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Appendix - Table 2 to Part 455—Organic Pesticide Active Ingredient Effluent Limitations Best Available Technology Economically Achievable (BAT) and Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources (PSES)
Pesticide kg/kkg (lb/1,000 lb) Pounds of pollutant per 1000 lbs. product Notes
Daily maximum shall not exceed Monthly average shall not exceed
2,4-D1.97 × 10−36.40 × 10−4
2,4-D Salts and Esters( 1)( 1)
2,4-DB Salts and Esters( 1)( 1)
Acephate6.39 × 10−41.97 × 10−4
Acifluorfen2.459.3 × 10−1
Alachlor5.19 × 10−31.54 × 10−3
Aldicarb7.23 × 10−43.12 × 10−4
Ametryn7.72 × 10−32.53 × 10−3
Atrazine5.12 × 10−31.72 × 10−3
Azinphos Methyl2.74 × 10−21.41 × 10−2
Benfluralin3.22 × 10−41.09 × 10−41
Benomyl and Carbendazim3.50 × 10−28.94 × 10−32
Bolstar1.69 × 10−28.72 × 10−3
Bromacil3.83 × 10−11.16 × 10−1
Bromacil, lithium( 1)( 1)
Bromoxynil3.95 × 10−31.27 × 10−3
Bromoxynil octanoate3.95 × 10−31.27 × 10−3
Busan 40 [Potassium N-hydroxymethyl -N- methyldithiocarbamate]5.74 × 10−31.87 × 10−3
Busan 85 [Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate]5.74 × 10−31.87 × 10−3
Butachlor5.19 × 10−31.54 × 10−3
Captafol4.24 × 10−61.31 × 10−6
Carbam-S [Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate]5.74 × 10−31.87 × 10−3
Carbaryl1.6 × 10−37.3 × 10−4
Carbofuran1.18 × 10−42.80 × 10−5
Chloroneb8.16 × 10−23.31 × 10−2
Chlorothalonil1.51 × 10−34.57 × 10−4
Chlorpyrifos8.25 × 10−42.43 × 10−4
Cyanazine1.03 × 10−23.33 × 10−3
Dazomet5.74 × 10−31.87 × 10−3
DCPA7.79 × 10−22.64 × 10−2
DEF [S,S,S-Tributyl phosphorotrithioate]1.15 × 10−25.58 × 10−3
Diazinon2.82 × 10−31.12 × 10−3
Dichlorprop Salts and Esters( 1)( 1)
Dichlorvos9.6 × 10−52.95 × 10−5
Dinoseb4.731.43
Dioxathion3.40 × 10−21.29 × 10−2
Disulfoton7.33 × 10−33.79 × 10−3
Diuron3.15 × 10−21.4 × 10−2
Endothall Salts and Esters( 1)( 1)
Endrin2.2 × 10−25.1 × 10−3
Ethalfluralin3.22 × 10−41.09 × 10−41
Ethion5.51 × 10−31.57 × 10−3
Fenarimol1.02 × 10−13.61 × 10−2
Fensulfothion1.48 × 10−27.64 × 10−3
Fenthion1.83 × 10−29.45 × 10−3
Fenvalerate5.40 × 10−32.08 × 10−3
Heptachlor8.8 × 10−32.9 × 10−3
Isopropalin7.06 × 10−32.49 × 10−31
KN Methyl [Potassium N-methyldithiocarbamate]5.74 × 10−31.87 × 10−3
Linuron2.69 × 10−31.94 × 10−3
Malathion2.35 × 10−49.55 × 10−5
MCPA Salts and Esters( 1)( 1)
MCPP Salts and Esters( 1)( 1)
Merphos1.15 × 10−25.58 × 10−3
Methamidophos1.46 × 10−27.53 × 10−3
Methomyl3.82 × 10−31.76 × 10−3
Methoxychlor3.23 × 10−31.31 × 10−3
Metribuzin1.36 × 10−27.04 × 10−3
Mevinphos1.44 × 10−45.10 × 10−5
Nabam5.74 × 10−31.87 × 10−3
Nabonate5.74 × 10−31.87 × 10−3
Naled( 1)( 1)
Norflurazon7.20 × 10−43.10 × 10−4
Organo-tin pesticides1.72 × 10−27.42 × 10−33
Parathion7.72 × 10−43.43 × 10−4
Parathion methyl7.72 × 10−43.43 × 10−4
PCNB5.75 × 10−41.90 × 10−4
Pendimethalin1.30 × 10−23.99 × 10−3
Permethrin2.32 × 10−46.06 × 10−5
Phorate3.12 × 10−49.37 × 10−5
Phosmet( 1)( 1)4
Prometon7.72 × 10−32.53 × 10−3
Prometryn7.72 × 10−32.53 × 10−3
Pronamide6.64 × 10−42.01 × 10−4
Propachlor5.19 × 10−31.54 × 10−3
Propanil1.06 × 10−34.84 × 10−4
Propazine7.72 × 10−32.53 × 10−3
Pyrethrin I and Pyrethrin II1.24 × 10−23.33 × 10−3
Simazine7.72 × 10−32.53 × 10−3
Stirofos4.10 × 10−31.35 × 10−3
TCMTB3.89 × 10−31.05 × 10−3
Tebuthiuron9.78 × 10−23.40 × 10−2
Terbacil3.83 × 10−11.16 × 10−1
Terbufos4.92 × 10−41.26 × 10−4
Terbuthylazine7.72 × 10−32.53 × 10−3
Terbutryn7.72 × 10−32.53 × 10−3
Toxaphene1.02 × 10−23.71 × 10−3
Triadimefon6.52 × 10−23.41 × 10−2
Trifluralin3.22 × 10−41.09 × 10−41
Vapam [Sodium methyldithiocarbamate]5.74 × 10−31.87 × 10−3
Ziram [Zinc dimethyldithiocarbanate]5.74 × 10−31.87 × 10−3

1 No discharge of process wastewater pollutants.

Notes:

1 Monitor and report as total Trifluralin.

2 Pounds of product include Benomyl and any Carbendazim production not converted to Benomyl.

3 Monitor and report as total tin.

4 Applies to purification by recrystalization portion of the process.

[58 FR 50695, Sept. 28, 1993, as amended at 63 FR 39443, July 22, 1998]
authority: Secs. 301, 304, 306, 307, and 501, Pub. L. 92-500, 86 Stat. 816, Pub. L. 95-217, 91 Stat. 156, and Pub. L. 100-4 (33 U.S.C. 1311,1314,1316,1317,and
source: 43 FR 17776, Apr. 25, 1978, unless otherwise noted.