Guidance on Sampling and Analyzing Effluents for BAT Parameteres, 1998 Cluster Rule Symposium Proceedings
On November 14, 1997, EPA promulgated the Cluster Rule which revised the industry’s effluent limitations guidelines and pretreatment standards by imposing new limits on 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzodioxin (TCDD) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDF), twelve tri-, tetra- and penta-chlorophenolics, chloroform and adsorbable organic halides (AOX) from bleached papergrade kraft, soda and sulfite mills.