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NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 

HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR 

POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND COPOLYMERS 

PRODUCTION SOURCES

SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE 

TEST PLAN

JULY 30, 2014

OXY VINYLS, LP

DEER PARK, TEXAS, AND LA PORTE, TEXAS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................1-1

1.1 Deer Park Plant Overview................................................................................................1-1

1.2 La Porte Plant Overview...................................................................................................1-2

1.3 Production Unit Overview ...............................................................................................1-3

1.4 Control Device Overview .................................................................................................1-3

1.5 Regulatory Overview........................................................................................................1-3

1.6 Data in Lieu of Testing for Similar Units ..........................................................................1-4

1.7 Performance Test Overview ............................................................................................1-4

1.8 Operating Parameter Limits.............................................................................................1-5

1.9 Reference Documents .....................................................................................................1-6

1.10 Performance Test Plan Organization ...............................................................................1-6

1.11 Document Revision History .............................................................................................1-7

2.0 Process Description.......................................................................................................................2-1

3.0 Emission Profiles...........................................................................................................................3-1

4.0 Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems.................................................................................4-1

5.0 Data in Lieu of Testing ..................................................................................................................5-1

5.1 Dioxins and Furans...........................................................................................................5-1

5.2 30-Day Total Hydrocarbons.............................................................................................5-2

6.0 Performance Test Operations.......................................................................................................6-1

6.1 Process Operations..........................................................................................................6-1

6.2 Thermal Oxidizer Operations...........................................................................................6-1

6.3 Test Schedule...................................................................................................................6-2

7.0 Sampling and Analysis...................................................................................................................7-1

7.1 30-Day Monitoring Period ...............................................................................................7-1

7.2 Performance Test.............................................................................................................7-2

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1-1 Existing Source Emission Standards for Polyvinyl Chloride-Combined Process Vents....1-4

Table 1-2 Document Revision History .............................................................................................1-7

Table 3-1 Process Vent Emission Profile..........................................................................................3-1

Table 4-1 Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems....................................................................4-1

Table 5-1 Dioxins and Furans Stack Test Results.............................................................................5-1

Table 6-1 Performance Test Condition............................................................................................6-2

Table 6-2 Expected Stack Gas Conditions........................................................................................6-2

Table 6-3 Test Schedule...................................................................................................................6-3

Table 7-1 30-Day Monitoring Period Monitoring Methods.............................................................7-1

Table 7-2 Stack Gas Sampling and Analysis.....................................................................................7-2
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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A: Clean Air Act Section 114 Information Collection Request

Appendix B: Quality Assurance Project Plan

Appendix C: Emission Profile Report

Appendix D: Previous Dioxins and Furans Emissions Test Report

Appendix E: Previous 30-Day Total Hydrocarbons Data Summary
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1.0 INTRODUCTION

This site-specific performance test plan is being submitted by Oxy Vinyls, LP (OxyVinyls) for the polyvinyl 

chloride (PVC) production facility operated at OxyVinyls’ Deer Park, Texas, facility. The Deer Park facility 

is subject to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Stationary 

Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources (PVC Area Source) codified in Title 40 Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 63 Subpart DDDDDD. The process vents from the PVC production 

facility are controlled by two thermal oxidizers located at the OxyVinyls facility in La Porte, Texas.

This plan describes the performance test to be conducted for the thermal oxidizers to demonstrate 

compliance with the PVC Area Source NESHAP emission standards. It is being submitted in accordance 

with 40 CFR §§ 63.7(c), 63.11142(f)(12), and 63.11945(b) as part of the requirements for the PVC Area 

Source NESHAP compliance demonstration. 

As part of this performance test, OxyVinyls also intends to demonstrate compliance with the emission 

standards of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Polyvinyl 

Chloride and Copolymers Production Major Sources (PVC Major Source NESHAP) codified in 40 CFR 

Part 63 Subpart HHHHHHH. These demonstrations are being included to cover the following future 

possibilities:

 The Deer Park Plant may be combined with major sources due to regulation changes currently under 

reconsideration by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA);

 The La Porte Plant may become subject to another NESHAP due to the USEPA’s ongoing 

development of regulations for ethylene dichloride (EDC)/vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) plants; 

and/or

 The Deer Park Plant may become a major source of HAPS in the future.

