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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines Documents

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  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines
  • Permit Guidance Document: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Point Source Category (pdf) (739.32 KB, January 2006, 821-F-05-006)
    Assists permit writers and pretreatment coordinators in developing appropriate NPDES permits and pretreatment requirements for pharmaceutical facilities
  • Development Document for Final Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Point Source Category (pdf) (1.33 MB, July 1998, 821-R-98-005)
    Describes industry processes, pollutants generated, available control and treatment technologies, the technical basis for the final rule, and costs of the rule
  • Economic Analysis of Final Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry (pdf) (911.47 KB, July 1998, 821-B-98-009)
  • Analytical Methods for the Determination of Pollutants in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Wastewater (pdf) (211.8 KB, July 1998, EPA 821-B-98-016)
    Compendium of Methods 1666, 1667 and 1671; to support Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines
  • Analytical Method Guidance for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Point Source Category (pdf) (121.16 KB, August 1999, 821-B-99-003)
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Final Rule (pdf) (2.93 MB, October 27, 1983, 48 FR 49808)
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines - Interim Final Rule (pdf) (1.97 MB, November 17, 1976, 41 FR 50676)

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