A question (12.12.17): Hello, As part of the power industry we come into contact with materials containing PCB’s. My question is prior to a sample being taken, therefore assuming it is indeed PCB contaminated, does that require the HazMat endorsement…
Q&A: Transportation of Transformer Oil with PCBs
A question from a past Onsite Training customer (4.20.15): Daniel, I have a question. We need to ship out a sample approximately a quart of transformer oil which contains 550 ppm PCBs. If the material is below the RQ value (see…
Q&A: PCBs and DEHP in Lighting Ballast
On February 12, 2015 a person who I assume to be a demolition contractor – not a customer of mine – asked a question through the Contact Me page of my website. I am working on a demolition project removing a…
City of Tacoma settles with EPA for violating federal rules on PCBs in used oil
Release Date: 09/30/2013 Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, EPA Region 10 Public Affairs, 206-295-4829, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov (Seattle – September 30, 2013) The City of Tacoma has settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal rules on used oil contaminated with toxic polychlorinated…
North Carolina Used Oil Recycling Business and Owner Plead Guilty to Unlawful Handling of PCB-Contaminated Used Oil and Other Crimes
Benjamin Franklin Pass, 60, and P&W Waste Oil Services Inc. of Wilmington, N.C., pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina for violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act, as well as for making false…
EPA Fines Phoenix Lamp Recycler More Than $70,000 for PCB Violations
News Release: 06/05/2013 For Immediate Release: June 5, 2013 Contact: Rusty Harris-Bishop, 415-972-3140, harris-bishop.rusty@epa.gov …