40 CFR Appendix A1 to Subpart F of Part 82
Generic Maximum Contaminant Levels
June 9, 2020
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Contaminant | Reporting units |
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Air and Other Non-condensables | 1.5% by volume @ 25 °C (N/A for refrigerants used in low-pressure appliances1). |
Water | 10 ppm by weight 20 ppm by weight (for refrigerants used in low-pressure appliances1). |
Other Impurities Including Refrigerant | 0.50% by weight. |
High boiling residue | 0.01% by volume. |
Particulates/solids | visually clean to pass. |
Acidity | 1.0 ppm by weight. |
Chlorides (chloride level for pass/fail is 3ppm) | No visible turbidity. |
1Low-pressure appliances means an appliance that uses a refrigerant with a liquid phase saturation pressure below 45 psia at 104 °F.
Blend Compositions (Where Applicable)
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Nominal composition (by weight%) |
Allowable composition (by weight%) |
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Component constitutes 25% or more | ±2.0 |
Component constitutes less than 25% but greater than 10% | ±1.0 |
Component constitutes less than or equal to 10% | ±0.5 |
[69 FR 11988, Mar. 12, 2004]