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SECTION VIII
COST, ENERGY, AND NON-WATER QUALITY ASPECTS
This section presents an analysis of cost estimates and
associated energy and non-water quality impacts of various
alternative technologies. Selected in-plant controls are
discussed herein, and the costs are included under the technology
costs. The determination of which costs and benefits are
acceptable for BPT will be made by the EPA prior to proposing
regulations.
The treatment alternatives for direct and indirect dischargers
are considered together, rather than separately, because the
majority of POTWs (Publicly Owned Treatment Works) are unable to
remove the heavy metals found in this industry's wastewater. In
many cases, an industrial source can discharge to a municipal
sewer by paying a service charge and providing some form of
pretreatment. Pretreatment is required for any pollutant that
"interferes with, passes through, or otherwise is incompatible"
with a POTW. Many POTWs are secondary biological systems which
do not effectively treat heavy metals to low levels. POTWs, like
other discharge sources, have limitations on the levels of
pollutant they discharge. As a result, municipalities have
developed sewer ordinances limiting the discharge level to the
POTW of pollutants that POTWs can not remove. A survey of these
ordinances revealed that many municipalities limit the levels of
heavy metals being discharged to the POTW (23) . A summary of the
limits set in sewer ordinances are tabulated below.
Minimum Mode Maximum Number of
Pollutant Limit (mg/1) (mg/1) Limit (mg/1) Municipalities
As 0.01 0.05 3 35
Cd 0.002 0.1;2 15 58
Cr 0.1 5 25 49
Cu 0.06 1;3 18 66
Pb 0.05 0.1 5 U9
Hg 0.0005 0.005 5 30
Ni 0.1 1 15 57
Se 0.01 0.02 5 2H
Ag 0.03 0.1 5 35
Zn 0.2 5 50 64
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Therefore, nonferrous metals plants that discharge to POTWs must,
in many cases, remove heavy metals to levels comparable to direct
dischargers. For this reason, the treatment alternatives for
indirect and direct dischargers are developed without distin-
guishing between the two.
The basis used to develop costs for treatment technologies is
presented first, followed by the estimated costs and benefits for
the alternatives applicable to each subcategory. Energy and
other non-water quality aspects are also presented.
Existing plants and new sources are discussed separately with
existing plants being covered first.
EXISTING SOURCES
In-Plant Control Measures
The in-plant control measures that exist in or are available to
plants in the nonferrous metals industry are discussed in Section
VII. The incorporation of in-plant controls into the processes
of an existing source can be a cost-effective means of reducing
pollutant and hydraulic loadings and thereby the cost of
treatment facilities. Recycle of various process streams is the
most common in-plant control suggested for BAT. The assumptions
used to develop the costs of recycling wastewater are presented
under the "Investment Cost Basis" portion of this section. A
description of the recycled streams is provided in the "Plant
Costs" portion of this section. The costs of the recommended in-
plant controls are included for each treatment scheme in the
summation curves of annual costs.
Alternative Technologies and Basis of Cost Estimates
The results of detailed cost analyses of various treatment
technologies for existing sources are described below. Summation
curves have been used to present the annual costs. Costs for
each subcategory are presented separately. In some subcategories
the individual wastewaters combine in ways that reguire a unique
set of treatment alternatives. In other cases treatment schemes
are essentially the same for more than one subcategory. In these
cases, the same annual cost curves for a given alternative are
presented under the discussion of more than one subcategory.
Investment Cost Basis and Technology Description
Investment costs include equipment and installation costs of
treatment components and monitoring equipment plus allowances for
contingencies and engineering. For technologies currently in
use, i.e. chemical precipitation, vacuum filtration, filtration.
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pH adjustment, chlorine oxidation, activated alumina, activated
carbon, steam stripping, reverse osmosis, sedimentation, holding
tanks, cooling towers, and evaporation, specific cost curves were
developed from current bids, the literature and other sources
(74, 99, 100, 127 through 159). The cost information was
equalized by updating all the costs to the 4th quarter of 1976.
The national average EPA-Standard Treatment Plant (STP) index
and/or EPA-Large City Advanced Treatment (LCAT) index were used
to update the costs for preliminary engineering estimates. The
EPA-LCAT index was chosen because its component mix is indicative
of the treatment processes presented herein. The EPA-STP index
was chosen because it was the index used by a majority of the
references from which costs were obtained. These cost values are
averages for the nation and, under specific regional market
conditions, could vary as much as 4056. The factors (160) in
Figure VTII-1 can be used to obtain the capital cost for a
particular location.
Total installed costs are broken into equipment and construction
fractions as follows: (160)
Process Equipment Construction
Chemical Precipitation 20 80
Vacuum Filtration 35 65
Multi-Media Filtration 20 80
pH Adjustment 35 65
Chlorine Oxidation 35 65
Activated Alumina 50 50
Activated Carbon 50 50
Steam Stripping 35 65
Reverse Osmosis 50 50
Holding Tank 50 50
Sedimentation 10 90
Cooling Tower 35 65
Evaporation Lagoon 10 90
A contingency allowance of 15% of the installed cost was used to
cover unexpected costs due to local plant conditions and
differences between actual systems and those used for the cost
estimates. No allowance was made for plant shutdown during
construction. The need for a shutdown is dependent on the layout
of each plant. Engineering costs were estimated by using a
percentage of the installed cost plus contingencies. The
percentage used was to the nearest 0.55? from curve A in
Consulting Engineering (ASCE MOP #45), which is a plot of percent
engineering costs versus construction costs.
Investment costs were developed for each level of treatment and
were then amortized for incorporation into the annual cost
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summation curves. The summation curves present the cost of each
alternative as a plot of annual cost ($/yr) versus plant flow
(mgd). This approach allows the reader to determine the cost of
any size plant.
The alternatives for treatment include one or more of the
following unit operations or processes in various combinations:
Chemical Precipitation. Lime is used to precipitate metal's and
the process includes sedimentation and thickening of the sludge
plus sludge dewatering by vacuum filtration. Investment costs
for chemical precipitation were developed assuming lime as the
precipitant and including sedimentation, gravity thickening and
vacuum filtration. Lime was selected because of its
comparatively low cost coupled with its proven effectiveness in
the industry. While it is recognized that caustic, iron salts,
and sulfides may be more appropriate in some applications, costs
for these precipitants and their feed systems are comparable to
lime relative to the overall costs of a chemical precipitation
system.
Specific cases were developed for chemical precipitation relating
investment cost to lime dosage and sludge production. The cases
are as follows:
Case Lime (mg/1) Sludge (Ib/mil gal)
1 16,000 500,000
2 7,300 250,000
3 2,500 100,000
a 1,100 50,000
5 580 25,000
6 285 10,000
7 50 1,500
Units were sized for these cases based on an overflow rate of
40.75 m3/day-m2 (1000 gpd/ft2) for sedimentation and an
application rate of 122 kg/day-m2 (25 Ib/ft2/day) for gravity
thickening (161) .
The investment costs for vacuum filtration were developed in
terms of the amount of sludge to be dewatered. The filter area
was calculated using a dry solids loading rate of 19.53 kg/m2/hr
(U Ib/ft2/hr) and an operating period of 10 hrs/day (143) . The
quantity of solids requiring dewatering is dependent on the
treatment alternative and the specific lime dosage and sludge
production cases, as previously described, used with each
alternative.
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Multi-Media Filtration.
fine
of
A. granular media filter bed is used to
particulates. The filter bed consists of graded
gravel, coarse anthracite coal, and fine sand.
the filter backwash is pumped to the secondary
However, when filtration is used without
the backwash is pumped directly to a
remove
layers
Normally
sedimentation tank
chemical precipitation,
vacuum filter.
The hydraulic loading rate used was 163 1/min-m2 (4 gpm/ft2)
(143). Specific cases were developed for filtration as follows:
Case
1
2
3
4
TSS Removed (mg/1)
100
50
15
5
The solids carried over to the filter from chemical precipitation
have a direct influence on the solids being recycled in the
backwash to the secondary clarifier and therefore add to the
sludge volume applied to the vacuum filter.
Neutralization or p_H Adjustment. H2SO4 (66°Be') and/or NaOH (50%
liquid) are utilized to obtain desired pH values at various
points in any given alternative sequence. The investment costs
include a mixing tank and chemical handling systems for both acid
and alkaline solutions, which also include storage tanks.
Chlorine Oxidation. Chlorine gas is used to oxidize or break
down undesirable pollutants that may interfere with other
processes or remain in an effluent. Specifically, chlorine
oxidation is used for cyanide and ammonia destruction.
The investment costs include chlorine storage and feed systems,
and a chlorine contact tank with a detention time of 30 minutes.
The costs also include a feed system for adjustment to alkaline
pH prior to chlorine addition.
Activated Alumina.
Contact columns containing alumina are used
and fluoride. The backwash and spent
to remove arsenic
regenerant are both recycled to the chemical precipitation unit
for removal of the concentrated pollutant.
The investment costs are based on a system using activated
alumina in contacting columns. A surface loading rate of 122
1/min-m2 (3 gpm/ft2) was assumed with an alumina adsorption
capacity of 0.5% by weight for fluoride and arsenic (80).
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Activated Carbon. Granular activated carbon in downward flowing
contacting columns is used to adsorb colloids and large molecular
pollutants. An exhaustion rate of .18 kg/m3 (1500 Ib/mil gal)
was assumed for all subcategories except secondary silver. A .66
kg/m3 (5500 Ib/mil gal) and 1.49 kg/m3 (12,400 Ib/mil gal)
exhaustion rate was assumed for secondary silver, non-
photographic and photographic, respectively, on-site multiple-
hearth furnace regeneration was assumed for plants treating
wastewater flows greater than 1287, 435, and 193 m3/day (.34,
.115, and .051 mgd) for exhaustion rates of .18, .66, and 1.49
kg/m3 (1500, 5500, and 12,400 Ib/mil gal) respectively. For
plants smaller than those given for each exhaustion rate, it was
assumed that the spent carbon would be discarded. Many factors
influence the investment cost for activated carbon systems;
namely, exhaustion rate, carbon type (manufacturer & raw
material), contact type (upward, downward - packed, expanded) and
regeneration method.
Steam Stripping. A stripping tower and steam are used to remove
ammonia from the wastewater. The investment costs include a
stripping tower, a boiler, and a blower. A surface loading rate
of 81.5 1/min-mz (2 gpm/ft2) was assumed along with a steam
requirement of 1 pound of steam per gallon of wastewater treated.
Reverse Osmosis. To remove selected ions from the wastewater
streams, prefiltration cartridges are used along with membranes.
The resulting brines are further concentrated into a disposable
sludge by multiple-effect evaporators.
The investment costs include prefiltration cartridges, membranes,
membrane housing, pumps, and mechanical evaporation of the brine.
Costs were based on a recovery of 85% of the flow through the
reverse osmosis unit and a 98% reduction in the brine flow
through the mechanical evaporator.
Holding Tank and Cooling Tower. These two items will be
discussed together as they are incorporated into the various
treatment schemes to provide cooling of contact cooling water
prior to recycle.
By reviewing the information supplied in the data collection
portfolios it was found ,that 85% of the plants that recycle
contact cooling water following treatment through cooling towers
have flows greater than 303 m3/day (80,000 gpd). It was also
found that 60% of the plants that recycle contact cooling water
following sedimentation or no treatment have flow rates less than
303 m3/day (80,000 gpd). For those plants that recycle contact
cooling water with no reported treatment, 86% had contact cooling
water flows less than 303 m3/day (80,000 gpd). It was therefore
assumed that plants having contact cooling water flows less than
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303 m3/day (80,000 gpd) would provide recycle following a day's
retention time in a. holding tank and that plants having contact
cooling water flows greater than 303 mVday (80,000 gpd) would
provide recycle following treatment in a cooling tower.
The investment costs for a holding tank include tanks, pumps, and
1,000 ft of piping with the tanks sized to store a day's flow.
The investment costs for a cooling tower assume the use of a
mechanical (induced) draft tower and include the tower, pumps,
305 meters (1,000 ft) of piping, fans and packing. The sizing of
the tower is based on a range of 13.9°C (25°F), an approach of
5.6°C (10°F), and a wet bulb temperature of 21.11°C (70°F) (162).
Sedimentation. Primary sedimentation is utilized to remove
suspended solids from the wastewater stream prior to recycle.
The investment costs include a primary sedimentation tank, solids
removal mechanism, and 305 meters (1,000 ft) of piping. The
costs were based on a hydraulic loading rate of 32.6 m3/day-m2
(800 gpd/ft«) (161) .
Evaporation. A lagoon is used for solar evaporation of
wastewater in regions of net evaporation. The investment costs
include excavation and dikes, land costs, asphalt or plastic
liner, pumps and pipes. The sizing of the lagoons was based on
the net effective annual evaporation rate. This value was
determined for each plant.
