This standard is established to enhance the management and governing of polychlorinated biphenyl waste, protect the environment and safeguard human health.
1 Subject Content and Application Scope
1.1 Subject content
This standard specifies standard of polychlorinated biphenyl waste pollution control and disposal methods for anything containing polychlorinated biphenyl wastes.
1.2 Scope of application
This standard is applicable to collection, storage, transportation, reclamation, treatment and disposal of polychlorinated biphenyl containing wastes.
2 Terms
2.1 Polychlorinated biphenyls containing wastes refers to wastes in which polychlorinated biphenyl wastes are equal to or more than the standard value of pollution control and Polychlorinated biphenyls used as impregnants in capacitors.
2.2 Common polychlorinated biphenyl containing wastes refer to the wastes in which is less than the standard value of pollution control.
3 Standard Values
Standard Value of Pollution Control of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Containing Wastes
Item Standard value , mg/kg
Polychlorinated biphenyl content 50
4 Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Containing Wastes
4.1 Common polychlorinated biphenyl containing wastes shall be piled up in places designated by environmental protection administration department of the local people's government.
4.2 Disposal of wastes containing hazardous polychlorinated biphenyls:
4.2.1 For hazardous wastes with polychlorinated biphenyl content ≥50~≤500mg/kg, safe landfill or high-temperature incineration could be used as disposal method.
4.2.2 For hazardous wastes with polychlorinated biphenyl content >500 mg/kg and polychlorinated biphenyls used as impregnants in useless capacitors, high-temperature incineration must be used as the disposal method.
4.2.3 Temporary storage of wastes containing hazardous polychlorinated biphenyls: if wastes containing hazardous polychlorinated biphenyls could not be treated or disposed for the time being, they shall be gathered and temporarily stored or seal up for safekeeping and construction relevant provisions of warehouses for temporary gathering and storage or sealing shall conform to relevant provisions specified by environmental protection administration department of the People's Government.
