40 CFR § 414.60 - Applicability; description of the commodity organic chemicals subcategory.

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title: "40 CFR § 414.60 - Applicability; description of the commodity organic chemicals subcategory."
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section_name: "Applicability; description of the commodity organic chemicals subcategory."
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# 414.60 Applicability; description of the commodity organic chemicals subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to the process wastewater discharges resulting from the manufacture of the following SIC 2865 and 2869 commodity organic chemicals and commodity organic chemical groups. Product groups are indicated with an asterisk (*).

(a) Aliphatic Organic Chemicals

Acetaldehyde

Acetic Acid

Acetic Anhydride

Acetone

Acrylonitrile

Adipic Acid

*Butylenes (Butenes)

Cyclohexane

Ethanol

Ethylene

Ethylene Glycol

Ethylene Oxide

Formaldehyde

Isopropanol

Methanol

Polyoxypropylene Glycol

Propylene

Propylene Oxide

Vinyl Acetate

1,2-Dichloroethane

1,3-Butadiene

(b) Aromatic Organic Chemicals

Benzene

Cumene

Dimethyl Terephthalate

Ethylbenzene

m-Xylene (impure)

p-Xylene

Phenol

*Pitch Tar Residues

*Pyrolysis Gasolines

Styrene

Terephthalic Acid

Toluene

*Xylenes, Mixed

o-Xylene

(c) Halogenated Organic Chemicals

Vinyl Chloride