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Pollution Prevention Opportunities |
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Project Name
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Project ID
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Applicable Shop or Process
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Waste Stream/ Toxic Chemical Reduced |
Hierarchy
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Procurement, Storage, and Distribution of Hazardous Materials (Supply) |
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Implement a Consolidated Procurement and Distribution Center Program |
1-1-1 |
Supply; will also impact all shops on base |
Expired shelf-life waste; miscellaneous chemicals |
Reduce |
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Vehicle, Vessel, Aircraft, and Equipment Maintenance and Repair |
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Fluids Change Out |
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By-Pass Oil Filters for Engines |
2-1-1 |
Oil changes on vehicle, vessel, and large equipment |
Used oil, full-flow filter waste |
Reduce |
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Used Oil and Antifreeze Contractor |
2-1-2 |
Oil changes on vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Used oil, waste antifreeze |
Off-line recycling or reuse |
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Vehicle Fluids Vacuum Bleeder |
2-1-3 |
Oil and antifreeze changes on vehicles and equipment |
Used oil, waste antifreeze |
Reduce |
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Oil Testing Program for Motor Oil |
2-1-4 |
Oil changes on vessels, aircraft, large vehicles, and large equipment |
Used oil |
Reduce |
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Temporary Fuel Container (Bowser) |
2-1-5 |
Engine overhauls on vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Waste fuel |
Reduce |
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Reclamation of Contaminated Fuel by Filtration |
2-1-6 |
Engine overhauls on vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Waste fuel |
Off-line recycling |
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Oil Filter Cutter |
2-1-7 |
Oil changes on vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Waste oil filters |
Off-line recycling |
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Antifreeze Recycler |
2-1-8 |
Antifreeze changes on vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Waste antifreeze |
Off-line recycling |
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Used-Oil-Fired Space Heater |
2-1-9 |
Oil changes on vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Used oil |
Reuse |
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Burning Used Oil in On-site Boilers and Furnaces |
2-1-10 |
Oil changes on vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Used oil |
Reuse |
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Parts Cleaning |
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Dry Media Blasting |
2-2-1 |
Maintenance and overhaul of vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Chemical cleaners (acids, bases, and solvents) use and waste |
Reduce |
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Hot Water Washers |
2-2-2 |
Maintenance and overhaul of vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Solvent use and waste |
Reduce |
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Filtered Solvent Parts Washers |
2-2-3 |
Maintenance and overhaul of vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Solvent use and waste |
On-line recycling |
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Centralized Still |
2-2-4 |
Maintenance and overhaul of vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Solvent use and waste |
Off-line recycling |
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Air Conditioning Maintenance and Repair |
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Conversion to R-134a System |
2-3-1 |
Operation of vehicle air conditioning |
Freon 12 use and release |
Reduce |
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Reclamation Units For AC Servicing |
2-3-2 |
Maintenance and repair of vehicle air conditioning |
Freon 12 use, release, and waste |
On-line recycling |
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Battery Replacement |
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Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Program |
2-4-1 |
Replacement of batteries on vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and equipment |
Spent batteries |
Off-line recycling |
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Fueling |
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles |
2-5-1 |
Fueling and operation of vehicles on the station |
Toxic chemical (toluene, benzene, xylene, and ethylbenzene) use and releases |
Reduce |
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Stage II - Vapor Recovery |
2-5-2 |
Fueling of vehicles on the station |
Toxic chemical (toluene, benzene, xylene, and ethylbenzene) use and releases |
Reduce |
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Welding |
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Propane Cylinder Recycling System |
2-6-1 |
Welding shop |
Propane bottles |
Treatment |
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Paint Booth Activities |
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Paint Removal and Surface Preparation |
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Replace MEK for Wipe Down |
3-1-1 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
MEK, rags |
Reduce |
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Dry Media Blasting |
3-1-2 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Chemical paint stripper |
