9 Va. Admin. Code § 5-40-4930 - Standard for volatile organic compounds
A. Printed interior panels made of hardwood
plywood and thin particleboard.
1. No owner or
other person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a
coating application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 6.0
pounds per 1,000 ft2 of coating surface, regardless
of the number of coats applied.
2.
Achievement of the emission standard in subsection A 1 of this section by use
of methods in
9VAC5-40-4940 will be acceptable to
the board.
B. Natural
finish hardwood plywood panels.
1. No owner or
other person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a
coating application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 12.0
pounds per 1,000 ft2 of coated surface, regardless
of the number of coats applied.
2.
Achievement of the emission standard in subsection B 1 of this section by use
of methods in
9VAC5-40-4940 will be acceptable to
the board.
C. Class II
hardboard paneling finishes.
1. No owner or
other person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a
coating application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 10.0
pounds per 1,000 ft2 of coated surface, regardless
of the number of coats applied.
2.
Achievement of the emission standard in subsection C 1 of this section by use
of methods in
9VAC5-40-4940 will be acceptable to
the board.
D. No owner
or other person shall use any coating application system or equipment unless
reasonable precautions are taken to minimize the discharge of emissions from
cleaning or purging operations. Reasonable precautions may include the
following:
1. The use of capture or control
devices or both;
2. The use of
detergents, high pressure water, or other nonvolatile cleaning
methods;
3. The minimization of the
quantity of volatile organic compounds used to clean lines of equipment;
and
4. The adjustment of production
schedules to minimize coating changes thereby reducing the need for frequent
cleaning or purging of a system.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.
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