(a) This
section applies to the owner or operator of a facility that uses or applies one
or more of the following at the facility on or after January 1, 2012:
(1) An adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or
sealant primer subject to the VOC content limits in Table V.
(2) An adhesive or sealant product applied to
the listed substrate subject to the VOC content limits in Table VI.
(3) A surface preparation solvent or cleanup
solvent.
(b) On or after
January 1, 2012, an owner or operator of a facility may not use or apply at the
facility an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer that exceeds
the applicable VOC content limit in Table V or VI, except as provided elsewhere
in this section.
(c) On or after
January 1, 2012, an owner or operator of a facility may not use or apply at the
facility a surface preparation or cleanup solvent that exceeds the applicable
VOC content limit or composite partial vapor pressure requirements of this
section, except as provided elsewhere in this section.
(d) The VOC content limits in Table VI for
adhesives or sealants applied to particular substrates apply as follows:
(1) If an owner or operator of a facility
uses or applies at the facility an adhesive or sealant subject to a specific
VOC content limit in Table V, the specific limit is applicable rather than the
adhesive-to-substrate limit in Table VI.
(2) If an owner or operator of a facility
uses or applies at the facility an adhesive to bond dissimilar substrates
together, the applicable substrate category with the highest VOC content limit
is the limit for this use.
(e) An owner or operator of a facility
subject to this section using or applying a surface preparation solvent or
cleanup solvent at the facility may not:
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2) for single-ply roof membrane, use materials
containing VOCs for surface preparation, unless the VOC content of the surface
preparation solvent is less than 70 grams per liter of material or 0.6 pound of
VOC per gallon of material.
(2) Use
materials containing VOCs for surface preparation or cleanup when applying
single-ply roof membrane, unless the composite partial vapor pressure,
excluding water and exempt compounds, of the surface preparation solvent or
cleanup solvent is less than or equal to 45 mm mercury at 20° C.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (f), use
cleanup solvent materials containing VOCs for the removal of adhesives,
sealants, adhesive primers or sealant primers from surfaces, other than from
the parts of spray application equipment, unless the composite partial vapor
pressure of the solvent is less than or equal to 45 mm mercury at 20°
C.
(f) Removal of an
adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer from the parts of spray
application equipment shall be performed by one or more of the following
methods:
(1) Using an enclosed cleaning
system, or an equivalent cleaning system as determined by the test method
identified in subsection (z).
(2)
Using a solvent with a VOC content less than or equal to 70 grams of VOC per
liter of material or 0.6 pound of VOC per gallon of material.
(3) Soaking parts containing dried adhesive
in a solvent if the composite partial vapor pressure of the solvent, excluding
water and exempt compounds, is less than or equal to 9.5 mm mercury at 20°
C and the parts and solvent are in a closed container that remains closed
except when adding parts to or removing parts from the
container.
(g) An owner
or operator of a facility using or applying at the facility an adhesive,
sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation solvent or
cleanup solvent subject to the VOC content limits of this section may comply
with the requirements of this section through the use of add-on air pollution
control equipment if the following requirements are met:
(1) The VOC emissions from the use of all
noncomplying as applied adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers, sealant primers,
surface preparation solvents and cleanup solvents subject to this section are
reduced by an overall efficiency of at least 85%, by weight.
(i) The capture efficiency of the system
shall be determined in accordance with subsection (y)(1).
(ii) The control efficiency of the system
shall be determined in accordance with subsection (y)(2).
(2) The combustion temperature is
continuously monitored and recorded daily if a thermal incinerator is
operated.
(3) Inlet and exhaust gas
temperatures are continuously monitored and recorded daily if a catalytic
incinerator is operated.
(4)
Control device efficiency is monitored continuously and recorded daily if a
carbon absorber or control device other than a thermal or catalytic incinerator
is operated.
(5) Operation records
sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this section are
maintained in accordance with subsections (o), (p) and (q).
(6) The following information is also
recorded and maintained:
(i) Daily records of
the volume used each day of each noncomplying as applied adhesive, sealant,
adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation solvent and cleanup
solvent.
(ii) Daily records of the
hours of operation of the add-on air pollution control equipment.
