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Alkaline Cleaning

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-001043

Solution (bath), usually detergent, to remove lard, oil, and other such compounds from a metal surface. Alkaline cleaning is usually followed by a water rinse. The rinse may consist of single or multiple stage rinsing. For the purposes of this part, an alkaline cleaning operation is defined as a bath followed by a rinse, regardless of the number of rinse stages. Each alkaline cleaning bath and rinse combination is entitled to a discharge allowance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-001043
FieldEnvironment
References40 CFR 471.02 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001043",
  "term": "Alkaline Cleaning",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Solution (bath), usually detergent, to remove lard, oil, and other such compounds from a metal surface. Alkaline cleaning is usually followed by a water rinse. The rinse may consist of single or multiple stage rinsing. For the purposes of this part, an alkaline cleaning operation is defined as a bath followed by a rinse, regardless of the number of rinse stages. Each alkaline cleaning bath and rinse combination is entitled to a discharge allowance.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 471.02 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/alkaline-cleaning/"
}

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