This plan also intends to satisfy the requirements of the USEPA’s Clean Air Act Section 114 Information 

Collection Request (ICR), dated May 15, 2014, for PVC and copolymers production facilities. A copy of 

the ICR is provided in Appendix A.

1.1 DEER PARK PLANT OVERVIEW

The Deer Park Plant is located in Harris County, Texas, approximately one mile north of the intersection 

of State Highway 225 and Tidal Road. The facility is bounded on the north by the Houston Ship Channel, 

on the south by the Port Terminal/Southern Pacific Railroad lines, on the east by Tidal Road/Dow 

Chemical Corporation, and on the west by Patrick Bayou. The facility is situated on approximately 

430 acres. The coordinates of the center of the Deer Park Plant are latitude 29° 43’ 55” N, longitude 

95° 06’ 42” W. The Deer Park Plant manufactures anhydrous potassium hydroxide (KOH) and PVC plastic 

resin. The primary feedstock for PVC manufacturing is vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), which is brought 
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into the plant by pipeline. Manufactured products leave the plant primarily by railcar, with a smaller 

volume transported to customers by truck. At this time, the OxyVinyls Deer Park Plant is considered an 

area stationary source of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) as defined in Part A, Section 112 of the Clean 

Air Act as amended November 15, 1990.

The street address of the OxyVinyls Deer Park Plant is:

Oxy Vinyls, LP

1000 Tidal Road 

Deer Park, Texas 77536

All correspondence should be directed to the facility contact at the following address and telephone 

number:

Deanna K. Strain

Environmental Manager

Oxy Vinyls, LP – Houston Operations

P. O. Box 500

Deer Park, Texas 77536

(281) 476-2909

Deanna_Strain@oxy.com

1.2 LA PORTE PLANT OVERVIEW

The OxyVinyls Deer Park Plant transports vent gases via pipeline from the PVC production process to 

another OxyVinyls facility located in La Porte, Texas. This facility manufactures EDC and VCM and is 

regulated as a major source under the National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants 

from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (HON). At the La Porte Plant, the vent 

gases are sent to two similar thermal oxidizers for emission control. The La Porte Plant is located on 

Miller Cutoff Road approximately one-half mile east of Independence Parkway (State Highway 134) in 

La Porte, Texas. The plant is situated on approximately 112 acres. The coordinates of the center of the 

La Porte Plant are latitude 29° 43' 39" N, longitude 95° 04' 36" W. 

The street address of the OxyVinyls La Porte Plant is:

Oxy Vinyls, LP

2400 Miller Cutoff Road

La Porte, TX 77571

The La Porte Plant is not a PVC production facility and is therefore not subject to the PVC Area Source 

NESHAP. However, the thermal oxidizers are the control device for the Deer Park Plant process vent 

gases. 
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1.3 PRODUCTION UNIT OVERVIEW

The Deer Park Plant consists of two production lines. A production line consists of four adjacent 

reactors, one slurry blowdown tank, one column feed tank, one or two slurry stripping columns, one 

blend tank, two centrifuges, and one flash dryer. With two production lines, the Deer Park Plant can 

produce two different product grades of PVC at one time. The reactors are operated in batch mode. 

Downstream equipment from the column feed tanks through the drying step are a continuous 

operation.

1.4 CONTROL DEVICE OVERVIEW

Emissions from the two production lines are routed via pipeline to two similar thermal oxidizers located 

at the La Porte Plant. The difference between the two thermal oxidizers is that supplemental fuel 

addition to “B” Oxidizer is accomplished using a single-stage gas control system, while the “A” Oxidizer 

utilizes a two-stage gas control system. The two-stage gas control system design allows for a greater 

turn-down in supplemental fuel. However, both oxidizers are operated with identical process control 

parameters. The thermal oxidizers receive vent gas with VCM and inerts from the Deer Park Plant in 

addition to by-product vent gases from the La Porte Plant processes. The Deer Park Plant vents account 

for less than one percent of the total mass of waste gas sent to the thermal oxidizers. The combustion 

gas from each thermal oxidizer is routed through a dedicated waste heat boiler system used to recover 

heat to produce steam for plant use. The exhaust gas from the boiler then passes through a two-stage 

wet scrubber before being exhausted to the atmosphere.