Reduce |
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Lease Plastic Blasting Media (PMB) |
3-1-3 |
Aircraft and Vehicle Painting |
PMB waste |
Off-line recycling |
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CO2 Blasting |
3-1-4 |
Aircraft and Vehicle Painting |
Chemical or dry blasting waste |
Reduce |
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Shaker Screens For Abrasive Blasting Booths |
3-1-5 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Dry media waste |
On-line recycling |
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Paint Mixing and Application |
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Variable Ratio Paint Proportioning System |
3-2-1 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Paint residue after job |
Reduce |
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HVLP Paint Guns |
3-2-2 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Paint use, filter waste |
Reduce |
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Electrostatic Paint Guns |
3-2-3 |
Aircraft, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Paint use, filter waste |
Reduce |
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Use of High Solids Paint |
3-2-4 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Toxic chemicals in paint |
Reduce |
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Replacing Wet Filter Systems With Dry Systems |
3-2-5 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Wet filter sludge and wastewater |
Reduce |
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Vehicle Paint Mixing System |
3-2-6 |
Vehicle Painting |
Paint residue after job and expired shelf-life paint |
Reduce |
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Herculite For Masking |
3-2-7 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, and Vehicle Painting |
Masking paper |
Reduce |
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Improved-Resistance Floor Covering |
3-2-8 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Floor and wall paper |
Reduce |
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Proper Paint-Storage |
3-2-9 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Frozen paint |
Reduce |
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Donation of Unused Paint |
3-2-10 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Expired shelf-life paints |
Reuse |
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Computerized Decal Machine |
3-2-11 |
Aircraft Painting |
Paint use and waste |
Reduce |
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Small Pressure Cups |
3-2-12 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Paint waste |
Reduce |
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Cleaning of Painting Equipment |
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Small Stills For Thinner Recovery |
3-3-1 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Thinner |
In-line recycling |
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Filtered Paint Gun Cleaners |
3-3-2 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Thinner |
Reduce |
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Use Two-Stage Cascade Of Thinner |
3-3-3 |
Aircraft, Ship and Boat, Vehicle, and Buoy Painting |
Thinner |
Reduce |
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Aerosol Painting |
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Aerosol Can Puncturing Device |
3-4-1 |
All aerosol can painting |
Aerosol cans |
Treatment |
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Decal Machine |
3-4-2 |
All aerosol paint stenciling |
Aerosol paint |
Reduce |
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Ink Stencils |
3-4-3 |
All aerosol paint stenciling |
Aerosol paint |
Reduce |
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Low Toxic-Chemical Aerosol Paint |
3-4-4 |
All aerosol can painting |
Toxic chemicals in paint |
Reduce |
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Bilge Water/Oily-Water Wastes |
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On-Shore Package Oil-Water Separator |
4-1-1 |
Ships |
Oily-water wastes |
Treatment |
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Microbial Treatment of Oily Wastes |
4-1-2 |
Ships |
Oily-water wastes |
Treatment |
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Catch Pans to Prevent Equipment Oils From Dripping Into Bilges |
4-1-3 |
Ships |
Oily-water wastes |
Reduce |
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Spill and Leak Clean Up |
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Absorbent Pads and Sheets |
5-1-1 |
Various shops and processes |
Cleanup waste |
Reduce |
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Powder Absorbent Material |
5-1-2 |
Various shops and processes |
Cleanup waste |
Reduce |
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Explosion-Proof Vacuums |
5-1-3 |
Various shops and processes |
Cleanup waste |
Reduce |
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Absorbent Pad Wringers |
5-1-4 |
Various shops and processes |
Absorbent pad waste |
Off-line recycling |
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On-Site Rag Cleaning |
5-1-5 |
Various shops and processes |
Rag waste |
Off-line recycling |
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Off-Site Rag Cleaning |
5-1-6 |
Various shops and processes |
Rag waste |
Off-line recycling |
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Facilities Maintenance Activities |
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Building Painting |
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Facility Paint Mixing System |
6-1-1 |
Facilities Engineering - Paint Shop |
Expired shelf-life paint |
Reduce |
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Paint Reblending Contract |
