FAQ - Environmental Law

Did You Know...? Some Pollutants

We all know that lead and Freon, for example, are toxic substances that pollute our environment. There are literally scores of pollutants for which the law requires testing, and can get you in trouble if they are found to be generated by your business.

For example, here is a list of pollutants that Utah's state pollution agency tests in regulated industries:

Table I

Testing Requirements for Organic Toxic Pollutants by Industrial Category for Existing Dischargers.

	GC/MS fraction (1)
Industrial category	Volatile	Acid	Base	Pesticide
Adhesives and sealants	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Aluminum Forming	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Auto and Other Laundry	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Battery Manufacturing	(*)	...	(*)	...
Coal Mining	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Coil Coating	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Copper Forming	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Electric and Electronic Components	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Electroplating	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Explosives Manufacturing	...	(*)	(*)	...
Foundries	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Gum and Wood Chemicals	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Iron and Steel Manufacturing	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Leather Tanning and Finishing	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Mechanical Products Manufacturing	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Ore Mining	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Organic Chemicals Manufacturing	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Paint and Ink Formulation	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Pesticides	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Petroleum Refining	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Pharmaceutical Preparations	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Photographic Equipment and Supplies	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Plastic and Synthetic Materials Manufacturing	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Plastic Processing	(*)	...	...	...
Porcelain Enameling	(*)	...	(*)	(*)
Printing and Publishing	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Pulp and Paper Mills	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Rubber Processing	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Soap and Detergent Manufacturing	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Steam Electric Power Plant	(*)	(*)	(*)	...
Textile Mills	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
Timber Products Processing	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)

(1) The toxic pollutants in each fraction are listed in Table II.
* Testing required.

Table II

Organic Toxic Pollutants in Each of Four Fractions in Analysis by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS)

(a) Volatiles

	1V	acrolein
	2V	acrylonitrile
	3V	benzene
	4V	bis (chloromethyl) ether
	5V	bromoform
	6V	carbon tetrachloride
	7V	chlorobenzene
	8V	chlorodibromomethane
	9V	chloroethane
	10V	2-chloroethylvinyl ether
	11V	chloroform
	12V	dichlorobromomethane
	13V	dichlorodifluoromethane
	14V	1,1-dichloroethane
	15V	1,2-dichloroethane
	16V	1,1-dichloroehtylene
	17V	1,2-dichloropropane
	18V	1,2-dichloropropylene
	19V	ethylbenzene
	20V	methyl bromide
	21V	methyl chloride
	22V	methoylene chloride
	23V	1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
	24V	tetrachloroethylene
	25V	toluene
	26V	1,2-trans-dichloroethylene
	27V	1,1,1-trichloroethane
	28V	1,1,2-trichloroethane
	29V	trichloroethylene
	30V	trichlorofluoromethane
	31V	vinyl chloride

(b) Acid Compounds

	1A	2-chlorophenol
	2A	2,4-dichlorophenol
	3A	2,4-dimethylphenol
	4A	4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
	5A	2,4-dinitrophenol
	6A	2-nitrophenol
	7A	4-nitrophenol
	8A	p-chloro-m-cresol
	9A	pentachlorophenol
	10A	phenol
	11A	2,4,6-trichlorophenol

	1B	acenaphthene
	2B	acenaphthylene
	3B	anthracene
	4B	benzidine
	5B	benzo(a)anthracene
	6B	benzo(a)pyrene
	7B	3,4-benzofluoranthene
	8B	benzo(ghi)perylene
	9B	benzo(k)fluoranthene
	10B	bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane
	11B	bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
	12B	bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
	13B	bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
	14B	4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
	15B	butylbenzyl phthalate
	16B	2-chloronaphthanlene
	17B	4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
	18B	chrysene
	19B	dibenxo(a,h)anthracene
	20B	1,2-dichlorobenzen
	21B	1,3-dichlorobenzene
	22B	1,4-dichlorobenzene
	23B	3,3-dichlorobenzidine
	24B	diethyl phthalate
	25B	dimethyl phtahalate
	26B	di-n-butyl phthalate
	27B	2,4-dinitrotoluene
	28B	2,6-dinitrotoluene
	29B	di-n-octyl phthalate
	30B	1,2-diphenylhydrazine (as azobenzene)
	31B	fluoranthene
	32B	fluorene
	33B	hexachlorobenzene
	34B	hexachlorobutadiene
	35B	hexachlorocyclopentadiene
	36B	hexachloroethane
	37B	indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene
	38B	isophorone
	39B	naphthalene
	40B	nitrobenzene
	41B	N-nitrosodimethylamine
	42B	N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
	43B	N-nitrosodiphenylamine
	44B	phenanthrene
	45B	pyrene
	46B	1,2,4-trichlorobenzene

