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Management
of the disposal of PCBs. Under what Government Regulations
are the disposal of PCBs controlled |
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Provincial governments
are directly concerned with PCBs once they become
"waste".
In British Columbia:
- The Waste Management Act and its Special
Waste Regulations
PCB disposal is under federal control, in accordance
with CEPA, when involving federal facilities and
regulation of movement of PCBs into and out of
Canada and across provincial boundaries.
There is also federal control of contaminated
sites, when applicable through:
- Section 36(3) of the Fisheries Act.
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)
- Migratory Birds Convention Act
PCB waste is considered hazardous waste when
PCBs are in a concentration above 50 ppm.
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Control at State
level via control orders and other environmental
and health laws |
| Taiwan |
Toxic Chemical
Substances Control Act (1986, revised 1997)
According to the Waste Disposal Act, all PCBs containing
capacitors and transformers not in use should be
immediately removed, reported as a hazardous waste,
and properly disposed by an authorized hazardous
waste clearance/disposal contractor (only 2 in Taiwan). |
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| Japan |
The Waste Disposal
and Public Cleaning Law
PCBs was defined as the industry waste in "The Waste
Disposal and Public Cleaning Law" that promulgated
in 1971. PCBs or PCBs-containing substance was designated
as Special Management Waste by this Law in 1992,
and regulated to constitution of irresponsibility
for PCBs management, the rightness treatment, and
submission of treatment report. In 1997, the high
temperature treatment techniques that accepted at
the fast were added the chemical treatment techniques. |
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To set the permitted value for PCBs content in
waste materials at 50mg/kg in 1991.
PCBs wastes that are not suitably treated must
be collectively and safely stored or sealed at
designated sites according to the instructions
of the relevant authorities.
To dispose of wasted materials with PCBs content
of 50-500mg/kg at designated dump sites or landfills.
Those with PCBs content above 500mg/kg must be
disposed of by using high temperature combustion
technology.
To include PCBs in the list of "National Hazardous
Substances" and to introduce new regulations for
their control in 1998.
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All PCBs-related wastes are subjected to
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Factories have to apply to the relevant
authorities for approval for the use of PCBs. |
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To ban the transit of PCBs wastes through
Chinese territory. |
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