1.5 REGULATORY OVERVIEW 

On July 10, 2002, the USEPA promulgated the PVC Major Source NESHAP. On January 23, 2007, the 

USEPA promulgated the PVC Area Source NESHAP. On April 17, 2012, USEPA promulgated amendments 

to both regulations. These standards limit HAP emissions from all new and existing PVC and copolymers 

production facilities. Data from the Deer Park and La Porte Plants was gathered during rulemaking and 

was used in setting both the area source and the major source standards.

Existing sources are required to comply with the PVC Area Source or the PVC Major Source NESHAP by 

April 17, 2015. Regulated sources must demonstrate initial compliance no later than 180 days after the 

compliance date. The site-specific performance test plan must be submitted at least 60 calendar days 

before the performance test is scheduled to take place.

The Deer Park Plant is currently classified as an area source and will be subject to the PVC Area Source 

NESHAP emission standards for existing PVC-combined process vents provided in Table 1 to 

Subpart DDDDDD on April 17, 2015. The applicable emission standards for the process vents are 

summarized in Table 1-1 and are described below: 

 The process vents must be controlled to not emit vinyl chloride in excess of 0.56 parts per million by 

volume (ppmv) corrected to three percent oxygen. If OxyVinyls becomes a major source, the 
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process vents must be controlled to not emit vinyl chloride in excess of 1.1 ppmv corrected to three 

percent oxygen.

 The process vents must be controlled to not emit either total hydrocarbons (THC) in excess of 

2.3 ppmv measured as propane and corrected to three percent oxygen or total organic HAP in 

excess of 29 ppmv corrected to three percent oxygen. If OxyVinyls becomes a major source, the 

process vents must be controlled to not emit THC in excess of 4.2 ppmv measured as propane and 

corrected to three percent oxygen or total organic HAP in excess of 9.8 ppmv corrected to three 

percent oxygen.

 The process vents must be controlled to not emit dioxins and furans (D/F) in excess of 

0.076 nanograms toxic equivalence per dry standard cubic meter (ng TEQ/dscm) corrected to three 

percent oxygen. If OxyVinyls becomes a major source, the process vents must be controlled to not 

emit D/F in excess of 0.051 ng TEQ/dscm corrected to three percent oxygen.

 If OxyVinyls becomes a major source, the process vents must be controlled to not emit hydrogen 

chloride (HCl) in excess of 380 ppmv corrected to three percent oxygen.

TABLE 1-1

EXISTING SOURCE EMISSION STANDARDS FOR POLYVINYL CHLORIDE-COMBINED PROCESS VENTS

PARAMETER UNITS 1 AREA SOURCE

EMISSION STANDARD

MAJOR SOURCE

EMISSION STANDARD

Vinyl chloride ppmv 0.56 1.1

Total hydrocarbons 2ppmv 2.3 4.2

Total organic hazardous air pollutants 2ppmv 29 9.8

Dioxins and furans ng TEQ/dscm 0.076 0.051

Hydrogen chloride ppmv None 380

1

Emission standards corrected to three percent oxygen.

2

Sources have the option to comply with either the THC limit or the total organic HAP limit.

1.6 DATA IN LIEU OF TESTING FOR SIMILAR UNITS

As the two thermal oxidizers are similar in design and operation, OxyVinyls intends to perform testing on 

only one of the units. OxyVinyls is providing data in lieu of testing for the other unit, as is allowed in 

40 CFR § 63.7(h). The bases for the use of data in lieu of testing are as follows:

 The thermal oxidizers are similar in design, construction, and operation; and

 The same process vents are fed to both thermal oxidizers.

The actual thermal oxidizer tested will be determined based on operating schedules at the time of the 

performance test.

1.7 PERFORMANCE TEST OVERVIEW

The performance test is designed to demonstrate compliance with the PVC Area Source NESHAP 

emission standards and to establish the operating parameter limits (OPLs) required by 40 CFR 
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§§ 63.11142(f)(11) and 63.11940. It will also demonstrate compliance with the PVC Major Source 

NESHAP. One test condition will be performed for the thermal oxidizers during the performance test. 