Monitoring. The costs are based on collecting samples of the
influent and effluent streams of the treatment plant. The
sampling schedule is for 24-hour composite samples to be taken
once per week. Continuous monitoring of the pH and flow is also
provided for the influent and effluent of all treatment plants.
The equipment items include two flow meters, two primary and one
backup refrigerated samplers, two pH meters, refrigerated sample
storage containers, and a refrigerator. The costs are based on
equipment manufacturers' price lists (157, 158, 159) .
The above treatment operations and processes, alone or in
combination, have been arranged in alternatives which may be BAT
level technologies. Removal of metallic priority pollutants by
chemical precipitation has been widely demonstrated in this
industry. Consequently, treated concentrations can be determined
with a high degree of accuracy. Removing metals to lower levels
by activated alumina and reverse osmosis has had limited use in
the industry. The effectiveness of activated carbon in removing
the organic priority pollutants has not been demonstrated in the
nonferrous metals industry. Reports are available, however, that
discuss the degree of adsorbability of activated carbon for the
individual priority pollutant organics (102, 111, 163, 112, 17) .
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Based upon these reports, conservative estimates have been made
for removals by carbon and its exhaustion rates under different
operating conditions.
Land Costs
Land requirements (129) are presented in Figure VIII-2 for
individual technologies. The technologies are: chemical
precipitation, primary sedimentation, filtration, activated
alumina, activated carbon, steam stripping, oxidation by
chlorine, cooling tower, pH adjustment, reverse osmosis, holding
tanks, and vacuum filtration. The total land requirement can be
determined from Figure VIII-2 by summing the individual
requirements of each technology for any given alternative.
Land costs are not provided, as costs are highly site specific
and could vary by several magnitudes. Land costs for evaporation
lagoons, however, were taken to be $1,000/acre, as lagoons would
be utilized in rural areas where $1,000/acre would be a
reasonable cost for land. Land requirements for evaporation
lagoons are presented in Figure VIII-3 (98).
Annual Costs
Capital. Capital costs were amortized at an interest rate of
7.75% over a 20-year period, i.e. cost of capital being 10% of
the investment per annum. Consequently, the capital investment
cost can be determined from the capital cost curve by multiplying
any annual capital cost value by ten. Since the current money
market is unstable, the annual capital costs may need adjustment
for higher interest rates. The following table presents factors
to convert the amortized cost of capital expenditures shown in
the annual cost summation curves to the amortized capital cost at
a variety of other interest rates. These factors are based on a
payback period of 20 years.
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Interest Capital Recovery Multiplication
Rate Factor Factor
7.75 .09996 1.0
8 .10185 1.02
8.5 .10567 1.06
9 .10955 1.10
9.5 .113/18 1.13
10 .11746 1.17
10.5 .12149 1.21
11 .12558 1.26
11.5 .12970 1.3
12 .13388 1.34
12.5 .13810 1.38
13 .14235 1.42
13.5 .14665 1.47
14 .15099 1.51
Decree iation. Estimated lives of the components of each
alternative were established and related to the investment costs
to determine the estimated design life of each alternative (131).
The estimated lives for each component are as follows:
Technology Useful Life (yrs.)
Chemical Precipitation 25
Vacuum Filtration 15
Filtration 15
pH Adjustment 15
Chlorine Oxidation 15
Activated Alumina 15
Activated Carbon 15
Steam Stripper 15
Reverse Osmosis 20
Holding Tank 20
Sedimentation 25
Cooling Tower 15
Evaporation Lagoon 25
The life of any alternative was determined by calculating a cost
weighted average (dividing the sum of the products of cost and
useful life for each process by the sum of the costs). This can
be expressed as:
Years = ($xYears) = ($C.PxYr C.P.) + ($VFxYr VF) + (SFxYrF) +...
$ $C.P. + $VF + $F + $...
The installed cost plus contingencies were depreciated on a
straight line basis for the calculated life of each alternative.
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Operation and Maintenance Labor. Estimates of the annual man-
hours required to operate and maintain the various systems were
developed from the literature (129, 164) . A productive work
value of 6.5 hr/man/dayr or 1,500 hr/yr/man was assumed (164). A
rate of $15/hr was used as the total cost for wages, benefits,
and overhead expenses. Supervisory, administrative, clerical,
and laboratory man-hours were developed and are included in the
OSM labor costs. Figure VIII- 4 shows how the wage rates will
vary with location throughout the U.S. The factors (165) shown
can be multiplied by the assumed rate of $15/hr to obtain the
wage rate at that location.
Maintenance Materials . The annual costs of materials and parts
needed to maintain each process were developed from the
literature and equipment manufacturers. (129, 131, 100, 99, 138,
139, mo,
Chemicals. To determine the chemical cost for chemical
precipitation, lime was chosen as the precipitant. The annual
use for a given installation was determined by the cases
described under Chemical Precipitation which correspond to the
wastewater characteristics .
Sulfuric acid (66°Be') and sodium hydroxide (50$ liquid) were
assumed to be used for pH adjustment. A dosage of 0.5 pounds of
acid or caustic per 1,000 gallons of flow was used as a
conservative assumption.
For chlorine oxidation of cyanide a dosage of 800 mg/1 of
chlorine was assumed, while 3,04)0 mg/1 of chlorine was assumed as
the dosage for oxidation of ammonia.
Activated alumina chemical usage includes sulfuric acid (66° Be')
and sodium hydroxide (50% liquid) for regeneration, and
replacement of activated alumina. For regeneration, four bed
volumes of 1fl NaOH and one bed volume of .05N H2SO4 are needed
every two days. An attrition rate of 10% per year for activated
alumina was assumed.
The activated carbon process incurs chemical costs for the
replacement of carbon. For small plants that find it more
economical to discard the carbon after exhaustion, the entire
carbon inventory is replaced according to the exhaustion rate.
For those plants that utilize on-site regeneration, it was
assumed that 8% of the carbon is lost during each regeneration
and must be replaced.
The chemical costs for reverse osmosis include the membrane
cleaning chemicals. These costs were taken from literature (139,
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149). The costs of chemicals (166) were assumed to be as
follows:
Chemical Cost ($/ton)
Lime (CaO) 30
SO2 180
Activated Alumina 340
Activated Carbon 1000
NaOH (50% liquid) 160
H2SO4 (66° Be1) 47
Energy and Power. Operating time for all equipment of all the
treatment alternatives, with the exception of vacuum filtration,
was assumed to be 24 hrs/day and 300 days/yr. Vacuum filters
were sized to operate 10 hrs/day, 300 days/yr.
Annual electrical energy consumption values for each component
were developed utilizing technical literature (167, 168, 169,
170, 146) and equipment manufacturers' specifications (145) . In
developing the costs, all electric motors were assumed to have an
efficiency of 88% (171) and the cost of electricity was assumed
to be 3.32/kwh. This cost value is an average value for the
entire U.S. taken from the industry data collection portfolio
responses.
Fuel oil and natural gas costs were developed from the data
collection portfolio responses and applicable technical
literature (134). National average costs were determined to be
24£/therm for fuel oil and 182/therm for natural gas.
Vacuum filtration energy consumption varies with filter area.
The area, or size of the filter, is dependent on the amount of
sludge to be dewatered which is a function of the chemical
precipitation and filtration cases, and of the flow rate being
evaluated. Consequently, energy consumption is dependent on
these criteria also.
Energy consumption for activated carbon is dependent on the flow
and whether the exhausted carbon is regenerated or discarded.
The remaining technologies1 consumption is based solely on flow.
Sludge Disposal. Sludge disposal costs cover hauling dewatered
sludge, exhausted activated carbon, and concentrated reverse
osmosis brine, when applicable, to an approved sanitary landfill.
The hauling costs were obtained from literature (172, 173) , and
plotted as tons/yr of dry sludge hauled vs. $/dry ton. A round
trip hauling distance of 10 miles was assumed. (See Figure VIII-
5).
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Sludge disposal costs are related to the cases developed for
chemical precipitation and filtration. Recycle of spent
activated alumina regenerant to the chemical precipitation unit
increases the amount of sludge.
Costs to dispose of spent activated carbon are based on hauling
to a landfill. It was assumed that the carbon would be dewatered
to 50% solids, i.e., containing its own weight in water.
Monitoring. Monitoring costs include outside laboratory
analytical charges and time for reporting results to regulatory
agencies. The costs associated with collecting and delivering
samples are included under operation and maintenance labor.
Sampling frequency was assumed to be once per week of both the
influent and effluent. Criteria pollutants are analyzed once per
week and priority pollutants are analyzed once per month.
Laboratory cost estimates were based on current (Jan. - June,
1978) commercial laboratory price lists (17U, 175, 176, 177, 178,
179, 180) . Reporting costs were based on $15/hr and allowed 2
hr/week for compiling data plus 8 hr/month for preparing reports.
Plant Costs
In the nonferrous metals industry, each subcategory possesses a
set of wastewater streams that must be treated to remove
pollutants or for recycle. Most plants differs from each other
in the combination of streams and/or the flow rate. Wastewater
characteristics play an important role in determining treatment
alternatives and these characteristics are primarily dependent on
the combination of streams existing at each plant. Therefore,
the various subcategories in the nonferrous metals industry are
discussed separately in order to present the wastewaters, the
combinations of wastewaters, the rate of flow, and the treatment
alternatives.
To determine a specific plant's costs, first calculate the
process wastewater flow in gal/day. The rate used for contact
cooling water should be 5% of the plant's use, or the amount
discharged, whichever is less. Rainfall runoff was not
considered as a process wastewater, nor was noncontact cooling
water. The annual costs can then be read easily from the
appropriate curves.
For example, assume a primary aluminum plant has the following
discharged flows:
Actual Flow Flow for Costing
Anode bake plant 10,000 10,000
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Potline scrubber 60,000 60,000
Casting (use=discharge) 140,000 7,000
Noncontact cooling 100,000 0_
77,000
This plant would be included in Combination 3. Going to the
appropriate cost curves, the incremental annual costs would be as
follows:
Alternative 1 $150,000
Alternative 2 210,000
Alternative 3 320,000
Alternative H 250,000
and the total annualized costs would be as follows;
Alternative 1 $150,000
Alternative 2 360,000
Alternative 3 680,000
Alternative 4 610,000
The treatment alternatives assume 95% recycle of contact cooling
water, after a cooling tower or a holding tank, which are
included in the costs. All other process wastewater presently
discharged is assumed to be treated by each alternative. For
example, it was assumed that the hypothetical plant above would
treat all its present effluent through each alternative, i.e.,
77,000 gpd would be treated by reverse osmosis in Alternative 3.
Obviously, where recycle is employed it is less expensive to
treat the recycled wastewater only to the extent necessary to
prevent plugging, fouling, or other problems. The hypothetical
plant above could recycle 50% of its flow after chemical
precipitation, and 50% of the remainder after filtration, leaving
only about 20,000 gpd to be treated by reverse osmosis. This
would result in annual savings of about $250,000.
Determination of the Benefits of Treatment
The wastewater concentrations for each waste stream given in the
tables below were determined from sampling data presented in
Section V. The effluent quality from each treatment alternative
was determined from information presented in Sections V and VII.
For each subcategory's waste streams, the water use and discharge
levels (in gallons per production normalizing unit) for each
plant were calculated, as shown in Section VII. BAT flow rates
were selected for each. In all cases, wastewater flow and
production data obtained from the data collection portfolio
responses, NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports, and the sample
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collection program were considered in determining the appropriate
BAT flow rate.
PrimarY Aluminum. Four groups of wastewaters exist in this
subcategory. These streams are:
1. Paste, bake plant, and cathode making wastewater
2. Air pollution control wastewater
3. Contact cooling water
£*» Cathode reprocessing wastewater with cryolite recovery
These four streams are found in eight different combinations
throughout the subcategory. The first five combinations were
chosen for the cost analysis, because they cover most of the
subcategory. The combinations are tabulated below. The costs of
treatment for plants in combination 6 are represented by the
costs given for combination 5. Combinations 7 and 8 are
represented by combination 3.
CONTACT
PASTE COOLING CRYOLITE
COMBINATION PLANT SCRUBBERS WATER RECOVERY
1 X X
2 x
3 x x x
4 XX
5 x x xx
6 xxx
7 x x
8 x
Three levels of treatment were developed for combinations 1 and
2, and four levels of treatment were developed for combinations
3, 4, and 5. The alternatives are described below and
schematically presented in Figure VIII-6.
