment and disposal of PCB items; and (7) some PCB items with unacceptable levels of contaminants have been salvaged and sold to disposal companies.

Download or read book Preliminary Inventory of Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs in Sri Lanka written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyl Compliance Issues in the 21ST Century written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-one years have passed since the United States Congress passed the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) [1]. The 1976 law essentially eliminated future production of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) within the United States and greatly limited the use of previously manufactured PCBs and PCB products. The ultimate objective of the law was the complete elimination of these chemicals due to concerns about their potentially toxic effects on health and the environment. PCBs were manufactured in the United States between 1929 and 1977. They were highly valued for their fire and heat-resistance properties and for their chemical stability. As a result, PCBs were used in a variety of thermally and/or chemically stressful applications. They did not conduct electricity and therefore were particularly well-suited for use as insulating fluids in high-voltage electric equipment. PCBs were also used in various other applications, such as in hydraulic and heat transfer fluids. Strict controls on the use and disposal of PCBs were imposed by the TSCA implementing regulations at 40 CFR 761 [2]. As a result, most heavy users of PCB products worked hard to curtail their PCB use. Many organizations that once used substantial amounts of PCBs, subsequently declared themselves ''PCB free''. Unfortunately, in many cases, these ''PCB-free'' declarations were premature, as PCBs were used in many more applications than insulating fluids. From the 1990s and to the present day, PCBs increasingly have been discovered in non-liquid forms. These materials were used or installed in facilities constructed before the 1979 ''PCB ban''. Examples include applied paints and coatings, caulking, pre-formed joint filler, and plastic or rubber wire and cable insulation. Proper identification of these materials is necessary for appropriate and compliant waste management during decommissioning and deactivation (D & D) activities. PCBs can pose other significant waste management issues for D & D projects, particularly for nuclear facilities. Depending upon the waste form and the intended disposal path, PCBs can be regulated at thresholds in the low parts-per-billion (ppb). These low regulatory thresholds often are overlooked due to the erroneous belief by many waste management professionals that materials containing PCBs are regulated by TSCA only if their PCB concentration is at least 50 parts-per-million (ppm). Failure to recognize when and how the lower thresholds apply can lead to rejection of the waste materials by treatment, storage and disposal (TSD) facilities as well as potential regulatory non-compliance. Furthermore, re-use of ''excess'' materials with PCBs is also regulated by TSCA. In the event of a characterization error, the costs required to make necessary corrections can be very high. This paper will focus on PCB characterization and waste management issues associated with D & D of DOE nuclear facilities. It will identify PCB materials that are likely to be present in such facilities, with emphasis on the nonliquid PCB forms. The paper will discuss characterization pitfalls associated with Non-Liquid PCBs (NLPCBs), including circumstances in which NLPCBs can migrate into other materials. The paper also will identify TSCA requirements for materials with very low concentrations of PCBs; certain materials are regulated at concentrations as low as 0.5 [mu]g/L PCBs (approximately 0.5 ppb). The paper will then examine the potentially extensive impacts to a facility if the materials are not managed in a TSCA-compliant manner. Examples from a recent D & D project at the DOE Savannah River Site will be used to illustrate key points and lessons learned. It is expected that this information would be useful to other DOE sites, DoD installations and commercial nuclear facilities constructed prior to 1979.