During the condition, one thermal oxidizer will be operated at the minimum fire box temperature and 

worst-case air pollution control system operations. As the process vents originate from both continuous 

and batch unit operations, the performance test will be conducted at absolute worst-case conditions for 

the batch process vents and maximum representative operating conditions for the continuous process

vents.

During the performance test condition, OxyVinyls will demonstrate compliance with the vinyl chloride, 

THC, D/F, and HCl emission standards of the PVC Area Source and Major Source NESHAP. In addition, 

testing will be performed to collect emissions data for the ICR. The ICR requests that data be collected 

for HCl emissions, total organic HAP emissions, and THC emissions.

OxyVinyls is proposing to submit data from previous stack tests to minimize the required sampling and 

analysis for this stack test. Section 5.0 of this plan includes D/F emissions data collected in July 2011 in 

response to a February 2011 ICR for EDC/VCM plants and 30-day THC data collected in December 2009 

and January 2010 in response to a September 2009 ICR for area and major PVC sources. OxyVinyls 

would like to submit the D/F emissions data as data in lieu of testing for the performance test and the 

30-day THC data as data in lieu of testing for the ICR request.

This performance test is being coordinated by OxyVinyls personnel, who will provide oversight of the 

process and thermal oxidizer operations and the stack sampling activities during the test program. 

TestAmerica Air Emissions Corporation dba METCO Environmental (METCO) and Enthalpy 

Analytical, Inc., of Durham, North Carolina, (Enthalpy) will perform the stack sampling for the test 

program. METCO and Enthalpy will be responsible for all emission samples collected during the test 

program, with oversight by OxyVinyls. The emission samples will be sent to Enthalpy and TestAmerica 

Laboratories, Inc., of Knoxville, Tennessee (TestAmerica). If D/F analyses are necessary, these samples 

will be sent to SGS Environmental Services, North Carolina (SGS). Additional information on the project 

team roles and responsibilities is provided in the quality assurance project plan (QAPP) in Appendix B.

OxyVinyls anticipates conducting the performance test during the week of September 29, 2014. The 

testing is expected to take four days. The results of performance tests will be submitted electronically 

to the USEPA's WebFIRE database within 60 days after completion of all emissions testing. In addition, 

the Notification of Compliance Status will be submitted in accordance with 40 CFR §§ 63.9(h), 

63.11142(f)(18), and 63.11985(a).

1.8 OPERATING PARAMETER LIMITS

OxyVinyls intends to demonstrate compliance with the PVC Area Source NESHAP emission standards 

and to establish OPLs for the thermal oxidizers during the performance test. 40 CFR § 63.11940 lists all 

of the required OPLs that must be determined to demonstrate compliance. Only one OPL is applicable 

to the thermal oxidizers under the PVC Area Source NESHAP. During the performance test, OxyVinyls 
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will establish a minimum firebox temperature OPL. The OPL is established as a three-hour block 

average. The OPL will be determined based on the operating parameter values recorded during the 

performance test. The minimum one-hour average demonstrated during the performance test will be 

used as the OPL. 

OxyVinyls already operates with OPLs for the La Porte thermal oxidizers under the HON. These limits 

were incorporated into the facility’s air permits. 

OxyVinyls will also collect data for the two-stage wet scrubber OPLs that would be required for the PVC 

Major Source Standards (i.e., scrubber influent liquid flow rate, scrubber exit gas temperature, and 

scrubber liquid pH). This will provide for the development of OPLs in the future in the event that the 

plant becomes subject to the PVC Major Source NESHAP. 

1.9 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Reference documents that have been used in developing this plan include the following: 

 METCO Environmental, Source Emissions Survey of OxyVinyls LP Incinerator Scrubber Stack EPN 

IND 101A Request for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymer Production, December 2009;

 Stork Testing & Metallurgical Consulting, Inc. (Stork), Clean Air Act, Section 114 EPA EDC and VCM 

MACT Information Collection Request Air Emissions Testing of the Vinyl Chloride Monomer Plant “A” 

Thermal Oxidizer/Scrubber System EPN BN-4703A, La Porte, Texas, July 2011;

 USEPA, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Polyvinyl Chloride 

and Copolymers Production Area Sources, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDDD, January 23, 2007, and 

as amended through April 17, 2012; 

 USEPA, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Polyvinyl Chloride 

and Copolymers Production, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH, April 17, 2012; 

 USEPA, New Source Performance Standards, Test Methods and Procedures, Appendix A, 

40 CFR Part 60; and

 USEPA, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes Physical/Chemical Methods, Third Edition, 1986 

and updates (SW-846).

