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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

PREFACE

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1.11.21.31.4

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2.12.1.12.1.22.1.32.1.42.1.52.1.62.22.2.12.2.2

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3.13.23.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.43.53.6

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INTRODUCTION 1

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PurposeFederal Legislative MandatePCB Waste DefinitionAvailability of Storage and Destruction Facilities

DECOMMISSIONING AND DECONT AMINATION

Decom missioningPurpose of DecommissioningNotification and ApprovalPlanning and MobilizationProtective Clothing and ApparatusDecommissioning ProceduresSite CleanupDecontamina tionDecontamination by Solvent ExtractionRetrofilling

STORAGE 15

SitingAccess to SiteDesignVentilationContainmentPrevention of Water ContaminationContainersOutside StorageOperation of a Storage FacilityFire ProtectionMaintenance and Inspection

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4.14.1.14.1.24.1.34.24.34.3.14.3.24.3.3

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5.15.25.35.45.5

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6.16.26.2.16.2.26.2.36.2.46.2.5

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7.17.27.2.17.2.27.2.37.37.3.17.3.27.4

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LABELLING AND RECORD KEEPING

Labelling of In-service EquipmentAskarel EquipmentPCB-contaminated EquipmentDrums Containing High Concentration PCBsLabelling of PCB WasteRecord Keeping and RetentionRecord Keeping for In-service EquipmentRecord Keeping in Storage and DisposalReporting Requirements

TRANSPORT ATION

DefinitionsExemptionsSafety Marking and DocumentationPackagingSafety During Transport

DISPOSAL OF PCBs

GeneralTechnologiesLiquid Injection IncineratorsRotary Kiln IncineratorsHigh Efficiency BoilersDechlorination Using Sodium-based ProcessesDisposal Priorities

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND PROCEDURES

Emergency Preparedness through Emergency PlanningEmergency Procedures for PCB SpillsGeneral Spill Cleanup ProceduresSpecific Cleanup ProceduresPersonal Safety Equipment and First AidEmergency Procedures for Fires Involving PCBsProtective ClothingCleanup ProceduresEmergency Response to a Transportation Accident

REFERENCES

SYNOPSIS OF THE INTERIM ORDER RESPECTINGCHLOROBIPHENYLS UNDER THE CanadianEnvironmental Contaminants Act

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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