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Regulatory Information
Foundry Sand
Beneficial Reuse The page contains MPCA information on the beneficial reuse process. Foundry sand when used as a feed material for the manufacture of Portland cement is considered a “Standing Beneficial Use.”
Beneficial Reuse of Foundry Sand: A Review of State Practices and Regulations U.S. EPA report outlines existing state beneficial reuse programs, offers case studies examining "real-world" reuses of foundry sand, provides a scientific characterization of foundry sands, and suggests approaches to encourage increased future reuse. (2002, PDF: 39 pp, 294 KB)
FIRST-Foundry Industry Recycling Starts Today FIRST is the non-profit consortium focused on market development of sustainable options for recycling and beneficial reuse of foundry industry by-products, primarily foundry sands.
State Toolkit for Developing Beneficial Reuse Programs for Foundry Sand This assistance tool is designed to help state’s improve existing beneficial reuse programs or develop a beneficial reuse program that fits a state’s needs. (2006, PDF: 64 pp, 2.2 MB)
Other Resources
Casting Emissions Reduction Program (CERP) CERP helps the American metalcasting industry meet federal clean air standards by testing foundry products and process improvements in a real-world foundry environment, to advance emission measurement capabilities for stationary sources, and to perform research into leading edge energy technologies that could be used to support casting operations. The CERP facility is an independent applied research program that allows highly trained scientists and engineers to conduct air emissions testing in a real-world foundry environment.
Profile of the Metal Casting Industry U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developed this document to provide information of general interest regarding environmental issues associated with metalcasting. (1998, PDF: 159 pp, 1.28 MB)
The EPA has published a final area source rule for iron and steel foundries. EPA issued the standard based on generally available control technology (GACT) for the control of the following urban hazardous air pollutants (HAPs): chromium, lead, namganese, and nickel. The final rule set emission limits for large area source foundries and requires all area source foundries to comply with pollution prevention management practices and notification and record keeping requirements.
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