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| Arkansas | Michael Bates Hazardous Waste Division DPCE (501) 682-0833 |
AR DPCE Regulation #23 (Hazardous Waste Management) | PCB contaminated materials are
only regulated under TSCA rules. The state does not have any capacitor-specific PCB rules. |
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| California | Martis Coers Office of Pollution Prevention and Technology Development Department of Toxic Substance Control (916) 322-0712 |
CCR title 22, Sections 66261.24 and 66261.113 | California regulates PCBs as a
hazardous waste in liquid format concentrations equal to or
above 5 ppm and non-liquids at concentrations equal to or above
50 ppm. The state does not specifically regulate PCB containing
waste disposal, but if wastes contain the threshold levels stated
above, they must be disposed of as a hazardous waste. The same
is true for PCB-laden electrical equipment. California once
had rules defining how to dispose of a hazardous waste, but
repealed them. However, liquid wastes are usually either treated
and landfilled, or incinerated. Non-liquid wastes are generally
landfilled or incinerated, sometimes after non-hazardous parts
are recycled. Non-liquids with PCB concentration less than 5
ppm may be a designated waste in some regions. This determination
is made by individual Regional Water Quality Control Boards
and impacts which landfills can accept the waste. Materials containing detectable concentrations of PCBs are prohibited from being released into sources of drinking water (Proposition 65). Fluorescent light ballasts containing PCBs are considered hazardous waste and must be transported and disposed of as hazardous waste. Transportation of these ballasts for consolidation prior to disposal is exempted from manifesting and use of a registered hauler up to two 55 gallon drums per vehicle. The state does not have any other capacitor-specific PCB rules. |
