40 CFR Table 1
Emission Limits and Standards for Existing Affected Sources
June 9, 2020
Open Table
For this type of emission point . . . |
And for this air pollutant . . . | And for an affected source producing this type of PVC resin . . . |
You must meet this emission limit . . . |
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1. PVC-only process ventsa | a. Vinyl chloride | All resin types | 6.0 parts per million by volume (ppmv). |
b. Total hydrocarbons | All resin types | 9.7 ppmv measured as propane. | |
c. Total organic HAPb | All resin types | 56 ppmv. | |
d. Hydrogen chloride | All resin types | 78 ppmv. | |
e. Dioxins/furans (toxic equivalency basis) | All resin types | 0.038 nanograms per dry standard cubic meter (ng/dscm). | |
2. PVC-combined process ventsa | a. Vinyl chloride | All resin types | 1.1 ppmv. |
b. Total hydrocarbons | All resin types | 4.2 ppmv measured as propane. | |
c. Total organic HAPb | All resin types | 9.8 ppmv. | |
d. Hydrogen chloride | All resin types | 380 ppmv. | |
e. Dioxins/furans (toxic equivalency basis) | All resin types | 0.051 ng/dscm. | |
3. Stripped resin | a. Vinyl chloride | i. Bulk resin | 7.1 parts per million by weight (ppmw). |
ii. Dispersion resin | 1300 ppmw. | ||
iii. Suspension resin | 37 ppmw. | ||
iv. Suspension blending resin | 140 ppmw. | ||
v. Copolymer resin | 790 ppmw. | ||
b. Total non-vinyl chloride organic HAP | i. Bulk resin | 170 ppmw. | |
ii. Dispersion resin | 240 ppmw. | ||
iii. Suspension resin | 670 ppmw. | ||
iv. Suspension blending resin | 500 ppmw. | ||
v. Copolymer resin | 1900 ppmw. | ||
4. Process Wastewater | a. Vinyl chloride | All resin types | 6.8 ppmw. |
b. Total non-vinyl chloride organic HAP | All resin types | 110 ppmw. |
aEmission limits at 3 percent oxygen, dry basis.
bTotal organic HAP is alternative compliance limit for THC.