1.10 PERFORMANCE TEST PLAN ORGANIZATION

This plan has been prepared following the regulations codified in 40 CFR §§ 63.7(c) and 63.11945(b). 

The remaining sections of the plan provide the following information:

 Section 2 presents a detailed description of the PVC production process and the thermal oxidizers;

 Section 3 presents the emission profiles required by 40 CFR § 63.11925(g);

 Section 4 presents a description of the thermal oxidizers’ continuous parameter monitoring systems 

(CPMS);

 Section 5 presents a summary of the existing data that is being submitted in lieu of testing;

 Section 6 presents a description of the test operating conditions;
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 Section 7 presents a summary of the test sampling and analysis procedures;

 Appendix A includes a copy of the ICR;

 Appendix B includes the QAPP;

 Appendix C includes the emissions profile report;

 Appendix D includes the previous D/F emissions data summary spreadsheet reported to USEPA in 

July 2011 and the Stork test report; and 

 Appendix E provides the previous 30-day THC emissions data summary spreadsheet submitted to 

USEPA in March 2010 (data was previously provided to USEPA on compact disk, 1,795 pages, 

301 megabytes). 

1.11 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

The original version of this plan was submitted in July 2014. The nature and date of any future revisions 

will be summarized in Table 1-2. 

TABLE 1-2

DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

REVISION DATE DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES

0 July 2014 Original submittal
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2.0 PROCESS DESCRIPTION

Two production lines are operated to produce PVC at the Deer Park Plant. A production line consists of 

four adjacent reactors, one slurry blowdown tank, one column feed tank, one or two slurry stripping 

columns, one blend tank, two centrifuges, and one flash dryer. The raw material for PVC is VCM, which 

is polymerized to form PVC resin. During reactor charging, the ingredients needed to make PVC (VCM, 

initiators, suspension agents, etc.) are charged to the reactors, and the polymerization step begins. At 

the end of the batch, two consecutive steps occur: (1) discharge of the polymerized PVC slurry to the 

blowdown tank, and (2) recovery of un-reacted VCM vapors to the VCM recovery system. The PVC 

slurry is transferred from the blowdown tank through pumps and grinders to the column feed tank for 

intermediate holding.

From the column feed tank through the drying step, the process changes from batch to continuous 

operation. In the column feed tank, the VCM content is further reduced due to continued venting of the 

vapor space to the VCM recovery system. The PVC slurry is transferred from the column feed tank to 

slurry stripping columns through pumps and grinders to remove oversized material that could create 

pluggage and/or produce undesirable resin properties. The stripping operation is accomplished by 

pumping the PVC slurry through a sieve tray column where the VCM is stripped from the slurry by 

injecting steam while operating the column under low pressure. The VCM removed is routed to the 

VCM recovery system for reuse. The PVC and water slurry from the stripping column is pumped into 

continuous centrifuges to separate as much water as possible from the solid PVC. The PVC is discharged 

from the centrifuge as a wet cake, which is then fed to a flash dryer using a screw conveyor. The 

separated water, centrifuge effluent water (centrate), is sent to a filter system where the solids are 

separated, and the bulk of the water is pumped to a reclaim tank for reuse in process utility applications. 

From the discharge of the dryer, the finished resin is pneumatically conveyed to a screener building and 

then to the product silos.

Process vent emissions from the Deer Park production lines are routed via pipeline to two thermal 

oxidizers (BN-4703A/B) located at the La Porte Plant. The thermal oxidizers are used to control process 

vent emissions from the La Porte Plant EDC/VCM production in addition to the vents from the Deer Park 

Plant PVC production. The Deer Park Plant process vents account for less than one percent of the total 

mass of waste gas sent to the thermal oxidizers. 