(d) Pesticides

	1P	aldrin
	2P	alpha-BHC
	3P	beta-BHC
	4P	gamma-BHC
	5P	delta-BHC
	6P	chlordane
	7P	4,4'-DDT
	8P	4,4'-DDE
	10P	dieldrin
	11P	alpha-endosulfan
	12P	beta-endosulfan
	13P	endosulfan sulfate
	14P	endrin
	15P	endrin aldehyde
	16P	heptachlor
	17P	heptachlor epoxide
	18P	PCB-1242
	19P	PCB-1254
	20P	PCB-1221
	21P	PCB-1232
	22P	PCB-1248
	23P	PCB-1260
	24P	PCB-1016
	25P	toxaphene

Table III

Other Toxic Pollutants; Metals, Cyanide, and Total Phenols

Antimony, Total
Arsenic, Total
Beryllium, Total
Cadmium, Total
Chromium, Total
Copper, Total
Lead, Total
Mercury, Total
Nickel, Total
Selenium, Total
Silver, Total
Thallium, Total
Zinc, Total
Cyanide, Total
Phenols, Total

Table IV

Conventional and Non-conventional Pollutants required to be tested by Existing Dischargers if expected to be Present

Bromide
Chlorine, Total Residual
Color
Fecal Coliform
Fluoride
Nitrate-Nitrite
Nitrogen, Total Organic
Oil and Grease
Phosphorus, Total
Radioactivity
Sulfate
Sulfide
Sulfite
Surfactants
Aluminum, Total
Barium, Total
Boron, Total
Cobalt, Total
Iron, Total
Magnesium, Total
Molybdenum, Total
Manganese, Total
Tin, Total
Titanium, Total

Table V

Toxic Pollutants and Hazardous Substances required to be identified by Existing Dischargers if expected to be Present

(a) Toxic Pollutants - Asbestos

(b) Hazardous Substances:

Acetaldehyde
Allyl alcohol
Allyl chloride
Amyl acetate
Aniline
Benzonitrile
Benzyl chloride
Butyl acetate
Butylamine
Captan
Carbaryl
Carbofuran
Carbon disulfide
Chlorpyrifos
Coumaphos
Cresol
Crotonaldehyde
Cyclohexane
2,4-D (2.4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid)
Diazinon
Dicamba
Dichlobenil
Dichlone
2,2-Dichloropropionic acid
Dichlorvos
Diethyl amine
Dimethyl amine
Dintrobenzene
Diquat
Disulfoton
Diuron
Epichloropydrin
Ethanolamine
Ethion
Ethylene diamine
Ethylene dibromide
Formaldehyde
Furfural
Guthion
Isoprene
Isopropanolamine dodecylbenzenesulfonate
Kelthane
Kepone
Malathion
Mercaptodimethur
Methoxychlor
Methyl mercaptan
Methyl methacrylate
Methyl parathion
Mevinphos
Mexacarbate
Monoethyl amine
Monomethyl amine
Naled
Naphthenic acid
Nitrotouene
Parathion
Phenolsulfanante
Phosgene
Propargite
Propylene oxide
Pyrethrins
Quinoline
Resorconol
Strontium
Strychnine
Styrene
2,4,5-T (2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy acetic acid)
TDE (Tetrachlorodiphenylethane)
2,4,5-TP (2-(2,4,5 - trichlorophenoxy) propanic acid)
Trichlorofan
Triethanolamine dodecylbenzenesulfonate
Triethylamine
Trimethylamine
Uranium
Vanadium
Vinyl Acetate
Xylene
Xylenol
Zirconium

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