Level 1. For combinations 1 and 2 — 95% of the contact cooling
water is recycled through a cooling tower, and a five percent
blowdown is combined with the other stream for combination 1 and
treated by chlorine oxidation, lime precipitation, and filtration
followed by recycle. For combinations 3, 4, and 5 — 95% of the
contact cooling water is recycled through a cooling tower, and a
five percent blowdown is combined with the other streams for
treatment by chlorine oxidation and lime precipitation, followed
by recycle.
Level 2. For combinations 1 and 2 — reverse osmosis is added to
level 1 and the effluent is completely recycled. For combina-
tions 3, U, and 5 — filtration and activated alumina are added
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•to level 1, followed by recycle. For combination 3, costs may
tend to be conservative for those plants which practice recycle
of reduction scrubber wastewater following lime precipitation.
Level 3. For combinations 1 and 2 — activated carbon is added to
level 1, followed by recycle. For combinations 3, 4, and 5
reverse osmosis is added to level 2 with the effluent being
completely recycled.
Level 4. For combinations 3, 4, and 5 — activated carbon is
added to level 2, followed by recycle.
The cost versus pollution reduction summary includes a summation
curve for each level of treatment of each combination,
accompanied by a table showing the effluent quality (77 to 83,
110, 118 121, 122, 125, 147 and 181 to 190) achieved for the
significant pollutants at each level of treatment. The cost
curves are presented in the figures listed below. The summaries
of the associated pollution reduction are shown in Tables VIII-1
to 6.
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII-
1 7-9
2 10-12
3 13-16
4 17-20
5 13-16
Secondary Aluminum. Three wastewaters exist in this subcategory.
The streams are:
1. Dross milling wastewater
2. Demagging scrubber wastewater
3. Contact cooling water
These three streams are found in five different combinations
throughout the subcategory. The first three combinations have
been chosen for the cost analysis. The combinations are
tabulated below. Combination 4 is represented by combination 1,
and combination 5 is represented by combination 2.
DROSS CONTACT
COMBINATION MILLING SCRUBBER COOLING
1 XX
2 xx
3 x
4 x
5 x
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Four levels of treatment were developed for combinations 1 and 2,
and three levels of treatment were developed for combination 3.
The treatment alternatives are described below and schematically
presented in Figure VIII-21.
Level 1. For combination 1—settling of the dross milling
effluent and treating the supernatant by steam stripping,
followed by combining the effluent with the scrubber wastewater
for treatment by lime precipitation followed by recycle. For the
remaining combinations, the combined streams are treated by lime
precipitation followed by recycle.
Level 2. Gravity filtration is added to the components of level
1, followed by recycle.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle of the effluent is
added to the components of level 2 for combinations 1 and 2.
Activated carbon is added to level 2 for combination 3 followed
by recycle.
Level H. Activated carbon is added to level 2 for combinations 1
and 2 followed by recycle.
The cost curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in
Tables VIII-7 to 10.
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII-
1 22-25
2 26-29
3 30-32
CQlumbium-Tantalutn. For costing purposes, the columbium-tantalum
industry has been divided into two groups. The groups are
defined as: ore to salt or metal; and salt to metal.
Ore to Salt/Metal
Three plants exist in this group and there are two combinations.
Each combination consists of the following wastewaters:
1. Digestion air pollution control wastewater
2. Extraction raffinate and gangue washwater
3. Precipitation supernatant
H. Salt drying air pollution control wastewater
5. Reduction air pollution control and leachate
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Combination 1 represents those plants which practice steam
stripping of ammonia-laden streams and at least lime
precipitation of the overall combined wastes. Four levels of
treatment are presented. The alternatives are described below
and schematically presented in Figure VIII-33.
Level 1. Oxidation of the precipitation supernatant and salt
drying wastewater by chlorination and filtration followed by
recycle, as appropriate.
Level 2. Activated alumina is added to level 1, followed by
recycle, if necessary.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle of the effluent are
added to level 2.
Level 4. Activated carbon is added to level 2, followed by
recycle, if appropriate.
Combination 2 consists of a plant that does not treat its
ammonia-laden streams. Five levels of treatment are presented.
The alternatives are described below and schematically presented
in Figure VIII-33.
Level 1. Steam stripping and oxidation by chlorine are used to
treat the precipation supernatant and salt drying effluent,
followed by recycle, if necessary.
Level 2. The combined wastewaters are treated by lime
precipitation and filtration, followed by recycle if necessary.
Level 3. Activated alumina is added to the components described
for level 2, followed by recycle if necessary.
Level t. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle of the effluent are
added to level 3.
Level 5. Activated carbon is added to the components specified
for level 3, followed by recycle.
The cost curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in
Table VIII-11.
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII-
1 34-37
2 38-42
Salt to Metal
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Two plants exist in this group. One plant performs tantalum
reduction with wastewaters from reduction air pollution control
and leaching. The other plant discharges wastewater from air
pollution control of columbium salt drying after lime treatment
and sedimentation. Treatment costs and removal summaries are
based on the former plant. It is anticipated that the raw waste
characteristics of the salt drying scrubber stream will be no
worse than those of the tantalum reduction streams, thus the cost
and removal estimates for the columbium plant may be
conservative.
The plant considered in this combination discharges wastewater
from the reduction process without lime treatment of the
wastewater. Tantalum recovery is practiced, but substantial
concentrations of fluoride are discharged. As a result, three
levels of treatment are presented. The alternatives are
described below and schematically presented in Figure VIII-43.
Level 1. Treatment is provided by lime precipitation and
filtration, followed by recycle if necessary.
Level 2. Treatment of the combined streams from level 1 is by
activated alumina, followed by recycle, if necessary.
Level 3. Activated carbon is added to level 2, and the effluent
may be recycled.
The cost curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in
Table VIII-12.
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII-
1 44 - 46
Primary Copper. The wastewaters are:
1. Acid plant blowdown and related air pollution control
wastewater
2. Slag granulation wastewater
3. Contact cooling water
Four combinations of these streams exist in this group. The
combinations are shown in the following tabulation:
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ACID CONTACT
COMBINATION PLANT SLAG COOLING ELECTROLYTE
1 x
2 xx xx
3 xx
4 xx x
Combinations 1 and 2 represent the group, with combinations 3 and
4 being included in combination 2.
Three levels of treatment were developed for combination 1. The
alternatives are described below and schematically presented in
Figure VIII-47:
Level 1. Recycle of the contact cooling water after cooling, and
treatment of a five percent blowdown is provided by .lime
precipitation followed by recycle.
Level 2. Filtration is added to level 1 prior to recycle.
Level 3. Activated carbon is added to level 2 prior to recycle.
Three levels of treatment are presented for combination 2. The
alternatives are described below and presented schematically in
Figure VIII-51.
Level 1. Recycle of contact cooling water is provided combining a
five percent blowdown with the other streams prior to treatment
by lime precipitation and recycle.
Level 2. Filtration is added to level 1 prior to recycle.
Level 3. Activated carbon is added to level 2 prior to recycle.
The cost curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in
Tables 13 and 28.
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII-
1 48-50
2 51-53
A fourth level of treatment at primary copper plants can be added
to or used in place of any of the above alternatives provided the
plant is located in an area of net evaporation, mamely
evaporation lagoons. The costs for lagoons in areas of 10, 20,
and 30 inches net effective evaporation per year are presented in
Figures VIII-58, 59, and 60 respectively.
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Secondary Copper. Four wastewater streams exist in this
subcategory. The streams are:
1. Slaq milling and granulation
2. Scrubber wastewater
3. Electrolyte
4. Contact cooling water
These streams exist in five combinations in the subcategory.
These combinations are:
SLAG CONTACT
COMBINATION MILLING SCRUBBER ELECTROLYTE COOLING
1 x x
2 x
3 x x
4 x
5 xxx
Three levels of treatment were developed for each combination.
The treatment alternatives are described below and schematically
presented in Figure VIII-61.
Level 1. For Combination 1—the supernatant from primary settling
of the t'.lag milling water is combined with the contact cooling
water for treatment by lime precipitation prior to recycle. For
Combination 2--the contact cooling water is treated by lime
precipitation prior to recycle. For Combination 3—the contact
coolin-g and scrubber water are treated by lime precipitation
prior to recycle. For Combination 4—the scrubber water is
treated by lime precipitation prior to recycle. For Combination
5—the contact cooling water is recyled through a holding tank
and a five percent blowdown is combined with the other streams
for treatment by lime precipitation prior to recycle.
Level 2. Gravity filtration is added to level 1 for each
combination, followed by recycle.
Level 3,. For Combination 1 and 2—the effluent from level 2 is
pumped to a holding tank for recycle. For Combination 3, 4, and
5—activated carbon is added to level 2, followed by recycle.
The cost; curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in
Tables VIII-14 to 18.
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COMBINATION FIGURES VIII- TABLE VIII-
1 62-64 15
2 65-67 16
3 65, 66, 68 17
4 65, 66, 68 18
5 69-71 19
Primary Lead. There are only three primary lead plants that
discharge any wastewater. All three plants have at least lime
precipitation in place. Therefore, the stream to be treated is
the effluent from the existing treatment. Three levels of
treatment are presented as add on to existing treatment. These
alternatives are described below and schematically presented in
Figure VIII-72.
Level 1. Filtration is added to the existing treatment, followed
by recycle.
Level 2. Activated carbon added to level 1, followed by recycle.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
2.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-73 to 75, while the
summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Tables VIII-19 and 28.
Secondary Lead. There are three sources of wastewater which form
three combinations in the group. The combinations are presented
in the following tabulation:
CONTACT COOLING
BATTERY ACID CONTACT AND/OR
COMBINATION 6 SAW WATER COOLING SCRUBBER
1 x
2 x x
3 xx
Combinations 2 and 3 will be considered as one combination.
Four levels of treatment are presented for these combinations.
The alternatives are described below and schematically presented
in Figure VIII-76.
Level 1. The combined wastewaters are treated by lime
precipitation and filtration prior to recycle.
Level 2. Activated alumina is added to level 1, followed by
recycle.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
2.
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Level 4. Activated carbon is added to level 2, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in
Tables VIII-20 and 21.
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII-
1 77-80
2 ei - en
Secondary Silver. This industry has been divided into two
subcategories. These subcategories are:
Photographic
In this group there are five wastewater streams. The wastewaters
are:
1. Precipitation supernatant
2. Solution treating supernatant
3. Furnace air pollution control wastewater
4. Electrolysis wastewater
5. Contact cooling water
Four levels of treatment are presented for all combinations. The
alternatives are described below -and schematically presented in
Figure VIII-85.
Level 1. The precipitation supernatant is treated by steam
stripping, followed by recycle if applicable.
Level 2. The combined effluent is treated by lime precipitation
prior to recycle.
Level 3. Filtration is added to level 2, followed by recycle.
Level 4. Activated carbon is added to level 3, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-86 to 89, while the
summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-22.
Non-Photographic
The streams present in this group are the same as those found in
the photographic group except that the first stream is leaching.
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precipitation and filtration supernatant, and the second is air
pollution control wastewater from precipitation and leaching.
Three levels of treatment are presented for these combinations.
The alternatives are described below and schematically presented
in Figure VIII-90.
Level 1. The leaching, precipitation and filtration supernatant
is treated by steam stripping, followed by recycle.
Level 2. The combined streams are treated by lime precipitation
and filtration prior to recycle.
Level 3. Activated carbon is added to level 2, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-91 to 93, while the
summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-23.
Primary Tungsten. This industry is divided into two groups based
on plant configuration. These are:
Ore to Salt/Metal
In this group there are three plants that discharge wastewater.
All three plants have the equivalent of lime precipitation in
place. Substantial concentrations of ammonia may exist, however,
in the treated effluent. This situation required the development
of two combinations. Combination 1 includes those plants that do
not have excessive ammonia in their discharge. Three levels of
treatment have been developed for this combination. The
alternatives are described below and presented schematically in
Figure VIII-94.
Level 1. The combined effluent is treated by filtration, followed
by recycle if appropriate.
Level 2. Reverse osmosis with complete recycle is added to level
1.
Level 3. Activated carbon is added to level 1, followed by
recycle if appropriate.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-95 to 97, while the
summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-24.
Combination 2 includes those plants that have significant ammonia
concentrations in their combined effluent. Four levels of
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treatment are presented. The alternatives are described below
and schematically presented in Figure VIII-94.
Level 1. The combined effluent is treated by steam stripping,
followed by recycle if appropriate.
Level 2. Filtration is added to level 1, followed by recycle.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
2.
Level H. Activated carbon is added to level 2, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-98 to 101, while
the summaries of the associated pollution reduction are presented
in Tables VIII-26 and 27.
Salt to metal
Two levels of treatment are presented. The alternatives are
described below and presented schematically in Figure VIII-102.
Level 1. The combined wastewaters are treated by steam stripping
and filtration prior to recycle.
