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Petroleum Refining Effluent Guidelines Studies and Guidance

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Detailed Study of the Petroleum Refining Category – 2019 Report (PDF)(60 pp, 1 MB, September 2019, 821-R-19-008)
Technical Support Document for the 2004 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan; Section 7: Petroleum Refining (PDF)(127 pp, 622 K, August 2004, 821-R-04-014)
Preliminary Data Summary for the Petroleum Refining Category (PDF)(132 pp, 3 MB, April 1996, 821-R-96-01)
Guide for the Application of Effluent Limitations Guidelines for the Petroleum Refining Industry (PDF)(246 pp, 13 MB, June 1985)