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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Guidance for Sampling Certain Types of Wastes Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

This document provides visual guidance to help users understand how to sample certain types of PCB waste (e.g., natural gas pipelines, PCB remediation waste after cleanup, non-porous surfaces, and PCB bulk product waste) as described in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in part 761 subparts M, O, P and R.

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