Final Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry information page
links to fact sheets, regulations and technical documents for this industry URL: http://www.epa.gov/OST/guide/pharm.html Rate this site!
Background Information Document (BID)/Response to comments - Basis and Purpose Document for the NESHAP for Pharmaceuticals Production January 1997
The Basis and Purpose Document provides background information on, and the rationale for, decisions made by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) related to the proposed standards for the reduction of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emitted through the manufacture of pharmaceutical products covered by the source category. The source category includes processes used in chemical synthesis, formulation, fermentation, and extraction manufacturing operations. This document is intended to supplement the preamble for the proposed standards. URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pharma/pharmabid.pdf Rate this site!
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Statutory and Regulatory Summaries
This guide is a resource on Federal environmental regulations for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. This manual identifies and clarifies industry-specific regulatory information necessary to conduct a self-assessment. This document describes portions of environmental statutes that may apply to the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry and summarizes regulatory requirements of each. URL: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sector s/pharma.pdf Rate this site!
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Profile of the Pharmaceutical Industry
One of a series of general interest guides (notebooks) that provide information regarding industry-specific manufacturing processes and pollution issues. This notebook covers facilities that manufacture pharmaceuticals, focusing primarily on medicinals and botanicals, and pharmaceutical preparations. URL: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sector s/notebooks/pharmaceutical.html Rate this site!