(iii) Records of all maintenance performed on
the add-on air pollution control equipment, including the date and type of
maintenance.
(7) The
control equipment is approved, in writing, by the Department in an operating
permit.
(8) The owner or operator
of a facility that intends to comply with this section using add-on air
pollution control equipment may apply to the Department for an extension to the
compliance date specified in subsections (a)-(c).
(i) The Department will approve the extension
request if the request meets the requirements in subparagraph (ii).
(ii) The extension request must:
(A) Be received, in writing, by January 1,
2012.
(B) Include the date by which
a permit application or request for plan approval will be submitted.
(C) Demonstrate to the Department's
satisfaction that an extension is necessary.
(iii) An extension will be automatically
revoked if the recipient fails to comply with its terms by the dates specified
in it.
(h) An
owner or operator of a facility subject to this section shall store or dispose
of all absorbent materials, including cloth or paper, which are moistened with
adhesives, sealants, primers, surface preparation solvents or cleanup solvents
subject to this section, in nonabsorbent containers at the facility that are
kept closed except when placing materials in or removing materials from the
container.
(i) An owner or operator
of a facility subject to this section may not solicit, require or specify the
use or application of an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer,
surface preparation solvent or cleanup solvent if the use or application would
result in a violation of this section, unless the emissions are controlled
through the use of add-on air pollution control equipment as specified in
subsection (g). The prohibition of this subsection applies to all written or
oral contracts created on or after January 1, 2012, under which an adhesive,
sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation solvent or
cleanup solvent subject to this section is to be used or applied at a facility
in this Commonwealth.
(j) An owner
or operator of a facility subject to this section who uses or applies an
adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer subject to this section
may not add solvent to the adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer
in an amount in excess of the manufacturer's recommendation for application, if
this addition causes the adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer
to exceed the applicable VOC content limit listed in Table V or VI, unless the
emissions are controlled through the use of add-on air pollution control
equipment as specified in subsection (g).
(k) This section does not apply to the use or
application of the following compounds or products:
(1) Adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or
sealant primers being tested or evaluated in a research and development,
quality assurance or analytical laboratory, if records are maintained as
required in subsections (p) and (q).
(2) Adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or
sealant primers that are subject to other sections in this chapter or Chapter
130 (relating to standards for products).
(3) Adhesives and sealants that contain less
than 20 grams of VOC per liter of adhesive or sealant, less water and less
exempt compounds, as applied.
(4)
Cyanoacrylate adhesives.
(5)
Adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or sealant primers that are sold or
supplied by the manufacturer or supplier in containers with a net volume of 16
fluid ounces or less, or a net weight of 1 pound or less, except plastic cement
welding adhesives and contact adhesives.
(6) Contact adhesives that are sold or
supplied by the manufacturer or supplier in containers with a net volume of 1
gallon or less.
(l) This
section does not apply to the use of adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers,
sealant primers, surface preparation solvents or cleanup solvents in the
following operations:
(1) Tire repair
operations, if the label of the adhesive states, "For tire repair
only."
(2) The assembly, repair and
manufacture of aerospace components or undersea-based weapons
systems.
(3) The manufacture of
medical equipment.
(4) Plaque
laminating operations in which adhesives are used to bond clear, polyester
acetate laminate to wood with lamination equipment installed prior to July 1,
1992. An owner or operator claiming an exemption under this paragraph shall
record and maintain operational records sufficient to demonstrate compliance
with this exemption, in accordance with subsections (o)-(q).
(m) This section does not apply if
the total VOC emissions from all adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers and
sealant primers used or applied at the facility are less than 200 pounds or an
equivalent volume, per calendar year. An owner or operator of a facility
claiming exemption under this subsection shall record and maintain operational
records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with this exemption, in accordance
with subsections (o)-(q).
(n) This
section does not apply to the use or application of a noncomplying adhesive,
sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation solvent or
cleanup solvent if the total volume of noncomplying adhesives, sealants,
primers, surface preparation and cleanup solvents used or applied facility-wide
does not exceed 55 gallons per calendar year. An owner or operator of a
facility claiming exemption under this subsection shall record and maintain
operational records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with this exemption,
in accordance with subsections (o)-(q).