6-1-2 |
Facilities Engineering - Paint Shop |
Expired shelf-life paint |
Off-line recycling |
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Substitute Latex Paints for Enamel Building Paint |
6-1-3 |
Facilities Engineering - Paint Shop |
Paint solvents |
Reduce |
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Donate Excess Architectural Paint |
6-1-4 |
Facilities Engineering - Paint Shop |
Expired shelf-life paint |
Reuse |
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Road and Airfield Striping |
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Tape For Road Striping |
6-2-1 |
Facilities Engineering - Paint Shop |
Traffic paint use and waste |
Reduce |
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Air Conditioner and Cold-Storage Repair and Recharging |
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Replace Non-Class I ODC Air Conditioning Systems |
6-3-1 |
Facilities Engineering |
Toxic Refrigerant leaks |
Reduce |
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Retrofit Non-Class I ODC Cold Storage Systems |
6-3-2 |
Facilities Engineering |
Toxic Refrigerant leaks |
Reduce |
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Oil-Water Separator Maintenance |
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Use of Dry Absorbents Rather Than Floor Washing and Wise Pumping |
6-4-1 |
Facilities Engineering |
Oil and sludge from oil-water separators |
Reduce |
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Mercury Light Tube Replacement |
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Mercury Light Tube Crusher With Off-Site Recycling |
6-5-1 |
Facilities Engineering and Ship Maintenance |
Fluorescent and mercury light tubes |
Off-line recycling |
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Metal Finishing Activities |
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Immersion Cleaning |
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Filtered Solvent Units |
7-1-1 |
All shops with an immersion cleaning vat |
Immersion solvent |
Reduce |
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Hot Water Washers |
7-1-2 |
All shops with an immersion cleaning vat |
Immersion solvent |
Reduce |
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Centralized Still |
7-1-3 |
All shops with an immersion cleaning vat |
Immersion solvent |
Off-line recycling |
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Aqueous Solution Recycler |
7-1-4 |
All shops with aqueous cleaners |
Aqueous solution |
Off-line recycling |
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Hermetically-Sealed Vapor Degreasers Fit With Distillation Unit |
7-1-5 |
All shops with a vapor degreaser |
Vapor degreaser solvent |
Reduce |
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Dry Media Blasting Cabinet |
7-1-6 |
Metal-finishing shop |
Caustic and solvent cleaners |
Reduce |
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Improvements to Vapor Degreasing Equipment and Process |
7-1-7 |
All shops with a vapor degreaser |
Vapor degreaser solvent |
Reduce |
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Thermal Cleaning System |
7-1-8 |
Metal-finishing shop |
Caustic and solvent cleaners |
Reduce |
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Surface Preparation |
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Improvements to Decrease Chemical Drag-Out; Reduce Frequency of Rinse Water Change Out |
7-2-1 |
Metal-finishing shop |
Rinsewater dumps |
Reduce |
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Reduce Rinse Water Use; Use of Rinse Water as Chemical Solution Make Up |
7-2-2 |
Metal-finishing shop |
Rinsewater dumps |
Reduce |
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Purification of Chemical Solution Baths |
7-2-3 |
Metal-finishing shop |
Chemical bath dumps |
Treatment |
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Recovery of Metals From Rinsewater |
7-2-4 |
Metal-finishing shop |
Rinsewater dumps |
Treatment |
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Improvements to Metal Finishing Bath Equipment and Processes; Reduce Chemical Solution Change Out |
7-2-5 |
Metal-finishing shop |
Rinsewater dumps |
Reduce |
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Electronics Maintenance Activities |
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Battery Replacement |
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Rechargeable Alkaline and NiCd Batteries |
8-1-1 |
All shops that use alkaline or NiCd batteries |
Alkaline and NiCd Batteries |
On-line recycling |
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Off-Site Recycling of NiCd Batteries |
8-1-2 |
All shops that use NiCd batteries |
NiCd Batteries |
Off-line recycling |
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Contact Cleaning |
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Compressed-Air Cleaning |
8-2-1 |
Electronics maintenance shops |
Aerosol circuit cleaners |
Reduce |
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Aerosol-Can Puncturing Device |
8-2-2 |
Electronics maintenance shops |
Aerosol cans |
Treatment |
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Photographic Processing Activities |
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Silver Recovery and Wastewater Discharge |
9-1-1 |
Photographic processing shop |
Developing machine effluent |
Treatment |
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Digital Imaging |
9-1-2 |
Photographic processing shop |
Photographic chemicals |
Reduce |
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Direct Discharge of Non-Hazardous Expired Shelf-Life Chemicals |
9-1-3 |
Photographic processing shop |
Photographic chemicals |
Treatment |
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