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PCB treatment

Author:     kasia
Text:       What is the most current, DOE approved, treatment of PCBs?

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Author:     Don Libby
Text:       PCBs can be found in electrical insulation used in transformers 
and other high power devices. If I had to find the proper way to dispose of 
them, I would call the Environmental Protection Agency for information on 
federal PCB disposal regulations, and would probably also have to check with 
state, local, county, etc. for applicable hazardous waste disposal 
regulations. This is a very general answer, I know, but I personally do not 
work for DOE and so cannot answer specifically about what they do with PCBs.

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