§726.APPENDIX L. Nickel or Chromium-Bearing Materials that May be Processed in Exempt Nickel-Chromium Recovery Furnaces

a)         Exempt nickel or chromium-bearing materials when generated by manufacturers or users of nickel, chromium, or iron.

 

            Baghouse bags

 

            Raney nickel catalyst

 

            Floor sweepings

 

            Air filters

 

            Electroplating bath filters

 

            Wastewater filter media

 

            Wood Pallets

 

            Disposable clothing (coveralls, aprons, hats, and gloves)

 

            Laboratory samples and spent chemicals

 

            Shipping containers and plastic liners from containers or vehicles used to transport nickel or chromium-containing wastes

 

            Respirator cartridge filters

 

            Paper hand towels

 

b)         Exempt nickel or chromium-bearing materials when generated by any industry.

 

            Electroplating wastewater treatment sludges (F006)

 

            Nickel or chromium-containing solutions

 

            Nickel or chromium-containing catalysts

 

            Nickel-cadmium and nickel-iron batteries

 

            Filter cake from wet scrubber system water treatment plants in the specialty steel industry

 

            Filter cake from nickel-chromium alloy pickling operations

 

(Source:  Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 3249, effective March 4, 2013)