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PCB H ISTO RY IN THE U.S V J J L M 1 V V -/ `rT V U wxsc 773999 otlJN\J UU5349 774000 Transformers Public Buildings Trains/Subways Industrial Applications PCBs IN THE ECO N O M Y Millions of Pounds Sold Currently Annual to In Additions Annual Date Use (1974) Losses 337 300 3.5% 1% Individual Units In Use Comments 135,000 30% 50% 20% 200-3,000 lb/unlt 500-1,509 lb/unlt 1,000-12,000 Ib/unit Large Capacitors t>2lb) Electrical Utilities Industrial Applications , 290 180 6% 2% 5M 90% 10% Small Capacitors 430 270 Lights, TV, Air Conditioners ' Motors, Other Industrial U ses' 3 % 3% 790M 70% 30% .07-1 Ib/unit .1-1 Ib/unit Paper Products Miscellaneous (Sealants, Paints, Inks) 63 40 Investment Casting W ax Hydraulics/Lubricants Mining Other 3 87 774001 ^ - ' 1 OBJECTIVES LONG-TERM ELIMINATE PCBs FROM ECONOMY NEAR-TERM ELIMINATE PRODUCTION AND IMPORT OF PCBs AND PCB-CONTAINING PRODUCTS IM M EDIATE INTERDICT AS MANY ENVIRONMENTAL DISCHARGES OF PCBs AS POSSIBLE 774002 v ji^ iN r W 3 J D I WITHOUT UNNECESSARILY DENYING PUBLIC OF ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS AN D SERVICES AT REASONABLE COST i DISRUPTING EXISTING BU SIN ESS PATTERNS T* 1j JEOPARDIZING OUR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE POSITION 774003 GENP 005352 STRATEGY m IM M EDIATE FUTURE Utilize Federal Authorities Under FW PCA Permit Program Toxic Effluent Standards i Pretreatment Standards Water Quality Criteria Spill Regulations Encourage Use of State and Local Authorities Effluent Standards Solid Waste Disposal Regulations Encourage Voluntary Steps by Manufacturers, Transporters, Users, and Disposers j Reduce Losses from Federal Facilities Accelerate Assessm ent Activities Seek Toxic Substances Control Legislation m W JJJJ 774004 ILLU STRA TIV E P C B R O U T ES TO. A Q U A T IC E N V IR O N M E N T (Transformers and Capacitors) NEAR M AN U FACTU RIN G S IT E S DIRECT TO W ATER c Process & Coolant Effluent (2) Storm Runoff (2) IN D IRECT V IA SO IL Landfill Seepage (31 IN D IRECT V IA A IR Emissions and Vaporization (2) [TRA N SPO RT A N D STORAGE Water Spills ID Land Spills (31 Equipment Leaks 12) Emissions and Vaporization ID AT O PERATIO NAL S IT E S D ISPO SA L c r Liquid Overflow ID Venting ID Landfill Seepage (4) Product Abandonm ent (4) Emissions and Vaporization (3) (4) > 10,000 lbs/yr. (3) > 10,000 lbs/yr. (2) 1.000 - 10,000 lbs/yr. (D < 1,000 lbs/yr. -- A 'X 774005 PCB DISCHARGE ROUTES (Small Capacitor Plant) v a c u u m p u m p -------------------------------------------E V A P O R A T IO N (G E N .)----------------------------------VEN TILATIO N FR O M IM P R EG N A T IN G T A N K S R IN SE W ATER FR O M C O M P O N EN T W A SH IN G N O N - C O N T A C T C O O L IN G W A T E R -----------------S A N I T A R Y W A T E R -----------------------------------------IN F IL T R A T IO N (11--------------------------------------------- RIN SE W ATER FRO M __________ A P A C IT O R W A SH IN G O PERATIO N S P E N T D E T E R G E N T W A S H ----------------------------- R E J E C T C A P A C IT O R S 121--------------------------- W A T ER LESS H A N D C LEA N IN G M A T ERIA LS. . F L O O R D R Y R A G S . E T C .--------------------------------- D R IP P A N C O L L E C T IO N ---------------------------------R IN S E W A T E R F R O M T H E D R Y -W E L L 131---------- NOTES: M l IN C L U D E S M IS C E L L A N E O U S SPILL IN T R A N SFE R O R ST O R A G E (2) Q U A N T IT Y O F R E J E C T S IS 3 -4 % (3) N O W A T E R H A S B E E N P U M P E D ft S E N T T O IN C IN E R A T IO N T O T H IS D A T E \ A IR W ATER M U N IC IP A L SEW ER * DRY WELL (M U N ICIPAL) LAN DFILL IN CIN ERATIO N CONTRACTOR 774006 v jliJN p 0 0 5 3 5 5 POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO PCBs TRANSFORMERS Mineral Oil in Vault or Relocation Site Air or Gas Cooled Environmental!/ Acceptable Replacement Fluids large capacitors Mineral Oil at Selected Sites Use of DC Motors Environmentally Acceptable Replacement Fluids SMALL capacitors Elimination of Need for Filler (e.g. plastic film) Environmentally Acceptable Replacement Fluids