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A Summary of EPA Rule on Certification and Training for Residential Deleading. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Rule on Certification and Training for Residential Deleading was published 29 Aug 1996, in the FederalRegister, Vo161 (No. 169). The rule is the EPA's final response to the residential portion of Title X, signed by President Bush on 28 Oct 1992. The rule is limited to target housing and child-occupied public buildings. Other structures which have lead (Pb) paint on them are specifically excluded. These include bridges, superstructures, commercial buildings, and other public buildings. The rule is still of interest, however, because it may signal EPA's direction when it turns its attention to the superstructures part of its mandate. Cited: Compliance, Vol 5, 1996, p I-2, II [in English]. PHOTOCOPY ORDER NUMBER: 199702-$4-0008.
Steelmakers Doing Well with Environment. A report titled "Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Iron and Steel Industry" issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies was produced as the result of the formation of a partnership with the iron and steel industry to accelerate the development of technologies and processes that will improve the industry's energy efficiency and environmental performance. The report notes that more than 95% of the water used in producing and processing steel is now being recycled, discharge of air and water pollutants has been reduced by 90% over the past 20 years, solid waste production at a typical mill has been reduced by >80%, and most hazardous wastes once generated by the industry are now being recycled or recovered for reuse. Also, steel has an overall recycling rate of -55%, much higher than other materials and -70% of all purchased scrap is consumed by EAF/mini-mills. According to the report, the U.S. iron and steel industry has invested -$6 billion in pollution control systems. In a typical year, 15% of the industry's capital investments go toward environmental projects. M. Munzer. Cited: Am. Met. Mark., Vo1104 (suppl.), 23 Sept 1996, p 24-25 [in English]. ISSN 0002-9998. PHOTOCOPY ORDER NUMBER: 199702-$4-0006. Easier Slag Recycling in Wisconsin. Steel slag cannot be reused in steelmaking immediately, as it generally takes six months for the slag to cure. This six-month period has provoked legal controversy as to whether the slag is a commodity or a waste coproduct. The U.S. state of Wisconsin's Dept. of Natural Resources currently is reviewing the state's regulation of steel slag in proposed rules for Chapter NR 538 "Beneficial Use of Industrial Byproducts" (22 Aug 1996, draft). The state considers steel slag an "industrial byproduct" under the classification of "ferrous foundry slag." R.V. Chalfant. Cited: New Steel, Vol 12 (No. 11), Nov 1996, p 91 [in English]. ISSN 0897-4365. PHOTOCOPY ORDER NUMBER: 199702$4-0005. Metals Sector Upset at Shift in U.S. Policy. With less than two months before the next international meeting on global climate policy, many sectors of the metals industry are still ree
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