Level 2. Activated carbon is added to level 1, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-103 to 104, while
the summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-25.
Primary Zinc. All the plants in this subcategory have at least
the equivalent of lime precipitation in place. As a result, the
effluent stream from the existing treatment is the only discharge
stream.
Three levels of treatment were developed to add to the existing
treatment. These alternatives are described below and are
schematically presented in Figure VIII-105.
Level 1. Filtration and activated alumina are added to the
existing treatment, followed by recycle.
Level 2. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
1.
Level 3. Activated carbon is added to level 1, followed by
recycle.
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The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-106 to 108, while
the summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-28.
Metallurgical Acid Plants. It was assumed that blowdown from
metallurgical acid plants would be treated in conjunction with
the other process wastewater at the plant. Therefore, the costs
of treatment are included in the costs of treatment for Primary
Copper, Lead and Zinc. The associated pollution reduction is
presented in Table VIII-28.
NEW SOURCES
New sources, as opposed to existing sources/ are defined in the
Act as "any source, the construction of which is commenced after
publication of proposed regulations prescribing a standard of
performance." The new source cost information presented in this
section includes only end-of-pipe treatment and control and does
not include in-plant control measures, as these costs will be
incorporated in the production plant construction costs. A cost
comparison was made on the use of dry air pollution controls
versus wet air pollution controls and it was found that the
initial investment was higher for dry systems but the annual
costs were higher for wet systems.
In-Plant Control Measures
New sources are expected to employ in-plant controls extensively
to reduce the quantity of pollutants discharged, and possibly
eliminate some wastewaters found in existing sources. In-plant
control measures, as presented in Section VII, can greatly affect
the type and size, and subsequently the cost, of end-of-pipe
treatment alternatives.
Treatment and Control Technologies
The technologies developed to meet new source standards are the
same as those developed for existing sources. A description of
each technology and the assumptions used to develop costs are
presented in the "Existing Sources" portion of this section. As
with existing sources, new source costs will be presented by
discussing each subcategory separately including a description of
the wastewaters, the various combinations of the streams, and the
recommended treatment alternatives. The ratio of mass of
pollutants to mass of product was determined by evaluating the
methods that existing plants have used to reduce or eliminate
wastewater flow.
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Primary Aluminum. By use of in-plant controls and utilizing dry
scrubbing methods, new sources will have two wastewater streams.
These streams are:
1. Contact cooling water
2. Cathode reprocessing with cryolite recovery
The following combinations could exist:
COMBINATION CONTACT COOLING CRYOLITE
1 XX
2 x
Four levels of treatment were developed for combination 1 and
three levels for combination 2. The alternatives are described
below and schematically presented in Figure VII-109. The
alternatives for combination 2 are the same as for combination 2
for existing sources, and are described there.
Level 1. For Combination 1—recycle of the contact cooling water
and combining a five percent blowdown with the other stream for
treatment by chlorine oxidation and lime precipitation, followed
by recycle.
Level 2. For Combination 1—filtration and activated alumina are
added to level 1, followed by recycle.
Level 3. For Combination 1—reverse osmosis and complete recycle
are added to level 2.
Level 1. For Combination 1—activated carbon is added to level 2,
followed by recycle.
The cost curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in
Tables VIII
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII- TABLE VIII-
1 110 - 113 29
2 10-12 5
Secondary Aluminum. New sources in this subcategory will have
two possible wastewaters. These streams are:
1. Slag milling wastewater
2. Scrubber wastewater
The following combinations of these streams could exist:
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COMBINATION MILLING SCRUBBERS
1 xx
2 x
3 x
The following levels of treatment are presented for each
combination with a schematic presentation provided in Figure
VIII-117.
Level 1. For Combination 1—the slag milling water is completely
recycled after primary settling. The scrubber water is treated
by lime precipitation, followed by recycle.
For Combination 2—the scrubber effluent is treated by
lime precipitation prior to recycle.
For Combination 3—the slag milling water is totally
recycled after primary settling.
Level 2. For Combinations 1 and 2—filtration is added to level
1, followed by recycle.
Level 3. For Combinatons 1 and 2—reverse osmosis and complete
recycle are added to level 2.
Level 4. For Combinations 1 and 2—activated carbon is added to
level 2, followed by recycle.
The cost curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in
Tables VIII
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII- TABLE VIII-
1 118 - 121 31
2 122 - 125 32
3 126
Columbium-Tantalum. The columbium-tantalum industry has been
divided into groups based on plant configuration. These groups
are: ore to salt/metal, and salt to metal.
Ore to salt/metal
New sources in this group will have streams similar to those in
existing sources. Five levels of treatment have been developed.
The alternatives are described below and schematically presented
in Figure VIII-127.
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Level 1. Steam stripping and oxidation by chlorine are provided
for treatment of the precipitation supernatant and the salt
drying scrubber effluent, prior to recycle.
Level 2. The combined streams are treated by lime precipitation
and filtration, followed by recycle.
Level 3. Activated alumina is added to level 2, followed by
recycle.
Level H. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
3.
Level 5. Activated carbon added to level 3, followed by recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII- 128 to 132, while
the summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-33.
Salt to Metal
New plants will have wastewaters from the reduction scrubber and
leachate processes. Five levels of treatment are presented. The
alternatives are described below and presented schematically in
Figure VIII-133.
Level 1. The combined streams are treated by lime precipitation,
followed by recycle.
Level 2. Filtration is added to level 1, followed by recycle.
Level 3. Activated alumina is added to level 2.
Level 4. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
3.
Level 5. Activated carbon is added to level 3, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-134 to 138, while
the summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-34.
Copper . The primary copper industry has been segregated
into two groups based on plant configuration. They are as
follows:
Smelting and Refining
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New sources belonging to this group will have two possible
wastewaters: air pollution control wastewater and contact cooling
water. Four levels of treatment have been developed. The
alternatives are described below and schematically presented in
Figure VIII-139.
Level 1. The supernatant from primary settling of the air
pollution control wastewater is combined with the contact cooling
water for treatment by lime precipitation and filtration prior to
recycle.
Level 2. Activated alumina is added to level 1, followed by
recycle.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
2.
Level 4. Activated carbon is added to level 2, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-140 to 143, while
the summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-35.
Refining
New sources in this group will have only contact cooling water as
a wastewater. Four levels of treatment are presented. The
alternatives are described below and schematically presented in
Figure VIII-144.
Level 1. Recycle of the contact cooling water and treatment of a
five percent blowdown by lime precipitation and filtration prior
to recycle.
Level 2. Activated alumina is added to level 1, followed by
recycle.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
2.
Level 4. Activated carbon is added to level 2, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-145 to 148, while
the summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-36.
An additional level of treatment can be added on to or used in
place of the alternatives given for both subcategories for any
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plant located in an area of net evaporation. For such plants,
the alternative is an evaporation lagoon. The cost for a lagoon
located in an area of 20 inches net effective evaporation per
year is presented in Figure VIII-59.
Secondary Copper. New sources in this subcategory will have two
possible wastewater sources. They are contact cooling water and
slag milling wastewater. Two possible combinations can exist and
are shown in the following tabulation.
COMBINATION
1
2
CONTACT COOLING
x
X
MILLING
Alternatives for combinations 1 and 2 are the same as for
combinations 1 and 2, respectively, for existing sources. The
alternatives are schematically presented in Figure VIII-87.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-62 to 67, while the
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are presented in
Tables VIII-14 and 15.
Primary Lead. New sources in this subcategory will have one
waste stream: blowdown from the acid plant. Two conditions may
exist for this subcategory: areas of net precipitation and areas
of net evaporation.
For all plants, three levels of treatment are presented. The
alternatives are described below and are presented schematically
in Figure VIII-157.
Level 1. Lime precipitation and filtration, prior to recycle.
Level 2. Activated carbon is added to level 1, followed by
recycle.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
2.
Another level of alternative treatment for new sources built in
an area of net evaporation is evaporation lagoons.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-158 to 160, while
the summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-39. The costs for a lagoon located in an area of 20
inches net effective evaporation per year is presented in Figure
VIII-59.
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Secondary Lead. New sources in this group may have the following
wastewaters in the following combinations:
BATTERY ACID AND
COMBINATION SAW WATER SCRUBBER WATER
1 X
2 x x
Alternatives for combinations 1 and 2 are the same as for
combinations 1 and 2, respectively, for existing sources. The
alternatives are schematically presented in Figure VIII-76.
The cost curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in
Tables VIII
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII- TABLE VIII-
1 77-80 20
2 81-84 21
Secondary Silver. This industry has been divided into two
subcategories. These subcategories are:
Photographic
New sources in this group will have three possible wastewaters;
precipitation/filtration supernatant, stripping air pollution
control, and furnace air pollution control. These alternatives
are the same as for existing sources and are schematically
presented in Figure VIII-85.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-86 to 89, while the
summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-22.
Non-Photographic
New sources in this group will have the same wastewaters as the
photographic group. alternatives are the same as for existing
sources and are schematically presented in Figure VIII-90.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-91 to 93, while the
summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-23.
Primary Tungsten. This industry has been segregated into two
groups based on plant configuration. The groups are:
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Ore to Salt/Metal
New sources in this group will have the same wastewaters as the
existing sources. Two possible combinations could result, one
being those plants which do not have significant concentrations
of ammonia in their wastewater and the other being those plants
that do.
Three levels of treatment are presented for combination 1. The
alternatives are:
Level 1. The combined streams are treated by lime precipitation
and filtration, followed by recycle.
Level 2. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
1.
Level 3. Activated carbon is added to level 1, followed by
recycle.
Four levels of treatment are presented for combination 2. The
alternatives are:
Level 1. The high ammonia streams are treated by steam stripping,
prior to recycle.
Level 2. Chemical precipitation and filtration are added to level
1, followed by recycle.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
2.
Level 4. Activated carbon is added to level 2, followed by
recycle.
The alternatives for both combinations are schematically
presented in Figure VIII-179.
The cost curves are presented in the figures listed below. The
summaries of the associated pollution reduction are shown in the
tables.
COMBINATION FIGURES VIII- TABLE VIII-
1 180 - 182 44
2 183 - 186 45
Salt to Metal
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New sources in this group will have the same wastewaters as the
existing sources. Four levels of treatment have been developed.
The alternatives are described below and schematically presented
in Figure VIII-187.
Level 1. steam stripping is provided for treatment of high
ammonia streams, prior to recycle.
Level 2. Lime precipitation is used to treat the combined
streams, followed by recycle.
Level 3. Filtration is added to level 2, followed by recycle.
Level 4. Activated carbon is added to level 3, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-188 to 191, while
the summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-46.
Primary Zinc. New sources in this subcategory will have
wastewater from two sources: blowdown from the acid plant and
wastewater from air pollution control of the leaching operation.
These two streams can be combined and treated by four levels of
treatment. The alternatives are described below and
schematically presented in Figure VIII-192.
Level 1. Lime precipitation is used for treatment of the combined
streams prior to recycle.
Level 2. Filtration is added to level 1, followed by recycle.
Level 3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle are added to level
2.
Level 4. Activated carbon is added to level 2, followed by
recycle.
The cost curves are presented in Figures VIII-193 to 196, while
the summary of the associated pollution reduction is presented in
Table VIII-47.
ENERGY ASPECTS
An investigation was made to determine the added energy
requirement for a plant caused by the installation of a
wastewater treatment system. The energy consumption reported in
the data collection portfolios was tabulated and the median total
plant energy consumption was calculated and is reported as
Btu*s/year for each industry group. For each group, the median
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sized plant was determined, based on flow rate. The most complex
set of treatment alternatives for each group, and corresponding
energy requirement for each level of treatment was determined.
These requirements are expressed as the maximum percent increase
in energy requirements caused by the installation of a
wastewater treatment system. This investigation is summarized in
Table VIII-48. By reviewing this table, it can be seen that the
added energy requirement is less than 1X of the total plant
energy requirement for a majority of the alternatives. Those
alternatives that require an increase greater than 1%* include
reverse osmosis in the treatment sequence.
NON-WATER QUALITY ASPECTS
Sludge
Sludge disposal is a problem in this industry. As shown in
previous sections, the waste streams being discharged contain
large quantities of heavy metals; the most common method of
removing the metals is by lime precipitation. Consequently,
large volumes of heavy metal-laden sludge are generated that must
be disposed of. Table VIII-49 summarizes the methods currently
in use, along with their frequency of occurrence, for treating
and disposing of sludges.
The technologies that directly generate sludge are:
1. Chemical precipitation
2. Multi-media filtration
3. Primary sedimentation
4. Reverse osmosis
Sludge is also indirectly generated by the recycling of the spent
activated alumina regenerant, containing fluoride or arsenic, to
the chemical precipitation unit.