The thermal oxidizers were manufactured by John Zink Company. Each oxidizer is equipped with a 

burner system that is fired on pipeline grade natural gas. The exhaust gas from each thermal oxidizer is 

routed through a waste heat boiler and a wet scrubber. The waste heat boiler utilizes the heat from the 

combustion gases to produce steam for use in the plant. The combustion gases exit the waste heat 

boiler and enter the two-stage wet scrubber. The lower section of the scrubber uses water to recover

HCl to produce hydrochloric acid for plant use. The upper section uses caustic and sodium thiosulfate to 
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remove any remaining HCl and chlorine (Cl2) from the exhaust gas before being exhausted to the 

atmosphere. A demister is located between the lower and upper sections to prevent acid carry over to 

the upper section. A second demister is located between the upper section spray nozzles and the stack 

to minimize entrainment of particulate droplets to the atmosphere. The gases exit the scrubber through 

a 100-foot high stack.
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3.0 EMISSION PROFILE

40 CFR § 63.11945 requires that the site-specific performance test plan include information on the 

emission profile described in 40 CFR § 63.11925(g). The emission profile must characterize each 

contributing continuous process vent, miscellaneous vent, and batch process vent. This section provides 

the required information for the emission profile.

The two PVC production lines each consist of four adjacent batch reactors, one slurry blowdown tank, 

one column feed tank, one or two slurry stripping columns, one blend tank, two centrifuges, and one 

flash dryer. The reactors are operated in batch mode. Downstream equipment from the column feed 

tanks through the drying step are a continuous operation. Therefore, a mixture of batch and continuous 

process vents are sent to the thermal oxidizers. 

The equations for batch operations provided in 40 CFR § 63.11950 were reviewed but not selected as 

the best way to estimate the worst-case emission profile. The emission profile was developed using an 

engineering assessment that included analysis of previous test results for the Deer Park PVC process 

vent stream along with engineering design data, as allowed by 40 CFR § 63.11925(g)(2)(iv). 

The emission profile was estimated by converting the 2009 thermal oxidizer inlet data (submitted to 

USEPA in the 2009 ICR stack test plan) to represent operation during the 2014 stack test. This is further 

explained in Appendix C. The worst-case emission profile will be created during the stack test by 

operating one primary condenser. Table 3-1 summarizes the emission profile for the process vents

under these conditions.

TABLE 3-1

PROCESS VENT EMISSION PROFILE

VENT COMPONENT UNITS VALUE

Nitrogen % vol dry 54.50

Oxygen % vol dry 4.93

Carbon dioxide % vol dry 4.97

Carbon monoxide % vol dry 0.24

Ethane % vol dry 0.38

Ethyl chloride % vol dry 0.19

Ethylene % vol dry 0.87

Ethylene dichloride % vol dry 0.11

Methane % vol dry 0.00

Vinyl chloride % vol dry 33.81

1

Nitrogen is added to the vent gas stream to ensure that the gas mixture is below the lower explosive limit (LEL) for safety.
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4.0 CONTINUOUS PARAMETER MONITORING SYSTEMS

The PVC Area Source NESHAP requires that CPMS be used to monitor process vent control device 

operating parameters and demonstrate compliance with OPLs. 40 CFR § 63.11940 specifies the 

operating parameters that must be monitored for the control device to demonstrate compliance with 

the emission standards. These CPMS must be capable of providing a continuous record and recording 

data at least once every 15 minutes. For each regulated operating parameter, 1-hour averages must be 

calculated and recorded, and 3-hour block averages must then be calculated from the 1-hour averages. 

The 3-hour block averages are used to demonstrate compliance with the OPLs.

As an area source, OxyVinyls is only required to monitor firebox temperature and process vent flow 

from the Deer Park Plant to the thermal oxidizers. However, OxyVinyls also monitors parameters for the 

air pollution control system to comply with other regulations. A summary of the CPMS utilized for the 

thermal oxidizer system is provided in Table 4-1.

