Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 13, 2026

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Dec 22, 2026
§ 420.111 - Specialized definitions.

(a) The term batch means those alkaline cleaning operations which process steel products such as coiled wire, rods, and tubes in discrete batches or bundles.

(b) The term continuous means those alkaline cleaning operations which process steel products other than in discrete batches or bundles.

source: 47 FR 23284, May 27, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 420.111