(o) Except as provided in subsection (p),
each owner or operator subject to this section shall maintain records
demonstrating compliance with this section, including the following
information:
(1) A list of each adhesive,
sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation solvent and
cleanup solvent product in use and in storage.
(2) A data sheet or material list which
provides the product name, manufacturer identification and use or material
application for each product included on the list required under paragraph
(1).
(3) The VOC content of each
product on the list required under paragraph (1), as supplied.
(4) Catalysts, reducers or other components
used and the mix ratio.
(5) The VOC
content or vapor pressure of each product on the list required by paragraph
(1), as applied, if solvent or other VOC is added to the product before
application.
(6) The volume
purchased or produced of each product on the list required under paragraph
(1).
(7) The monthly volume used or
applied as part of a manufacturing process at the facility of each product on
the list required under paragraph (1).
(p) For an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer
and sealant primer product subject to the laboratory testing exemption of
subsection (k)(1), the person conducting the testing shall make and maintain
records of all products used, including the following information:
(1) The product name.
(2) The product category of the material or
type of application.
(3) The VOC
content of the material.
(q) Records made to determine compliance with
this section shall be:
(1) Maintained onsite
for 5 years from the date the record is created.
(2) Made available to the Department upon
receipt of a written request.
(r) Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the VOC and solids content of nonaerosol adhesives (including one-part
moisture cure urethane adhesives and silicone adhesives), sealants, adhesive
primers, sealant primers, surface preparation solvents and cleanup solvents
shall be determined using one of the following:
(1) EPA Reference Method 24,
Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density,
Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings, found at
40 CFR
60, Subpart D, Appendix A, including updates
and revisions.
(2) SCAQMD Method
304, Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Various
Materials, SCAQMD, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765 USA,
including updates and revisions.
(s) The weight volatile matter content and
weight solids content for one-part or multiple part reactive adhesives, except
one-part moisture cure urethane adhesives and silicone adhesives, shall be
determined using the EPA Reference Method,
Determination of Weight
Volatile Matter Content and Weight Solids Content of Reactive
Adhesives, found at 40 CFR
63, Subpart PPPP, Appendix
A, including updates and revisions.
(t) The identity and concentration of exempt
organic compounds shall be determined using one of the following:
(1) ASTM D4457, Standard Test Method
for Determination of Dichloromethane and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane in Paints and
Coatings by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph, ASTM
International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA
19428-2959 USA including updates and revisions.
(2) SCAQMD Method 303, Determination
of Exempt Compounds, SCAQMD, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
USA, including updates and revisions.
(u) The VOC content of a plastic cement
welding adhesive or primer shall be determined using SCAQMD Method 316A,
Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Materials Used for
Pipes and Fittings, SCAQMD, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
USA, including updates and revisions.
(v) To determine if a diluent is a reactive
diluent, the percentage of the reactive organic compound that becomes an
integral part of the finished material shall be determined using SCAQMD Method
316A, Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Materials
Used for Pipes and Fittings, SCAQMD, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar,
CA 91765 USA, including updates and revisions.
(w) The composite partial vapor pressure of
organic compounds in cleaning materials shall be determined by the following
procedure:
(1) Quantifying the amount of each
compound in the blend using gas chromatographic analysis, using the following
methods:
(i) ASTM E260, Standard
Practice for Packed Column Gas Chromatography, ASTM International, 100
Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 USA, for
organic content, including updates and revisions.
(ii) ASTM D3792, Standard Test Method
for Water Content of Coatings by Direct Injection Into a Gas
Chromatograph, ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box
C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 USA, for water content, including
updates and revisions.
(2) Calculating the composite partial vapor
pressure using the following equation:
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Where:
PPc = VOC composite partial
vapor pressure at 20° C, in mm mercury.
Wi = Weight of the "i"th VOC
compound, in grams, as determined by ASTM E260.
Ww = Weight of water, in grams,
as determined by ASTM D3792.
We = Weight of the "e"th exempt
compound, in grams, as determined by ASTM E260.
