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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Program

PCBs are mixtures of man-made chemicals with similar chemical structures. PCBs can range from oily liquids to waxy solids. Due to their non-flammability, chemical stability, high boiling point and electrical insulating properties, PCBs were used in hundreds of industrial and commercial applications including electrical, heat transfer, and hydraulic equipment; as plasticizers in paints, plastics and rubber products; in pigments, dyes and carbonless copy paper and many other applications. More than 1.5 billion pounds of PCBs were manufactured in the United States prior to cessation of production in 1977.

Concern over the toxicity and persistence (chemical stability) in the environment of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) led Congress in 1976 to enact Section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that included among other things, prohibitions on the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of PCBs. Thus, TSCA legislated true "cradle to grave" (i.e., from manufacture to disposal) management of PCBs in the United States. 

EPA provides various paths for the public to access information about PCBs.  On this website you may access information about PCBs and their health effects.  If you would like to learn more about the laws and regulations that govern PCBs, EPA maintains a listing of the laws and regulations applicable to PCBs.  If you have a question about the PCB regulations, EPA has developed interpretive guidance in the format of question and answer documents.  EPA maintains lists of approved companies that handle PCB wastes.  This lists include: storage and disposal companies, alternative decontamination procedures and scrap metal recovery ovens.  EPA also maintains two databases - PCB Activity Database (PADS) and Transformer Registration and applicable forms.

This website also links to other EPA and Federal web pages containing information about PCBs and other waste programs.

 

Region 4 - TSCA Approved PCB Storage and Disposal Facilities

 

 

For PCB Enforcement Questions Contact:

Raj Aiyar
North Enforcement and Compliance Section (AL, NC, TN, KY)
RCRA Division
EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth St., SW.,
Atlanta, Ga. 30303-8960

Phone: (404) 562-8993
e-mail: aiyar.raj@epa.gov

Randy Jackson
South Enforcement and Compliance Section (GA, FL, MS, SC)
RCRA Division
EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth St., SW.,
Atlanta, Ga. 30303-8960

Phone: (404) 562-8464
e-mail: jackson.randy@epa.gov

For PCB Clean-up Questions Contact:

Ken Feely
Permitting and State Programs Section
RCRA Division
EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth St. SW

Phone: (404) 562-8512
email: feely.ken@epa.gov

For PCB Approvals Contact:

Terri Crosby-Vega
Permitting and State Programs Section
RCRA Division
EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960

Phone: (404) 562-8497
email: crosby-vega.terri@epa.gov

Regional PCB Coordinator:

Ken Feely
Permitting and State Programs Section
RCRA Division
EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960

Phone: (404) 562-8512
email: feely.ken@epa.gov

 

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