Conventional pollutant

A conventional pollutant is a term used in the USA to describe a water pollutant that is amenable to treatment by a municipal sewage treatment plant. A basic list of conventional pollutants is defined in the U.S. Clean Water Act.^[1] The list has been amended in regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency:

biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
fecal coliform bacteria
oil and grease
pH (exceeding regulatory limits)
total suspended solids (TSS).^[2]

The Secondary Treatment Regulation contains national discharge standards for BOD, pH and TSS, applicable to sewage treatment plants in the U.S.^[3]

References

^ Clean Water Act sec. 304(a)(4), 33 U.S.C. § 1314(a)(4).
^ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Washington, DC. "Conventional pollutants." 40 CFR 401.16 Code of Federal Regulations. 1979-09-10.
^ EPA. "Secondary treatment." 40 CFR 133.102 Code of Federal Regulations. 1984-10-16.

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[1] Clean Water Act sec. 304(a)(4), 33 U.S.C. § 1314(a)(4).

[2] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Washington, DC. "Conventional pollutants." 40 CFR 401.16 Code of Federal Regulations. 1979-09-10.

[3] EPA. "Secondary treatment." 40 CFR 133.102 Code of Federal Regulations. 1984-10-16.

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