TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE B: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER c: EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES
PART 229 HOSPITAL/MEDICAL/INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATORS
SECTION 229.APPENDIX A TOXIC EQUIVALENCY (TEQ) FACTORS


 


Section 229.APPENDIX A   Toxic Equivalency (TEQ) Factors

 

The following TEQ factors shall be used to determine compliance with the dioxin/furans standards under either Section 229.125(b) or Section 229.126(b) of this Part.

 

Dioxin/Furan Congener

Toxic Equivalency Factor

 

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

1.0

1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

0.5

1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

0.1

1,2,3,7,8,9-hexachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

0.1

1,2,3,6,7,8-hexachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

0.1

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

0.01

octachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

0.001

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.1

2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.5

1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.05

1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.1

1,2,3,6,7,8-hexachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.1

1,2,3,7,8,9-hexachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.1

2,3,4,6,7,8-hexachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.1

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.01

1,2,3,4,7,8,9-heptachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.01

octachlorinated dibenzofuran

0.001