MWi = Molecular weight of the
"i"th VOC compound, in grams per g-mole, as given in chemical reference
literature.
MWw = Molecular weight of water,
in grams per g-mole (18 grams per g-mole).
MWe = Molecular weight of the
"e"th exempt compound, in grams per g-mole, as given in chemical reference
literature.
VPi = Vapor pressure of the
"i"th VOC compound at 20° C, in mm mercury, as determined by subsection
(x).
(x) The vapor
pressure of each single component compound shall be determined from one or more
of the following:
(1) ASTM D2879,
Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure-Temperature Relationship and
Initial Decomposition Temperature of Liquids by Isoteniscope, ASTM
International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA
19428-2959 USA, including updates and revisions.
(2) The most recent edition of one or more of
the following sources:
(i)
Vapour
Pressures of Pure Substances, Boublik, Elsevier Scientific Publishing
Company, New York.
(ii)
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Green and Perry,
McGraw-Hill Book Company.
(iii)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Press.
(iv)
Lange's Handbook of
Chemistry, McGraw-Hill Book Company.
(v) Additional sources approved by the SCAQMD
or other California air districts.
(y) If air pollution control equipment is
used to meet the requirements of this section, the owner or operator shall make
both of the following determinations:
(1) The
measurement of capture efficiency shall be conducted and reported in accordance
with the EPA Technical Document "Guidelines for Determining Capture
Efficiency," issued January 9, 1995.
(2) The control efficiency shall be
determined in accordance with one of the following:
(i) EPA Reference Method 25,
Determination of Total Gaseous Nonmethane Organic Emissions as
Carbon, found at 40
CFR
60, Subpart D, Appendix A, including
updates and revisions.
(ii) EPA
Reference Method 25A,
Determination of Total Gaseous Organic
Concentration Using a Flame Ionization Analyzer, found at
40 CFR
60, Subpart D, Appendix A, including updates
and revisions.
(iii) EPA Reference
Method 25B,
Determination of Total Gaseous Organic Concentration Using
a Nondispersive Infrared Analyzer, found at
40 CFR
60, Subpart D, Appendix A, including updates
and revisions.
(iv) CARB Method
100, Procedures for Continuous Gaseous Emission Stack
Sampling, California Air Resources Board, 1001 "I" Street, Post Office
Box 2815, Sacramento, CA 95812 USA, including updates and
revisions.
(z)
The active and passive solvent losses from the use of an enclosed spray gun
cleaning system or equivalent cleaning system, as listed in subsection (f)(1),
shall be determined using the SCAQMD method,
General Test Method for
Determining Solvent Losses from Spray Gun Cleaning Systems, dated
October 3, 1989, SCAQMD, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765 USA,
including updates and revisions.
(1) The test
solvent for this determination shall be a lacquer thinner with a minimum vapor
pressure of 105 mm of mercury at 20° C.
(2) The minimum test temperature shall be
15° C.
(aa) Another
test method may be used to determine the VOC or solids content of a product if
the request for approval of the test method meets the following requirements:
(1) The request is submitted to the
Department in writing.
(2) The
request demonstrates that the test method provides results that accurately
determine the concentration of VOCs in the product or its emissions.
(3) The Department approves the request in
writing.
(bb) For
adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer products that do not
contain reactive diluents, grams of VOC per liter of product thinned to the
manufacturer's recommendation, less water and exempt compounds, shall be
calculated according to the following equation:
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Where:
Ws = weight of volatile compounds, in grams.
Ww = weight of water, in grams.
We = weight of exempt compounds, in grams.
Vm = volume of material, in liters.
Vw = volume of water, in liters.
Ve = volume of exempt compounds, in liters.
(cc) For adhesive, sealant,
adhesive primer or sealant primer products that contain reactive diluents, the
VOC content of the product is determined after curing. The grams of VOC per
liter of product thinned to the manufacturer's recommendation, less water and
exempt compounds, shall be calculated according to the following equation:
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Where:
Wrs = weight of volatile compounds not consumed during
curing, in grams.
Wrw = weight of water not consumed during curing, in
grams.
Wre = weight of exempt compounds not consumed during
curing, in grams.
