40 CFR § 761.375 - Specific requirements for surfaces coated or covered with dust, dirt, grime, grease, or another absorbent material.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s761.375"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 761.375 - Specific requirements for surfaces coated or covered with dust, dirt, grime, grease, or another absorbent material."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "761.375"
section_name: "Specific requirements for surfaces coated or covered with dust, dirt, grime, grease, or another absorbent material."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "761"
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# 761.375 Specific requirements for surfaces coated or covered with dust, dirt, grime, grease, or another absorbent material.
(a) *First wash.* Cover the entire surface with concentrated or industrial strength detergent or non-ionic surfactant solution. Contain and collect all cleaning solutions for proper disposal. Scrub rough surfaces with a scrub brush or scrubbing pad, adding cleaning solution such that the surface is always very wet, such that each 900 cm
<sup>2</sup> (1 square foot) is washed for 1 minute. Wipe smooth surfaces with a cleaning solution-soaked disposable absorbent pad such that each 900 cm
<sup>2</sup> (1 square foot) is wiped for 1 minute. Wash any surface <1 square foot for 1 minute. Mop up or absorb the residual cleaner solution and suds with a clean, disposable, absorbent pad until the surface appears dry. This cleaning should remove any residual dirt, dust, grime, or other absorbent materials left on the surface during the first wash.
(b) *First rinse.* Rinse off the wash solution with 1 gallon of clean water per square foot and capture the rinse water. Mop up the wet surface with a clean, disposable, absorbent pad until the surface appears dry.
(c) *Second wash.* Follow the procedure in § 761.372(a).
(d) *Second rinse.* Follow the procedure in § 761.372(b).