The sludge resulting from the four technologies listed above will
vary in characteristics depending on the subcategory and
combination of streams being treated. However, in most cases,
the majority of the sludge produced is a result of chemical
precipitation. This sludge will, in general, contain large
quantities of calcium salts, due to the use of lime, and large
quantities of precipitated metals. The sludge indirectly
generated from activated alumina will contain large quantities of
fluoride or arsenic. The estimated characteristics of the sludge
generated by the sets of alternatives presented for BAT are given
in Table VIII-50.
A major concern in the disposal of sludges is the contamination
of soils, plants, and animals by the heavy metals contained in
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sludge. The leaching of heavy metals from sludge and subsequent
movement through soils is enhanced by acidic conditions. Sludges
treated with lime prior to disposal possess high pH values and
exhibit little loss of metals (110). Since the largest amount of
sludge that results from the alternatives presented previously is
generated by lime precipitation, it is not that the metals will
be readily leached from the sludge. Disposal of sludges in a
lined sanitary landfill will further reduce the possibility of
heavy metals contamination of soil, plants and animals.
Other methods of treating and disposing of sludge are available.
Table VIII-49 shows that one method currently being used at a
number of plants is reuse or recycle, usually to recover metals.
Table VIII-50 shows that the metal concentrations in some sludges
may be substantial. Consequently, it may be cost effective for
some plants to recover the metal fraction of their sludges prior
to disposal.
Hazardous Wastes
EPA recently proposed hazardous waste guidelines and regulations
(December 18, 1978, 43 FR 58946-59027). These proposals covered:
1) criteria for identifying and listing hazardous waste,
identification methods, and a hazardous waste list;
2) standards applicable to generators of such waste for
recordkeeping, labelling, containerizing, and using a transport
manifest;
3) performance standards for hazardous waste management
facilities.
The proposed regulations create a "cradle-to-grave" management
control system for hazardous waste. Solid waste which is not
subject to the hazardous waste regulations will be subject to the
requirements of Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976, under which open dumping is prohibited and
environmentally acceptable practices are required.
A hazardous waste is a waste which is toxic, ignitable,
corrosive, or reactive, or which is listed in 40 CFR 250.14. A
toxic waste is defined as one, which after undergoing an acetic
acid extraction, has more than the following contaminant levels
in the extract. The contaminants and extract levels of most
concern to the nonferrous metals industry are:
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Contaminant Extract Level (mg/1)
Arsenic 0.50
Barium 10.00
Cadmium 0.10
Chromium 0.50
Lead 0.50
Mercury 0.02
Selenium 0. 10
Silver 0.50
The specific hazardous wastes from the nonferrous metals industry
listed in 40 CFR 250.14 are the following, by SIC code:
3331 Primary copper smelting and refining electric
furnace slag, converter dust, acid plant sludge, and
reverberatory dust
3332 Primary lead blast furnace dust
3332 Primary lead lagoon dredging from smelter
3333 Zinc acid plant blowdown lime treatment:
gypsum cake (acid cooling tower and neutral
cooling tower)
3333 Zinc production: oxide furnace
residue and acid plant sludge
3333 Zinc anode sludge
3339 Primary antimony-electrolytic sludge
3339 Primary tungsten-digestion residues
3339 Primary lead sinter dust scrubbing sludge
3339 Primary antimony-pyrometallurgical
blast furnace slag
3341 Secondary lead, scrubber sludge from
SO2 emission control, soft lead production
3341 Secondary lead-white metal production
furnace dust
3341 Secondary copper-pyrometallurgical blast
furnace slag
3341 Secondary copper-electrolytic refining
wastewater treatment sludge
3341 Secondary aluminum dross smelting-high
salt slag plant residue
Spent potliners (or cathodes) from primary aluminum reduction,
and other nonferrous metals industry wastes, were added to this
list in a proposal published August 22, 1979 in the Federal
Register.
Air Pollution
Various forms of both wet and dry air pollution control methods
are utilized throughout the industry. Replacement of wet systems
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by dry systems will reduce the pollutant loading discharged by a
plant. The alternatives for BAT presented in this section assume
that those plants presently using wet air pollution control
systems would not change to dry systems since it may be more cost
effective to treat and recycle the wastewater from the wet system
than to replace it with a dry system. For those plants where it
is not more cost effective, the cost estimates presented are
conservative estimates. It was assumed that new sources would
install dry systems instead of wet systems when it has been
established that dry systems could sufficiently control the air
quality of a given process operation.
At this time there are no other known non-water quality aspects
in terms of soil infiltration, air pollution, noise or radiation
that may result from the application of the treatment
alternatives presented.
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CHEMICALS
ENERGY
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SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY 8 MATERIALS
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10
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DEPRECIATION
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CHEMICALS, ENERGY
MATERIALS
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DEPRECIATION
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CHEMICALS 6 ENERGY-
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SLUDGE REMOVAL S CHEMICALS-
ENERGY—
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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ENERGY-
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REVERSE
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COMBINATION 1
(COMBINED WASTEWATER)
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10
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ENERGY 8 MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
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10.0
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10'
10
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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CHEMICALS
ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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1.0
10.0
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lT ALTER NATE 3/4
COMBINATION 1
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RECYCLE
FILTRATION
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VALTEBNATE 2
^ALTERNATE 3/4
COMBINATION 2
(BATTERY ACID AND SAW WATER .CONTACT COOLING AND/OR SCRUBBER)
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10"
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
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10.0
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COMB. I.ALT. I
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3
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY-
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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10.0
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COM!. I.ALT. Z
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10
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ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
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0.01
0-1 FLOW, mod ''°
10.0
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COMB. I.ALT. 3
10'
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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COMB. I, ALT. 4
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DEPRECIATION
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COMB.2.ALT.2
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10
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10
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
FLOW, mgd
10.0
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COMB.2.ALT.3
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10
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10
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ENERGY
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DEPRECIATION
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(ALL WASTE STREAMS)
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(PHOTOGRAPHIC)
449
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10"
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
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10.0
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10
-
10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS 8
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
OJ FLOW, mgd L0
10.0
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10°
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
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10.0
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10
10
s
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL 6
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
FLOW, mgd
10.0
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~Y ALTERNATE 2
YALTERNATE 3
COMBINATION 1
(ALL WASTE STREAMS)
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(NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC)
SCHEMES
452
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10
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10
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10
10
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS 8 ENERGY-
MATERIALS -
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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10
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
0.1
FLOW, mgd
1.0
10.0
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T ALTERNATE 2
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(ORE TO SALT/METAL)
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10
10
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SLUDGE REMOVAL, ENERGY
LllL
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10
CO
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
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10.0
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10
10
S
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
0-1 FLOW, mgd L°
10.0
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
ENERGY
MATERIALS
10
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10
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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FLOW, mgd
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10.0
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10
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ENERGY
MATERIALS
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CAPITAL
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10'
10
CO
10
SLUDGE REMOVAL 8 CHEMICALS'
ENERGY —
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
- FLOW, mgd
10.0
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STRIPPING
1 k
ACTIVATED
CARBON j
T ALTERNATE 1
Y ALTERNATE *
COMBINATION 1
(COMBINED WASTEWATER)
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(SALT TO METAL)
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ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
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CAPITAL
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I0'°
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10
M
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10"
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
OJ
FLOW, mgd -
10.0
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ACTIVATED
ALUMINA
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REVERSE
OSMOSIS
H
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Y ALTERNATE z7a~
COMBINATION 1
(COMBINED WASTEWATER)
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10
10
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10
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ENERGY 8 MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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FLOW, mgd
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IO-°
10'
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10
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10"
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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OJ FLOW, mgd L0
10.0
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CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
10°
CO
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10
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
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FLOW, mgd
10.0
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T ALTERNATE 3/4
COMBINATION 1
CONTACT COOLING.CRVOLITE)
COMBINATION 2
CCONTACT COOLING)
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NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
465
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10
10
CO
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10
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY-
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
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FLOW, mfld -
10.0
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(NEW SOURCES)
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY-
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
10
0.01
- FLOW, mgd -
10.0
FIGURE Vlll-lll PRIMARY ALUMINUM COMB. I, ALT. 2
(NEW SOURCES)
466
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY-
MATERIALS-
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10
w
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3
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
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10
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0.01
°J FLOW, mad L°
10.0
FIGURE VIII-112. PRIMARY ALUMINUM COMB. I, ALT. 3
(NEW SOURCES)
10
10
CO
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
10"
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0.01
ai FLOW, mgd '-0
10.0
FIGURE VIH-113. PRIMARY ALUMINUM COMB. I , ALT. 4
(NEW SOURCES)
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~V ALTERNATE i
• ALTERNATE 2
RECYCLE
CHEMICAL
PRECIPITATION
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COMBINATION 1
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YALTERNATE 3/4
COMBINATION 2
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RECYCLE
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V
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REVERSE
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CARBON
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RECYCLE
YALTERNATC i
COMBINATION 3
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NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
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SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY 8 MATERIALS
Mil
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
ftl
FLOW, mgd -
10.0
FIGURE VIII-118. SECONDARY ALUMINUM COMB. I , ALT. I
10
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
OJ FLOW, mgd L0
10.0
FIGURE VIII-II9 . SECONDARY ALUMINUM COMB. I, ALT. 2
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10
10
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MATERIALS
ENERGY
CHEMICALS
SLUDGE REMOVAL
10
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01 0.1 _._... . 1.0 10.0
FLOW, mgd
FIGURE VIII-120. SECONDARY ALUMINUM COMB. I , ALT. 3
10
10
w
3
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
OJ FLOW, mgd L0
10.0
FIGURE VIII-121 . SECONDARY ALUMINUM COMB. I , ALT. 4
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10
10
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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10.0
10
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FIGURE VIII-122. SECONDARY ALUMINUM COMB. 2 , ALT. I
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
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10.0
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10'
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SLUDGE REMOVAL
MATERIALS
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
10
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nil
0.01
0.1
FLOW, mgd
1.0
10.0
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1
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ALUMINA
T ALTERNATE 1
ALTERNATE 2
Y ALTERNATE 3
Y ALTERNATE <• / S
COMBINATION 1
(ALL WASTE STREAMS)
FIGURE VIII-127 COLUMBIUM/TANTALUM (ORE TO SALT/METAL)
NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
474
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10"
I05
8
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
10*
I..I
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0.01
0.1 _, _,., , 1.0
FLOW, mgd
10.0
10
FIGURE VIII-128. COLUMBIUM / TA NTALUM (ORE TO SALT/METAL)
COMB. I , ALT. I
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
10
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
FLOW, mgd
L0
10.0
FIGURE VIII-129. COLUMBIUM / TANTALUM ( ORE TO SALT/METAL)
COMB. I, ALT. 2
475
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10
10
2
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
ill
I I i I I I
0.01
0.1 _. ..... . 1.0
FLOW, mgd
10.0
FIGURE VIII-130. COLUMBIUM / TANTALUM ( ORE TO SALT/METAL) COMB. I.ALT. 3
.7
10
CO
o
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SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
11 nl
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
FLOW, mod
L0
10.0
FIGURE VIII-I3I . COLUMBIUM / TANTALUM (ORE TO SALT/METAL) COMB. I, ALT. 4
476
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10
10°
S
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SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LllI
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
nil
0.01
OJ FLOW, mgd L0
10.0
FIGURE VIII-132. COLUMBIUM / TANTALUM (ORE TO SALT/METAL) COMB. I, ALT. 5
477
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1 Y ALTERNATE Z
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REVERSE
OSMOSIS
ACTIVATED
CARBON
4 1
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V ALTERNATE 4/5
COMBINATION 1
(REDUCTION SCRUBBER AND LEACH ATE)
FIGURE VIIH33.COLUMBIUM /TANTALUM (SALT TO METAL)
NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
478
-------
10
I06
CO
o
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lit
.o4
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
ill
0.01
°J
FLOW, mfld
10.0
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10
o
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z
z
5'°5
o
10
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
III L I I l i lilt l I I I LLIlt
I I I I I • t I
°-01
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FLOW, mgd
FIGURE VIII-135. COLUMBIUM/TANTALUM (SALT TO METAL) COMa ! , ALT. I
479
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10
10
v>
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I
10
"I
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY-
LABOR
EPRECIATION
CAPITAL
i i i i i i
0.01
FLOW, mgd
10.0
FIGURE VIIH36.COLUMBIUM/TANTALUM (SALT TO METAL) COMB.I , ALT. 3
10'
u
10
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY-
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
I i 1_ III i 11
0.01
K0
10.0
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lor
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o
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3
Z
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY-
.o4
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
i i i i 111
i i i 111
0.01
0.1
FLOW, mgd
1.0
10.0
FIGURE VIII-138. COLUMBIUM/TANTALUM (SALT TO METAL) COMB. I, ALT. 5
481
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RECYCLE
•"ALTERNATE 2
V ALTERNATE 3/4
COMBINATION 1
CSCRUBBCR, CONTACT COOLING)
FIGURE VIII-139. PRIMARY COPPER (SMELTING AND REFINING)
NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
482
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10
10
CO
o
u
r
10
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY-
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
0-1 FLOW, mgd l>0
10.0
FIGURE VIII-140. PRIMARY COPPER (SMELTING S REFINING) COMB.I. ALT. I
10
o
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J
«
^
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY-
MATERIAL
ABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
- FLOW, mod -
10.0
FIGURE VIII-141. PRIMARY COPPER (SMELTING a REFINrNG) COMB. I, ALT.2
483
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I07
10"
(0
o
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
..I
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
I I I I I 1111 I III
nil
I I I I I I 11
0.01
0
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_c
COOLING
TOWER
1
CHEMICAL
PRECIPITATION
t-
FILTRATION
T ALTERNATE 1
V ALTERNATE 2
V ALTERN ATE I/ 4
COMBINATION 1
(CONTACT COOLING)
FIGURE VIII-144. PRIMARY COPPER (REFINING)
NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
485
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SLUDGE REMOVAL , CHEMICALS
S ENERGY-
MATERIAL
10
8
u
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
. ...i
0.01
FLOW, mgd
L°
10.0
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o
u
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SLUDGE REMOVAL a CHEMICALS
I I I I II
0.01
' FLOW, mad -
10.0
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486
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10'
o
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS-
10
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
OJ
FLOW, mgd
10.0
FIGURE Vllh 147. PRIMARY COPPER (REFINING) COMB. I, ALT. 3
10
10
m
o
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS-
11 il i i i i i 111
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
1 | I I I I II
0.01
OJ FLOW, «fld L0
10.0
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487
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• 1 '
1
ACTIVATED
CARBON
«^_
1
REVERSE j
OSMOSIS 1
1
"Y ALTERNATE
Y ALTERNATE Z
Y ALTER NATE 3
COMBINATION 1
(ACID PLANT SLOWDOWN)
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NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
488
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10
.o5
8
u
I"4
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS, ENERGY a
MATERIALS-
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
i i i 1111 i i i i i 11 il
i i i i i 11
I07
0.01
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10.0
FLOW, mgd
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SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS a ENERGY-
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
OJ
FLOW, mgd -
10.0
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489
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10
10
g
o
g
icr -
10
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
FLOW, mgd
10.0
FIGURE VIII-160. PRIMARY LEAD COMB. I, ALT.3
490
-------
CHEMICAL
PRECIPITATION
V
K
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• ALTERNATE 1
T ALTERNATE
COMBINATION 1
(COMBINED WASTEWATER)
^
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1 ~Y" ALTER NATE Z
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ACTIVATED l^^^^^J
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ALTERNATE S/4
COMBINATION 2
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NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
491
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10
10
CO
o
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I
10*
10
I
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY
MATERIALS-
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
°J
10.0
FLOW, mgd
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7
10
I0
o
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z
fur
o
10
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
FLOW, mgd
L0
10.0
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492
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10
8
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g
10"
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS'
ENERGY-
MATER I ALS-
10
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
..I . . .
