40 CFR § 427.100 - Applicability; description of the vapor absorption subcategory.

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title: "40 CFR § 427.100 - Applicability; description of the vapor absorption subcategory."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "427.100"
section_name: "Applicability; description of the vapor absorption subcategory."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
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authority: "Secs. 301, 304 (b) and (c), 306 (b) and (c), 307(c), Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; 33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311, 1314 (b) and (c), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317(c); 86 Stat. 816  Pub. L. 92-500."
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# 427.100 Applicability; description of the vapor absorption subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to discharges resulting from the removal of volatilized organic materials from atmospheric emissions by means of wet scrubbers.