Proposed best demonstrated available technology (BDAT) background document for P and U thallium wastes. Volume 17

Technical Report · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6999670

Rosengrant, L; Chatmon-McEaddy, M

This background document presents the Agency's technical support and rationale for developing regulatory standards for thallium-containing wastes. Section 2 presents the number and location of facilities affected by the land disposal restrictions, the waste-generating process, and waste-characterization data. Section 3 discusses the technologies used to treat the waste (or similar wastes), and Section 4 presents available performance data, including data on which treatment standards are based. Section 5 explains EPA's determination of BDAT, while Section 6 discusses the selection of constituents to be regulated. Proposed treatment standards are determined in Section 7.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Solid Waste
• OSTI ID: 6999670
• Report Number(s): PB-90-166281/XAB; EPA--530/SW-90/011Q
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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