0.01
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FLOW, mfld
10.0
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493
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10
10 -
CO
o
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2*
o
10
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
I 1 I * I I I I I I Illflll
0.01
0-1 FLOW, mgd ''°
10.0
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10
10
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CHEMICALS a
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
01 FLOW, mgd L0
10.0
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494
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10
10
s
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3
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10
' ' ' ""I
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
I 11 I I I li
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
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0.01
FLOW, mfld -
10.0
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10
10
o
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10
10"
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
j | I I I I I I
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0.01
- FLOW, mgd
L0
10.0
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495
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STRIPPING
1 r
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CHEMICAL
PRECIPITATION
' 1
1
FILTRATION
T ALTER NATE 1
t ALTERNATE 3
Y ALTER NATE 4
COMBINATION 1
(COMBINED WASTEWATER)
FIGURE VIII-187. PRIMARY TUNGSTEN (SALT TO METAL)
NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
496
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I06
i
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I05
10
11.1
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
ml
°-01
°J
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FLOW, m,d -
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL,
CHEMICALS 8 ENERGY
MATERIALS
10
0>
8
&
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10
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
OJ
FLOW, mfld
10.0
FIGURE VIII-189. PRIMARY TUNGSTEN (SALT TO METAL) COMB. I , ALT. 2
497
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10
SLUDGE REMOVAL,
CHEMICALS B ENERGY
MATERIALS
10
CO
o
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LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
°-01
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10'0
FLOW, mgd
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10
10
v>
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O
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10"
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS 8 ENERGY
MATERIALS
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
- FLOW, mgd
L0
10.0
FIGURE VIII-I9I . PRIMARY TUNGSTEN (SALT TO METAL) COMB.I.ALT.4
498
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1 ^""1 ! ^ 1 H
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oftuosift r^
1 PRECIPITATION ~j "j
, Y ALTERNATE 1~ 1
"V ALTER NATE 2
ACTIVATEDL
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3.
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COMBINATION 1
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NEW SOURCE TREATMENT SCHEMES
499
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10
io6 -
CO
o
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,o4
SLUDGE REMOVAL
CHEMICALS
ENERGY
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
°J FLOW, mad l<0
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10
6
10
8
io4
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY 8 MATERIALS-
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
i i_ i I 111 i
0.01
FLOW, mgd
L0
10.0
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500
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10
o
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SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHE MI CALS-
ENERGY-
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
I I I I I I
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0.01
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l<0
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10
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4
10
SLUDGE REMOVAL-
CHEMICALS-
ENERGY-
LABOR
DEPRECIATION
CAPITAL
0.01
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10.0
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POLLUTANT
Raw
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3
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Cr
Cu
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Hg
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0.2
0.3
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scar
Subcategory = SECONDARY COPPER
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TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE
POLLUTANT
TSS
Phenolics
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As
Be
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Cr
Cu
Pb
Hg
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Se
Ag
Zn
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PCB-1254
PCS- 1248
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0.02
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0.3
10
0.6
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POLLUTANT
TSS
Phenolics
Sb
As
Be
Cd
Cr
Cu
Pb
Hg
Ni
Se
Ag
Zn
Fluoranthene
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phthalate
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PCB-1248
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4
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180,000
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3
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Hg
Ni
Se
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Zn
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POLLUTANT
TSS
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POLLUTANT
TSS
NH3
Phenolics
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Sb
As
Cd
Cr
Cu
Pb
Hg
Ni
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Ag
Zn
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Subcategory = SECONDARY ALUMINUM (New Sources)
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POLLUTANT
Raw
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Cu
Pb
Hg
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3
5
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531
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TABLE VI I I -32
Subcategory = SECONDARY ALUMINUM (New Sources)
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POLLUTANT
Raw 1
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2 3
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4
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NH3
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Cu
Pb
Hg
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TABLE VIII-33
EJS1T
Subcategory = COLUMBIUM/TANTALUM (ORE TO SALT/METAL - New Sources)
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TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE
POLLUTANT Raw
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TABLE VIII-34
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TABLE VIII-35
Subcategory = PRIMARY COPPER (SMELTING, AND SMELTING AND REFINING
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Combination = 1; Scrubber, Contact Cooling
TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE
POLLUTANT
TSS
Sb
As
Cd
Cu
Pb
Hg
Ni
Se
Ag
Tl
Zn
Raw
mg/1
3000
2
2000
7
300
100
0.05
6
0.01
0.5
0.1
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1
10
0.01
9
0.2
1
1
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0.1
0.005
0.2
0.05
0.5
2
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10
0.01
0.5
0.2
1
1
0.0005
0.1
0.001
0.01
0.05
0.5
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0.5
0.001
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.05
0.0001
0.005
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.02
4
0.5
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.05
0.0001
0.005
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.02
* Quality of treated water available for recycle, no discharge
535
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TABLE VIII-36
Subcategory = PRIMARY COPPER (REFINING - New Sources)
Combination = 1; Contact Cooling
TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE
POLLUTANT
Raw
mg/1
123
Effluent mg/1
4
TSS
Sb
As
Cd
Cr
Cu
Pb
Hg
Ni
Se
Ag
Tl
Zn
400
1
0.2
0.1
0.2
30
0.5
0.01
0.4
0.3
0.5
2
0.6
20
0.01
0.02
0.001
0.2
0.1
0.05
0.0002
0.05
0.02
0.01
0.5
0.2
10
0.01
0.001
0.001
0.2
0.1
0.05
0.0002
0.05
0.02
0.01
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.01
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.005
0.005
0.01
0.1
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0.5
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.01
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.005
0.005
0.01
0.1
0.01
536
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TABLE VIII-39
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Subcategory = PRIMARY LEAD (New Sources)
Combination = 1; Acid Plant, Sinter Scrubber
TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE
POLLUTANT
NH3
Sb
As
Be
Cd
Cu
Pb
Hg
Ni
Se
Ag
Zn
Raw
mg/1
2
0.01
0.2
0.001
0.3
2
40
0.0002
0.02
0.005
0.001
60
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Effluent mg/1
1
0.001
0.02
0.001
0.01
0.1
0.5
0.0001
0.02
0..002
0.001
0.3
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0.001
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.01
0.01
0.0001
0.005
0.002
0.001
0.01
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0.05
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.01
0.01
0.0001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.005
* Quality of treated water available for recycle, no discharge
537
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TABLE VIII-44
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Cyanide
As
Cd
Cr
Cu
Pb
Hg
Ni
Se
Ag
Tl
Zn
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200
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0.05
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3
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10
0.2
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0.02
0.005
0.5
0.05
0.005
0.05
0.02
0.01
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0.001
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0.001
0.001
0.05
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0.0002
0.002
0.002
0.001
0.005
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* Quality of treated water available for recycle, no discharge
538
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TABLE VIII-45
Subcategory = PRIMARY TUNGSTEN (ORE TO SALT/METAL - New Sources)
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POLLUTANT
TSS
NH3
Cyanide
As
Cd
Cr
Cu
Pb
Hg
Ni
Se
Ag
Tl
Zn
Raw
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200
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0.05
0.1
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0.02
0.05
0.5
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1
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0.05
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0.02
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0.05
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0.05
0.02
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0.002
0.002
0.002
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0.01
* Quality of treated water available for recycle, no discharge.
539
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TABLE VIII -46
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Cr
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Pb
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Zn
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200
500
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0.005
0.005
540
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Subcategory = PRIMARY ZINC (New Sources)
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TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE
POLLUTANT
TSS
Cyanide
Sb
As
Cd
Cr
Cu
Pb
Hg
Ni
Se
Ag
Tl
Zn
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20
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SECTION IX
BEST PRACTICABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
The best practicable control technology currently available (BPT)
has been established for a number of subcategories in the
nonferrous metals industry. In accordance with the Act, BPT was
to be implemented by all industrial dischargers by July 1, 1978.
BPT effluent limitations are based on the average of the best
performance by exemplary plants found in the industry, taking
into account:
1. The total cost of application of the technology in relation
to the effluent reduction benefits to be achieved from such
application.
2. The age of the equipment and plant facilities involved.
3. The production process employed.
H. The engineering aspects of the application of various types
of control techniques.
5. Process changes.
6. Non-water quality environmental impact (including energy
requirements).
While BPT normally emphasizes end-of-pipe treatment, it may also
include the control technologies within the process that are
considered normal practice within the industry.
PRESENT STATUS OF BPT LIMITATION GUIDELINES
Effluent limitations representing the degree of reduction
attainable by the application of BPT have been promulgated for
several of the subcategories within the industry. Effluent
limitations for bauxite, primary aluminum, and secondary aluminum
were published the Federal Register on April 4, 1974. BPT
limitations for primary copper, secondary copper, primary lead
and primary zinc were published on February 27, 1975.
BPT alternatives for the columbium-tantalum, secondary lead,
secondary silver, and tungsten subcategories, are evaluated in
this report.
BEST PRACTICABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Alternatives For Best Practicable Control Technologies
The purpose of this report is to evaluate wastewater
characteristics and control and treatment methods for the
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industry, and to present alternative treatment and control
schemes that yield various levels of effluent quality. For those
subcategories of the nonferrous metals industry for which BPT
limitations have been published, the data base accumulated for
this report was reviewed to evaluate those BPT limitations in
light of the Clean Water Act (PL 95-217). In all cases, the
existing BPT limitations were judged adequate.
For those subcategories for which BPT limitations were never
established, alternative treatment technologies for BPT are
presented herein. In each case, the effluent quality from the
application of the given alternative is presented. This
information could serve as an input to the selection of BPT
limitations.
