Table 5-2.
Potential non-compliance materials and example control measures*
Component
In-plant Control
End-of-Pipe Control
Physical Constituents
Suspended Solids
1.
Clarifier
Primary clarifier
2.
Floating Material
Separators
Separators
3.
Fiber
Screen
Screens, primary clarifier
4.
Temperature
Cooling tower
Combine w/other wastes
5.
Oily material
Separator, segregation
Separator
Chemical Constituents
1.
Organics
a. Comp1ex
Activated carbon, ozone
Activated carbon
b.
Toxic
Activated carbon, special
Activated carbon
disposal
--
Surfactants
Activated carbon, special
c.
disposal, process substitution
d.
--
Colored waste
Activated carbon
e.
pH
2.
Inorganic
a. Total dissolved fixed solids
Special disposal
Ion exchange
b.
Heavy metals
*The waste generation rate must also be considered in terms of the diurnal discharge of domestic wastewater
into the POTW.
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