Utah Admin. Code R307-351-5 - VOC Content Limits

(1) No owner or operator shall apply graphic arts materials with a VOC content greater than the amounts specified in Table 1 or Table 2, unless the owner or operator uses an add-on control device as specified in R307-351-6.

TABLE 1

VOC Limits (values in gram of VOC per liter, minus water and exempt solvents (compounds not classified as VOC as defined in R307-101-2)

Graphic Art Material VOC	Limit (g/L)
Adhesive	150
Coating	300
Flexographic Fluorescent Ink	300
Flexographic Ink-Non-Porous Substrate	300
Flexographic Ink-Porous Substrate	225
Gravure Ink	300
Letterpress Ink	300
Offset Lithographic Ink	300
Heatset Web Offset Litographic ink	300
Heatset Web Offset Lithographic Ink:
Used on Book Presses and Presses
Less Than 22 Inches in Diameter	400
Used on Presses With Potential to Emit Less Than 10 Tons/Year	400

(2) No owner or operator shall apply fountain solution, including additives with a VOC content greater than the amounts specified in Table 2, unless the owner or operator uses an add-on control device as specified in R307-351-6.

TABLE 2

VOC Limits

(values in gram of VOC per liter, minus water and exempt solvents (compounds not classified as VOC as defined in R307-101-2), as applied

Graphic Art Material)	VOC Limit (g/L
Heatset Web-Fed
Alcohol without Refrigerated Chiller	16
Alcohol with Refrigerated Chiller	30
Alcohol Substitute	50
Sheet-Fed
Alcohol without Refrigerated Chiller	50
Alcohol with Refrigerated Chiller	85
Alcohol Substitute	50
Non-Heatset Web-Fed
All Alcohol Substitutes	50

(3) Alcohol containing fountain solutions shall not be used in non-heatset web-fed operations.

(4) Cleaning materials with a VOC composite vapor pressure of less than 10 mm Hg at 68 degrees Fahrenheit or cleaning materials containing less than 50 percent VOC by weight shall be used.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R307-351-5

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-1, effective 12/6/2017