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Summary

The polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) waste management plan was prepared between April 1994 and November 1995 as part of the National Strategy for the Management of Scheduled Wastes.

The National Strategy for the Management of Scheduled Waste, endorsed in 1993 by the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council, requires that the PCB management plan:

1. is based on a risk assessment of environmental and human health effects, and the social and economic impacts;
2. specifies threshold concentrations, threshold quantities and notifiable quantities of chemicals;
3. indicates dates for cessation of the generation of scheduled waste, for cessation of the use of ar ticles containing scheduled waste, and the disposal of scheduled waste; and
4. (takes into consideration the principles defined in the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment (IGAE).

While meeting the last three objectives, the National Advisory Body and the Scheduled Wastes Management Group found it not possible to obtain a risk assessment of the environmental and human health impacts and to address possible synergistic effects of PCBs and other substances in setting management provisions contained in this plan.

Download the PCBs management plan

The Polychlorinated Biphenyls Management Plan is available for downloading as a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view it.

• Download Polychlorinated Biphenyls Management Plan (biphenyls.pdf - 2 MB)

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