The alternatives for BPT effluent limitations are based on the
average of the best plants in the subcategory.
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Primary Coljinbiuin--T_antaluin JC)re to SaltJL-, Alternatives 1 and 2
may be used for BPT« Theso alternatives include oteam stripping
and chlorine oxidation or high ammonia streams, and chemical
precipitation and filtration of the combined streams. Effluent
mass loadings are presented oelow.
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 15 gal/lb of
precipitation capacity, achieved by 2 out of 3 plants.
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Primary Columbium-Tantalum (Salt to Metal). Alternative 1 may be
used for BPT for treating the reduction scrubber and leachate
wastewater. This alternative includes lime precipitation and
filtration. The effluent mass loadings are presented below.
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capacity, achieved by 2 out of 4 plants.
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Secondary Lead. Alternative 1 may be used for BPT. This
alternative includes lime precipitation and filtration and is
utilized to treat the battery acid and saw water. The effluent
mass loadings are presented below.
Battery Cracking
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produced by the cracking operation, achieved by 17 out of 32
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Reverb & Blast Furnace Scrubbers
•'
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 165 gal/ton of furnace
capacity, achieved by 3 out of 1 plants, including the plant with"
the highest water use.
Kettle and Other Furnace Scrubbers
Tentative BPT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants, achieved by 1 out of 9 plants.
Casting
Tentative BPT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants, achieved by 6 out of 8 plants.
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Secondary Silver (Photographic). Alternatives 1, 2, and 3 may be
used for BPT. These alternatives include steam stripping of the
high ammonia stream and combining the wastewaters for treatment
by chemical precipitation and filtration. The effluent mass
loadings are presented below.
Film Stripping and Precipitation
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ounces silver produced by the operation, achieved by 3 out of 4
plants.
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Solution Silver Recovery
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ounces refined silver, achieved by 12 out of 15 plants.
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Casting
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 12 gal/1000 troy
ounces of silver cast, achieved by 4 out of 7 plants using water.
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Secondary Silver (Non-Photographic). Alternatives 1 and 2 may be
used for BPT. The alternatives are used to treat the combined
wastewaters and include chemical precipitation and filtration.
The effluent mass loadings are presented below.
Leaching/Precipitation/Filtration
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 240 gal/1000 troy
ounces of silver recovered, achieved by 5 out of 13 plants.
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Leaching/Precipitation/Filtration Scrubbers
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 515 gal/1000 trov
ounces silver recovered, achieved by 5 out of 10 plants.
Furnace Scrubbers
Tentative BPT effluent limitations are zero
pollutants, achieved by 5 out of 6 plants.
discharge of
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Electrolytic Refining
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 20 gal/1000 troy
ounces refined silver, achieved by 12 out of 15 plants.
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ounces of silver cast, achieved by 4 out of 7 plants using water.
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Primary Tungsten (Ore to Salt). Alternatives 1 and 2 may be used
for BPT. The alternatives are used to treat the combined
wastewaters and include steam stripping and filtration. The
effluent mass loadings are presented below.
Ore to Salt
These_loadings are based on a flow rate of 11.5 qal/lb of
aminonxum paratungstate capacity, achieved by 4 out of 5 plants.
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Primary Tungsten JSalt to Metal). Alternative 1 may be used for
BPT. This alternative includes steam stripping and filtration of
the combined wastewater. The effluent mass loadings are
presented below.
Salt to Metal
£ F f
To
Cr
Pb a.
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 1.12 gal/lb of
tungsten metal, achieved by 3 out of 5 plants,
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SECTION X
ALTERNATIVES FOR BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY
FOR DIRECT AND INDIRECT DISCHARGERS
The effluent limitations that must be achieved by July 1, 1984,
are to specify the degree of effluent reduction attainable
through the application of the best available technology
economically achievable (BAT).
Consideration must also be given to:
1. The age of equipment and facilities involved
2. The process employed
3. The engineering aspects of the application of various types
of control techniques
4. Process changes
5. Cost of achieving the required effluent reduction
6. Non-water quality environmental impact (including energy
requirements)
BAT assesses the availability of in-process controls, as well as
control or additional treatment techniques employed at the end of
a production process.
INDIRECT DISCHARGERS
Industrial wastewaters discharged to publicly owned treatment
works (POTWs) are regulated by 301(b) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act as amended in 1977. Such sources are
obligated to comply with pretreatment standards promulgated
pursuant to Section 307 of the Act. The objectives of the
Federal Pretreatment Standards as outlined in The National
Pretreatment Stategy, 40 CFR 403, are:
1. To prevent inhibition/interference with the operation of
POTWs, including contamination of municipal sludge,
2. To correct inadequate treatment by industry and by POTW of
many pollutants prior to their release to the environment, and
3. To improve opportunities to recycle and reclaim wastewaters
and the sludges resulting from wastewater treatment.
In order to achieve these objectives, EPA has established two
sets of pretreatment standards: Prohibited-Discharge Standards
and Categorical Pretreatment standards. These are specified in
the General Pretreatment Standards, 40 CFR 403.
Prohibited-discharge standards prohibit the discharge by a user
of a publicly owned treatment work of any non-domestic waste
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containing pollutants that would substantially interfere with the
operation of the POTW. All industrial users, regardless of size
or industrial subcategory, are subject to these regulations. The
Prohibited-Discharge Standards specifically prohibit the
introduction of the following pollutants into POTWs:
1. Pollutants that create a fire or explosion hazard in the POTW
2. Pollutants that will cause corrosive structural damage,
unless the POTW is specifically designed to accommodate such
discharges
3. Solid or viscous pollutants in amounts that will cause
obstruction in sewers or otherwise interfere with POTW
operations.
4. Discharges of pollutants, including oxygen demand, in such
volume or concentration that they interfere with the treatment
process
5. Heat in amounts that will inhibit biological activity in
POTWs; in no case can temperature at the influent to a POTW
exceed 40°C.
The categorical pretreatment standards apply to existing and new
sources in a specific industrial category. In compliance with
the consent decree, the 65 classes of toxic pollutants are to be
reviewed and standards set for any of the pollutants found not to
be susceptible to treatment by POTWs, or which interfere with the
operation of the POTW. The wastewaters of the nonferrous metals
industry contain significant concentrations of toxic pollutants.
It is known that heavy metals can inhibit biological wastewater
treatment. If the metals are not in high enough concentrations
to inhibit biological treatment, they may concentrate in the
sludge or may pass through the POTW essentially untreated (28).
Many of the organics that pose potential problems in the
nonferrous metals industry are not biodegradable and thus will
pass through a POTW. Therefore, it is recommended that
wastewaters from the nonferrous metals industry that are
discharged to POTWs must receive the same treatment as
wastewaters discharged directly to rivers and lakes. Indeed,
many municipalities have already issued very strict pretreatment
regulations governing some priority pollutants (28). Thus, the
treatment technologies for indirect and direct dischargers,
contained in this report are identical.
This report has presented the wastewater characteristics and
several wastewater treatment alternatives for the nonferrous
metals industry. Each combination of wastewaters is associated
with a series of treatment alternatives. The alternatives are
arranged so that unit operations are added to the previous
alternative to improve effluent quality. Thus, each series of
alternative treatment schemes presents a range of effluent
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quality. Furthermore, the cost of the treatment generally
increases as the effluent quality is improved.
This section presents a summary by subcategory of the alternative
treatment schemes and the effluent loadings associated with each
scheme.
BEST AVAILABLE TREATMENT
BAT Treatment Alternatives
Each subcategory in the nonferrous metals industry is composed of
a wide variety of plants that produce specific metals by many
different processes. Each process may have a unique combination
of wastewaters. Sections VII and VIII of this report present in
detail the treatment methods for each combination of wastewaters
and the cost of each treatment method (alternative). Section
VIII also indicates the quality of the wastewater treated by each
method.
Following is a presentation of the effluent mass loading per unit
production produced by treatment alternatives that are suitable
for BAT for each subcategory. In some subcategories. Alternative
1 is equivalent to BPT; these are omitted from the following
presentation and discussed in Section IX. In all cases, recycle
of process wastewater is included as part of the treatment
scheme. In some subcategories, the level of recycle may be less
than in others.
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Primary Aluminum. The various alternative levels of treatment
include:
1. Chlorine oxidation and chemical precipitation,
2. Filtration and activated alumina added to level 1,
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2,
4. Activated carbon added to level 2.
Paste Plant
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rss,
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 60 gal/ton of paste,
achieved by 1 of the four plants.
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Anode Baking
'**-r
r\jrc.ne.
TSS. £ 0-0C3
X'
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3 £-
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 20 gal/ton of baked
anodes, achieved by 1 out of 9 plants.
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Cryolite
TV* S A TASTED T
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H f £-6
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or-otn-i-h* n e
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 65 gal/ton of aluminum
production, achieved by four out of six plants using w^ter
Aluminum production, in this case, means the production at all
the plants from which the spent cathodes came.
Cathode Making
this operation. ans wl< use water for
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Primary Potline Scrubbing
& —SX
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achieved by 8 out of 12 plants.
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Secondary Potroom Scrubbing
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aluminum produced in the potroom, achieved by three out of seven
olan-t-c:.
plants.
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 120 gal/ton of cast
aluminum, achieved by 10 out of 28 plants.
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Casting-Sows &^ Pigs
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero
pollutants, achieved by 11 out of 12 plants.
discharge of
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Secondary Aluminunu The various levels of treatment include:
steam stripping of slag milling water; and lime
of the combined streams;
2. Filtration added to level 1;
3. -Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2- and
4. Activated carbon added to level 2.
Chlorine Demagging
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aluminum, achieved by 5 out of 10 plants.
Dross Milling
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants, achieved by 3 out of 4 plants that use water for this
process.
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Casting
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants, achieved by 9 out of 14 plants that use water for
this process.
Aluminum Fluoride Demagging
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants.
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Primary Columbium-Iantalum (Ore to Salt). The alternative levels
of treatment include:
1. Steam stripping and chlorine oxidation of the high ammonia
streams;
2. Chemical precipitation and filtration of the combined
streams;
3. Activated alumina added to level 2;
4. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 3; and
5. Activated carbon added to level 3.
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 15 gal/lb of
precipitation capacity, achieved by 2 out of 3 plants.
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Primary Col umbiuin-Iant alum (Salt to Metal)
levels of treatment include:
1. Chemical precipitation and filtration;
2 Activated alumina added to level 1 ; and
3. Activated carbon added to level 2.
The alternative
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J 2. - D'Cwe>roeJ-/ian&,
&£ (^f-^fff/ln^yl) p/)"fMi
K, Jf~ & C'fJ(&f~O &ifiy ' ^ ^ ^~
"^y^i iffi __ /j Ku
K&-a48
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0.2.
1000.
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0.02.
2-
6.
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tf.£>3
/•
^
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o.-z.
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 12 gal/lb of reduction
capacity, achieved by 2 out of 4 plants.
579
-------
include:
Copper (Smelting). The alternative leve^ - jf treatment
Chemical precipitation with recycle;
2. Filtration and recycle added to level 1; and
3. Activated carbon and recycle added to level 2.
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants.
Primary Copper (Refining). The alternative levels of treatment
include:
1. Recycle of contact cooling water with a blowdown treated by
chemical precipitation;
2. Filtration added to level 1; and
3. Activated carbon added to level 2.
•Rfefining
a
/ 2. -3
T0UUT4NT
-V/V-
pd
As'
Cr
Cu.
fti
A
Sz~
Ac\
<*-
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Secondary Copper. The alternative levels of treatment include :
1. Primary settling of the slag milling water, with the
supernatant combined with the contact cooling water for treatment
by chemical precipitation;
2, Filtration is added to level 1; and
3. Storage in a holding tank
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants.
Primary Lead. The alternative levels of treatment include:
1. Filtration;
2. Activated carbon added to level 1; and
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2.
Smelting
^
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7-55
£/
Cu
PL
^n
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EffluerH-^/Tw/fo
vl J
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O.O^ o.oooi
0.0*} 0,0*1
0.0^ O.02.
2. O.O&
3
?
No
of 7
?tl/
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Secondary Lead. The various alternative levels of treatment
include:
1. Chemical precipitation and filtration;
2. Activated alumina added to level 1;
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2; and
H. Activated carbon added to level 2.
Battery Cracking
' 2
Effluent
0.0J o.oi
o>* I 0g
'•*« *.*y
Oi - n- bu.+yj
^''
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03 0-03.
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a- 000 6
0-0* 0.04 0.03
'3*3) ta.ffj O. 0of d.,
'33.1
&i - r> — oc-'fv/ o.
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 100 gal/ton of lead
produced by the cracking operation, achieved by 17 out of 32
plants.
