40 CFR Appendix III
Smoke Standards for Non-Normalized Measurements
June 9, 2020
Table III-1—Equivalent Smoke Standards for Non-Normalized Measurements
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| Path length | Standards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If the path length is: | Then the opacity may not exceed: | |||||
| cm | inches | Peak | Steady-State | |||
| 3-sec | 30-sec | Tier 0 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | ||
| 10.0-19.9 | 3.94-7.86 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 20.0-29.9 | 7.87-11.80 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 30.0-39.9 | 11.81-15.74 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 40.0-49.9 | 15.75-19.68 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| 50.0-59.9 | 19.69-23.61 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| 60.0-69.9 | 23.62-27.55 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| 70.0-79.9 | 27.56-31.49 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| 80.0-89.9 | 31.50-35.42 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 21 | 16 |
| 90.0-99.9 | 35.43-39.36 | 46 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 18 |
| 100.0-109.9 | 39.37-43.30 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| 110.0-119.9 | 43.31-47.23 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 27 | 22 |
| 120.0-129.9 | 47.24-51.17 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 29 | 23 |
| 130.0-139.9 | 51.18-55.11 | 59 | 49 | 37 | 31 | 25 |
| 140.0-149.9 | 55.12-59.05 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 27 |
| 150.0-159.9 | 59.06-62.98 | 65 | 54 | 41 | 35 | 28 |
| 160.0-169.9 | 62.99-66.92 | 67 | 56 | 43 | 37 | 30 |
| 170.0-179.9 | 66.93-70.86 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 39 | 32 |
| 180.0-189.9 | 70.87-74.79 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 40 | 33 |
| 190.0-199.9 | 74.80-78.73 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 42 | 35 |
| ≥200 | ≥78.74 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 44 | 36 |