Vrm = volume of material not consumed during curing, in
liters.
Vrw = volume of water not consumed during curing, in
liters.
Vre = volume of exempt compounds not consumed during
curing, in liters.
(dd) For
low-solids adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer products, grams
of VOC per liter of product thinned to the manufacturer's recommendation,
including the volume of water and exempt compounds, shall be calculated
according to the following equation:
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Where:
Ws = weight of volatile compounds, in grams.
Ww = weight of water, in grams.
We = weight of exempt compounds, in grams.
Vm = volume of material, in liters.
(ee) Percent VOC by weight shall be
calculated according to the following equation:
% VOC by weight = [(Wv/W)] x 100
Where:
Wv = weight of VOCs, in grams.
W = weight of material, in grams.
(ff) To convert from grams per liter (g/l) to
pounds per gallon (lb/gal), multiply the result (VOC content) by 8.345 x
10
-3 (lb/gal/g/l).
Table V. VOC Content Limits for Adhesives,
Sealants, Adhesive Primers and Sealant Primers, As Applied
Adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or
sealant primer category
|
VOC content limit (pounds VOC
per gallon, less water and exempt compounds)*
|
VOC
content limit (grams VOC per liter, less water and exempt compounds)*
|
Adhesives |
ABS welding |
3.3 |
400 |
Ceramic tile installation |
1.1
|
130 |
Computer diskette jacket manufacturing
|
7.1 |
850 |
Contact bond |
2.1 |
250 |
Cove base installation |
1.3 |
150
|
CPVC welding |
4.1 |
490 |
Indoor floor covering installation |
1.3
|
150 |
Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting
|
7.1 |
850 |
Multipurpose construction |
1.7
|
200 |
Nonmembrane roof installation/repair
|
2.5 |
300 |
Outdoor floor covering installation |
2.1
|
250 |
Perimeter bonded sheet vinyl flooring
installation |
5.5 |
660 |
Plastic cement welding, other than ABS, CPVC or
PVC welding |
4.3 |
510 |
PVC welding |
4.3 |
510 |
Sheet rubber installation |
7.1
|
850 |
Single-ply roof membrane installation/ repair
|
2.1 |
250 |
Structural glazing |
0.8 |
100
|
Thin metal laminating |
6.5 |
780
|
Tire retread |
0.8 |
100 |
Waterproof resorcinol glue |
1.4
|
170 |
Sealants
|
Architectural |
2.1 |
250 |
Marine deck |
6.3 |
760 |
Nonmembrane roof installation/repair
|
2.5 |
300 |
Roadway |
2.1 |
250 |
Single-ply roof membrane |
3.8
|
450 |
Other |
3.5 |
420 |
Adhesive
Primers |
Automotive glass |
5.8 |
700 |
Plastic cement welding |
5.4 |
650
|
Single-ply roof membrane |
2.1
|
250 |
Traffic marking tape |
1.3 |
150
|
Other |
2.1 |
250 |
Sealant Primers |
Marine deck |
6.3 |
760 |
Nonporous architectural |
2.1
|
250 |
Porous architectural |
6.5 |
775
|
Other |
6.3 |
750 |
*The VOC content is determined as the weight of VOC per
volume of product, less water and exempt compounds, as specified in subsections
(bb) and (cc) or as the weight of VOC per volume of product, as specified in
subsection (dd).
Table VI. VOC Content Limits for Adhesive or
Sealant Products Applied to Particular Substrates, As Applied
Adhesive or Sealant Products Applied to
the Listed Substrate
|
VOC content limit (pounds VOC
per gallon, less water and exempt compounds)*
|
VOC
content limit (grams VOC per liter, less water and exempt compounds)*
|
Fiberglass |
1.7 |
200 |
Flexible vinyl |
2.1 |
250 |
Metal |
0.3 |
30 |
Porous material |
1.0 |
120 |
Rubber |
2.1 |
250 |
Other substrates |
2.1 |
250 |
*The VOC content is determined as the weight of VOC per
volume of product, less water and exempt compounds, as specified in subsections
(bb) and (cc) or as the weight of VOC per volume of product, as specified in
subsection (dd).