582
-------
Reverb &_ Blast Furnace Scrubbers
-rJ?E*TH6NT * Ll*X.HATlire
fr~Cf *-f No &-1
fr,1 fi.7 *4c^e t,f
fi.H #.
ffi.tte
P±
M'
A*
Pi -/? -
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 165 gal/ton of furnace
capacity, achieved by 3 out of 7 plants, including the plant with
the highest water use.
Kettle and Other Furnace Scrubbers
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants, achieved by 7 out of 9 plants.
Casting
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants, achieved by 6 out of 8 plants.
583
-------
Secondary Silver (Photographic).
subcategory include:
The treatment levels for this
1. Steam stripping of the high ammonia streams;
2. chemical precipitation of the combined streams;
3. Filtration added to level 2; and
4. Activated carbon added to level 3.
F_i1m Stripping and Precipitation
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0.01
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 50 gal/1000 troy
ounces silver produced by the operation, achieved by 3 out of 4
plants.
584
-------
Solution Silver Recovery
"f^LJL
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(?>0?(f \ 6.0O3 ./^-V_.
(j?.^ #;008__,2.&-t/ 3.£-*i
0.007- o.ooi //?-y .i^-y
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0, 000*4
0.
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Q. OOO3:
0.eel
These loadings are based on a flow rate of the amount of solution
processed.
Furnace Scrubbers
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants, achieved by 5 out of 6 plants.
585
-------
Electrolytic Refining
-• A. i
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 20 gal/1000 troy
ounces refined silver, achieved by 12 out of 15 plants.
586
-------
Casting
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 12 gal/1000 troy
ounces of silver cast, achieved by '4 out of 7 plants using water.
587
-------
Secondary Silver _tNon-Photographic) . The alternative levels of
treatment include:
1. Steam stripping of the high ammonia streams;
2. Chemical precipitation and filtration of
streams; and
3. Activated carbon added to level 2.
the combined
Leaching/Precipitation/Filtration
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 240 gal/1000 troy
ounces of silver recovered, achieved by 5 out of 13 plants.
588
-------
Leachinq/Precipitation/Filtration Scrubbers
s^
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6.6.
_£_
ffi.Aj.
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 515 gal/1000 troy
ounces silver recovered, achieved by 5 out of 10 plants.
Furnace Scrubbers
Tentative BAT effluent limitations are zero discharge of
pollutants, achieved by 5 out of 6 plants.
589
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Electrolytic Refining
V 7
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10
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-: a. .
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 20 a^i/innn *.
ounces refined silver, achieved by 12 out of 15 plan?sf °°° "^
590
-------
Casting
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<*l£_y_
I
4-~
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. -.<2
-------
Primary Tungsten (Ore to Salt). The various alternative
treatment levels are:
1. Steam stripping;
2. Filtration added to level one;
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2; and
4. Activated carbon added to level 2.
/ 2 3
Effluent *-
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t/» -2 ^* * J *S>
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 11.5 gal/lb of
ammonium paratungstate capacity, achieved by 4 out of 5 plants.
592
-------
Primary Tungsten (Salt to Metall* The levels of treatment for
this subcategory are:
I. Steam stripping and filtration; and
2. Activated carbon added to level 1.
v &
-V 5- 1 d
A/^
Cr
C,j
PL (9.2. 0.0?
/U d.f<£ #>tf#6
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 1.12 gal/lb of
tungsten metal, achieved by 3 out of 5 plants.
593
-------
Primary Zinc. The levels of treatment for this subcategory are:
1. Filtration and activated alumina;
2. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 1; and 3.
Activated carbon added to level 1.
Pyrometallurgical Z inc
TbUuiT/INT
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 320 gal/ton of zinc,
achieved by 1 out of 2 plants.
594
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Electrolytic Zinc
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These loadings are based on a flow rate of 1200 gal/ton of
electrolytic zinc, achieved by 2 out of 4 plants.
595
-------
Metallurgical Acid Plants. The levels of treatment for this
subcategory are the same as those discussed under—Primary Zinc.
TJ?£«TM£NT
2- 3
rss
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Cr-
Cu
Pb
%
Se
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20,
0.07.
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0,07
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0*00
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0.2.
Zn lm t°, O. /
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c?;2L o^ooof 0+f
These loadings are based on a flow rate of 550 gal/ton of 100%
sulfuric acid , achieved by over 13 out of 21 plants.
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SECTION XI
ALTERNATIVES FOR NEW SOURCES
INTRODUCTION
A new source is defined in the Act as "any source, the
construction of which is commenced after publication of proposed
regulations prescribing a standard of performance." .The
alternatives developed for new sources discharging directly to a
stream, river, etc., are identical to the alternatives for
indirect dischargers. A discussion of the reasoning for this is
given in the beginning of Section X.
New source treatment alternatives are developed by determining
what higher levels of pollution control and treatment beyond BAT
are available through the use of improved production processes
and/or treatment techniques. Thus, in addition to considering
the best in-plant and end-of-pipe controls and treatments, new
source technology is based upon an analysis of how the effluent
load may be reduced by changing the production process itself.
Alternative processes, operating methods, or other alternatives
must be considered. Consideration must also be given to the
applicability of a no discharge of pollutants standard for new
sources.
The following production process factors are considered in
assessing new source treatment technology:
1. The type of process employed and/or employable;
2. Operating methods;
3. Batch as opposed to continuous operations;
4. Use of alternative raw materials and mixes of raw materials;
5. Use of dry rather than wet processes.
NEW SOURCE PRETREATMENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Alternative Technologies
The purpose of this report is to evaluate wastewater
characteristics, and control and treatment methods. In addition,
alternative control and treatment schemes that yield various
levels of effluent quality are presented with tabulations that
describe the effluent quality for each subcategory.
Primary Aluminum. The various alternative levels of treatment
for new sources include:
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1. Recycle of contact cooling with a blowdown combined with the
cryolite stream for treatment by chlorine oxidation and lime
prec ip itat i on;
2. Filtration and activated alumina added to level 1;
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2; and
4. Activated carbon added to level 2.
The control techniques applicable to primary aluminum plants are
the elimination of potline scrubbing, paste plant scrubbing and
anode bake plant scrubbing wastewater by the use of baghouses or
dry scrubbing. Additionally, by the use of the best hooding and
primary control techniques, the need for secondary (potroom)
scrubbing can be eliminated. Possible new source standards for
these operations are zero discharge of pollutants. Possible new
source standards for contact cooling water and cryolite recovery
are the same as for BAT.
Secondary Aluminum. The various levels of treatment include:
1. Complete recycle of slag milling water following
sedimentation, and lime precipitation;
2. Filtration added to level 1;
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2; and
4. Activated carbon added to level 2.
Possible new source standards for chlorine demagging scrubber
process wastewater are the same as for BAT for this operation.
Possible new source standards for the other operations are zero
discharge of pollutants.
Primary Columbium-Tantalum (Ore to Salt) . The alternative levels
of treatment include:
1. Steam stripping and chlorine oxidation of the high ammonia
streams;
2. Chemical precipitation and filtration of the combined
streams;
3. Activated alumina added to level 2;
4. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 3; and
5. Activated carbon added to level 3.
Possible new source standards are the same as for BAT.
Primary Columbium-Tantalum (Salt to Metal). The alternative
levels of treatment include:
1. Chemical precipitation;
2. Filtration added to level 1;
3. Activated alumina added to level 2;
4. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 3; and
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5. Activated carbon added to level 3.
Possible new source standards corresponding to alternatives 2, 3
and 5 are the same as for BAT alternatives 1, 2 and 3. Possible
new source standards for alternative 4 are zero discharge of
pollutants.
Primary CopjDer (Smelting) . The alternative levels of treatment
include:
1. Primary settling of the scrubber water with the supernatant
combined with the cooling water followed by chemical
precipitation, filtration and recycle;
2. Activated alumina added to level 1, followed by recycle;
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2; and
H. Activated carbon added to level 2, followed by recycle.
Possible new source standards for this subcategory are zero
discharge of pollutants.
Primary Conger (Refining). The alternative levels of treatment
include:
1. Recycle of contact cooling water with a blowdown treated by
chemical precipitation, filtration and recycle;
2. Activated alumina added to level 1, followed by recycle;
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2; and
>4. Activated carbon added to level 2, followed by recycle.
Possible new source standards for alternatives 1 and 4 are the
same as for BAT alternatives 2 and 3. Possible new source
standards for alternative 3 are zero discharge of pollutants.
Secondary Copper. The alternative levels of treatment include:
1. Primary settling of the slag milling water, with the
supernatant combined with the contact cooling water for treatment
by chemical precipitation;
2. Filtration is added to level 1; and
3. Storage in a holding tank for complete recycle.
Possible new source standards are zero discharge of pollutants,
the same as for BAT.
Primary Lead... Possible new 'source standards are zero discharge
of pollutants. All wastewater, apart from acid plant blowdown,
can be eliminated.
599
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Secondary Lead. The various alternative levels of treatment
include:
1. Chemical precipitation and filtration;
2. Activated alumina added to level 1;
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2; and
1. Activated carbon added to level 2.
Possible new source standards are the same as for BAT.
Secondary Silver (Photographic) . The treatment levels for this
subcategory include:
1. Steam stripping of the high ammonia streams;
2. Chemical precipitation of the combined streams;
3. Filtration added to level 2; and
4. Activated carbon added to level 3.
Possible new source standards for electrolytic refining and
casting are zero discharge of pollutants. For the other
operations, possible new source standards are the same as for
BAT.
Silver (Non-Photographic). The alternative levels of
treatment include:
1. Steam stripping of the high ammonia streams;
2. Chemical precipitation and filtration of the combined
streams; and
3. Activated carbon added to level 2.
Possible new source standards for electrolytic refining and
casting are zero discharge of pollutants. For the other
operations, possible new source standards are the same as for
BAT.
Primacy Tungsten (Ore to Salt). The various alternative
treatment levels are:
1. Steam stripping;
2. Chemical precipitation and filtration added to level 1;
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2, and
4. Activated carbon added to level 2.
Possible new source standards are the same as for BAT.
Primary Tungsten (Salt to Metal). The levels of treatment for
this subcategory are:
1. Steam stripping;
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2. Chemical precipitation added to level 1;
3. Filtration added to level 2; and
4. Activated carbon added to level 3.
Possible new source standards are the same as for BAT.
Primary Zinc. The levels of treatment for this subcategory are:
1. Chemical precipitation;
2. Filtration added to level 1;
3. Reverse osmosis and complete recycle added to level 2; and
4. Activated carbon added to level 2.
For electrolytic plants, possible new source standards
corresponding to alternatives 2, 3 and 4 are the same as for BAT
alternatives 1, 2 and 3. For pyrolytic and electrothermic
plants, possible new source standards are zero discharge.
Metallurgical Acid Plants. The alternative treatment and control
levels for this subcategory, and the corresponding possible new
source standards, are the same as for BAT.
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SECTION XII
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author is grateful to the hundreds of people that have
assisted in the development of this report. It is not possible
to acknowledge all of them by name, but some who have been
especially helpful are recognized below.
Mr. Ernst Hall of the Effluent Guidelines Division who provided
project guidance and valuable insights throughout the study.
The personnel of Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, particularly
Dr. James Buzzell, Dr. Donald Washington and Mr. Garry Aronberg,
who directed and performed much of the work associated with this
study.
Ms. Ellen Gonter and Ms. Linda Deans of the Analytical Services
Laboratory of NUS Corporation.
Mr. Jack Eagan of Vulcan Materials Company and the Aluminum
Recycling Association, and Mr. Seymour G. Epstein of the Aluminum
Association.
We acknowledge with appreciation the hundreds of nonferrous
metals industry personnel who completed data collection
portfolios and assisted during sampling visits.
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SECTION XIII
REFERENCES
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Effluents for Priority Pollutants, USEPA Environmental Monitoring
and Support Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH 45268 (March, 1977,
revised April, 1977).
2. "Mineral Facts and Problems," Bureau of Mines Bulletin 667,
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3. Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and
New Source Performance Standards for the Primary Aluminum
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Agency (March, 1974) .
4. Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and
New Source Performance Standards for the Secondary Aluminum
Subcategory, EPA-400/l-74-019e, Environmental Protection Agency
(March, 1974).
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Guidelines and Proposed New Source Performance Standards for the
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(February, 1975) .
6. Development Document for Interim Final Effluent Limitations
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Lead Segment, EPA-440/l-75/032a, Environmental Protection Agency
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9. Draft Development Document for Effluent Limitations
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Environmental Protection Agency (March, 1977).
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10. "Natural Resources Defense Council v. Train," Environmental
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(1968) .
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Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy," Analytical Chemistry,
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23. Study of Selected Pollutant Parameters in Publicly Owned
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