(a) Except
as provided in §
130.703 (relating to exemptions
and exceptions), a person may not sell, supply, offer for sale or manufacture
for sale for use or application in this Commonwealth one or more of the
following products:
(1) An adhesive, sealant,
adhesive primer or sealant primer product manufactured on or after January 1,
2012, which contains VOCs in excess of the applicable VOC content limit
specified in Table I.
(2) An
adhesive or sealant product manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, if it is
sold, supplied, offered for sale or manufactured to be applied in this
Commonwealth to a substrate listed in Table II and it contains VOCs in excess
of the applicable VOC content limit specified in Table II.
(b) Except as provided in § 130.703, a
person may not use or apply for compensation within this Commonwealth one or
more of the following products:
(1) An
adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer product manufactured on or
after January 1, 2012, which contains VOCs in excess of the applicable VOC
content limit specified in Table I.
(2) An adhesive or sealant product
manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, applied to a substrate listed in
Table II if the product contains VOCs in excess of the applicable VOC content
limit specified in Table II.
(c) On and after January 1, 2012, the VOC
content limits in Table II for adhesives or sealants applied to particular
substrates apply as follows:
(1) If a person
uses or applies an adhesive or sealant subject to a specific VOC content limit
in Table I, the specific limit is applicable rather than the
adhesive-to-substrate limit in Table II.
(2) If a person uses or applies an adhesive
to bond dissimilar substrates together, the applicable substrate category with
the highest VOC content is the limit for this use.
(d) On and after January 1, 2012, a person
subject to this subchapter using or applying a surface preparation solvent or
cleanup solvent 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) If
a surface preparation solvent is used in applying single-ply roof membrane, use
materials containing VOCs for surface preparation, unless the composite partial
vapor pressure, excluding water and exempt compounds, of the surface
preparation solvent is less than or equal to 45 mm mercury at 20°
C.
(3) Except as provided in
subsection (e), use materials containing VOCs for the removal of adhesives,
sealants or adhesive or sealant primers from surfaces, other than from the
parts of spray application equipment, unless the composite partial vapor
pressure of the solvent used is less than or equal to 45 mm mercury at 20°
C.
(e) On and after
January 1, 2012, the 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 equivalent cleaning system, as determined
by the test method identified in §
130.705(h)
(relating to compliance procedures and test methods).
(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.
(f)
On and after January 1, 2012, a person who uses or applies adhesives, sealants,
adhesive primers, sealant primers, surface preparation solvents or cleanup
solvents subject to this subchapter shall store or dispose of all absorbent
materials, including cloth or paper, which are moistened with adhesives,
sealants, primers or solvents subject to this subchapter, in nonabsorbent
containers at the facility or location of use that are kept closed except when
placing materials in or removing materials from the container.
(g) A person 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 subchapter. 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
subchapter is to be used or applied at a location in this
Commonwealth.
(h) On and after
January 1, 2012, a person who, for compensation, uses or applies an adhesive,
sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer in this Commonwealth 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 I or II.
Table I. 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 §
130.705(j) and
(k) or as the weight of VOC per volume of
product, as specified in § 130.705(l).
Table II. 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 §
130.705(j) and
(k) or as the weight of VOC per volume of
product, as specified in § 130.705(l).