40 C.F.R. § 279.82

Use as a dust suppressant.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 139 wordsSubsections: 1Official source

Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 279.82 (2026)

(a) The use of used oil as a dust suppressant is prohibited, except when such activity takes place in one of the states listed in paragraph (c) of this section. (b) A State may petition (e.g., as part of its authorization petition submitted to EPA under § 271.5 of this chapter or by a separate submission) EPA to allow the use of used oil (that is not mixed with hazardous waste and does not exhibit a characteristic other than ignitability) as a dust suppressant. The State must show that it has a program in place to prevent the use of used oil/hazardous waste mixtures or used oil exhibiting a characteristic other than ignitability as a dust suppressant. In addition, such programs must minimize the impacts of use as a dust suppressant on the environment. (c) List of States. [Reserved]
Cross-references to the CFR
271.5
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