40 CFR § 761.358 - Determining the PCB concentration of samples of waste.

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title: "40 CFR § 761.358 - Determining the PCB concentration of samples of waste."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "761.358"
section_name: "Determining the PCB concentration of samples of waste."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
part_number: "761"
part_name: "POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE, AND USE PROHIBITIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2611, 2614, and 2616 and 42 U.S.C. 6939g."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 7156, Feb. 17, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 761.358 Determining the PCB concentration of samples of waste.

Select applicable method(s) from the following list to extract PCBs and determine the PCB concentration from individual and composite samples of PCB remediation waste or PCB bulk product waste: SW-846 Method 3540C, Method 3541, Method 3545A, Method 3546, or Method 8082A (all standards incorporated by reference in § 761.19). Modifications to the methods listed in this paragraph or alternative methods not listed may be used if validated under subpart Q of this part or authorized in a §§ 761.61(c) or 761.62(c) approval.

[88 FR 59695, Aug. 29, 2023]