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California Department of <br /> Toxic Substances Control - juh' iw2 <br /> - <br /> PCB Ct®SSirGQtIDA <br /> HtbstHandling, <br /> �n The Department of Toxic Su <br /> ances Control (DTSC) has <br /> 1 , clamed polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs)as a hazardous <br /> Treatment waste when the concentrations are equal to or greater than 5 <br /> n mg/I in liquids or when the total concentrations are equal to <br /> or greater than 50 mglkg in nonliquids(Tittle 22,California <br /> IS ® l Code of Regulations (CCR), §66261.24). The 5 mg/1 and 50 <br /> mg/kg figures can also be expressed as 5 ppm and 50 ppm, <br /> .P respectively. When the total concentrations of PCBs are <br /> equal to or greater than 5,000 ppm in a waste,DISC then <br /> regulates this waste as an Extremely Hazardous Waste(Title <br /> 22,CCR, §66261.113). <br /> � -'0 <br /> There are,however,situations in which waste with PCB <br /> concentrations below 5 ppm are further restricted or regulated <br /> by DTSC,the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency(U.S. <br /> EPA),or other State regulations. In California,burning of <br /> _ .� ._ j -,� used oil that contains PCBs above their detection limit(>_2 <br /> ppm)can only be done at DTSC-authorized facilities that <br /> have also met the Federal requirements for this type of <br /> activity as outlined in Division 40 of the Code of Federal <br /> Regulations (CFR),Part 761. Materials which contain any <br /> detectable concentrations of PCBs are prohibited from being <br /> released into sources of drinking water under Proposition 65 <br /> guidelines(Health& Safety Cock §25249.5 et seq.). Califor- <br /> nia's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is <br /> the lead agency concerning Proposition 65 regulations. <br /> Information regarding the Proposition 65 regulations can be <br /> obtained by calling(916)445-6900. <br />