9 Va. Admin. Code § 5-40-2850 - Standard for sulfur dioxide

No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any sulfuric acid production unit any sulfur dioxide emissions in excess of a concentration of 2000 parts per million by volume and a mass emission rate of 27 pounds per ton of 100% acid produced when elemental sulfur is used for feed material, or 3500 ppm by volume and a mass emission rate of 45 pounds per ton of 100% acid produced when other raw materials such as recycled spent acid and ores are used as feed. These emissions levels may be exceeded for a period not longer than 24 hours during start-up.

Notes

9 Va. Admin. Code § 5-40-2850

Derived from VR120-04-2103, eff. January 1, 1985.

Statutory Authority

§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.