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Notice of Data Availability (NODA) – Land Disposal Restrictions: Treatment Standards for Mercury-Bearing Hazardous Waste
This Notice of Data Availability (NODA) makes publicly available two studies on the treatment of mercury wastes (68 FR 4481, January 29, 2003). The studies assess the conditions that affect the stability of waste residues resulting from the treatment of high mercury (greater than 260 mg/kg total mercury) wastes. Three reviewers independently peer reviewed these treatability studies, and the results of this peer review are also available through this NODA.
As a result of the investigation, EPA has concluded that changes to the existing national regulations for mercury treatment and recovery are impractical at this time. This notice also provides information on how to use the existing treatability variance procedures to make site-specific choices on alternatives to mercury recovery.