TABLE 4-1

CONTINUOUS PARAMETER MONITORING SYSTEMS

“A” OXIDIZER

INSTRUMENT 

TAG NUMBER

“B” OXIDIZER

INSTRUMENT 

TAG NUMBER

DESCRIPTION UNITS MEASUREMENT METHOD

FT4286 FT4286 Deer Park Plant process vent 

flow indicator scfh Orifice plate and differential pressure transmitter

TT4528, TT4529 TT4530, TT4531 Thermal oxidizer fire box 

temperature

°C Type K thermocouples and 

transmitters 

1

FT4197, 

FT42126A, 

FT42122A, 

FT42123A, 

FT42120A

FT4199, 

FT42126B, 

FT42122B, 

FT42123B, 

FT42120B

Two-stage scrubber influent 

liquid flow rate 2 gpm Magnetic flow meters

TT45105A TT45105B Two-stage scrubber exit gas 

temperature 2 °C Resistance temperature detectors and transmitters

AT40032B, 

AT40032C 

AT40033B, 

AT40033C

Scrubber (second stage) effluent 

pH 2

Standard 

units pH probes and transmitters 

3

1

Each thermal oxidizer has two redundant temperature monitors to ensure continuous data availability.

2

Not required to demonstrate compliance with the PVC Area Source NESHAP. However, these parameters are being included in this 

test plan to allow for a smooth transition to the PVC Major Source NESHAP if ever required.

3

Each scrubber (second stage) effluent has redundant pH monitors to ensure continuous data availability.

Prior to the performance test, OxyVinyls will perform the CPMS performance evaluation test. The goal 

of the performance evaluation test is to demonstrate that the CPMS associated with the thermal 

oxidizers are operating in compliance with the standards presented in the PVC Area Source and Major 

Source NESHAP and in the NESHAP General Provisions contained in 40 CFR §§ 63.1 through 63.15. As 
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described in 40 CFR §§ 63.8(c)(2) and 63.8(c)(3), all CPMS used in accordance with the PVC Area Source 

NESHAP shall be installed so that representative measurements of process parameters can be obtained. 

During the performance evaluation test, OxyVinyls will verify that each CPMS (including those that 

would be required for the PVC Major Source NESHAP) is correctly installed, calibrated, and operational. 
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5.0 DATA IN LIEU OF TESTING

OxyVinyls is proposing to submit data from previous stack tests, which were performed for USEPA’s 

rulemaking process, to minimize the required sampling and analysis for this stack test. The previous 

stack tests were performed in accordance with test plans that were submitted and approved by USEPA 

staff in Research Triangle Park (RTP).

5.1 DIOXINS AND FURANS

In response to a USEPA Clean Air Act Section 114 ICR for development of the NESHAP for EDC/VCM

plants, an emission test program was conducted for the thermal oxidizers in July 2011. USEPA 

Method 23 was performed to determine the D/F emissions from the units. During the stack test, the 

PVC and EDC/VCM process vents were operated at maximum conditions. These D/F emission results 

demonstrate compliance with both the PVC Area Source and the PVC Major Source NESHAP. 

Table 5-1 presents the results of the D/F emission test. In accordance with USEPA Method 23, all 

non-detects were assumed to be present at zero concentration. More detailed information on the stack 

test is provided in the report in Appendix D.

TABLE 5-1

DIOXINS AND FURANS STACK TEST RESULTS

ANALYTES UNITS 1RUN 1 RUN 2 RUN 3 AVERAGE

2,3,7,8-TCDD ng TEQ/dscm 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00

1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD ng TEQ/dscm 7.07E-03 0.00E+00 1.06E-03 2.71E-03

1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD ng TEQ/dscm 1.14E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 3.81E-04

1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD ng TEQ/dscm 1.82E-03 4.54E-04 3.81E-04 8.85E-04

1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD ng TEQ/dscm 7.99E-04 0.00E+00 2.06E-04 3.35E-04

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD ng TEQ/dscm 1.38E-03 3.15E-04 2.02E-04 6.34E-04

OCDD ng TEQ/dscm 5.51E-05 1.48E-05 9.26E-06 2.64E-05

2,3,7,8-TCDF ng TEQ/dscm 2.12E-04 1.12E-04 9.69E-05 1.40E-04

1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF ng TEQ/dscm 3.39E-03 1.65E-03 1.12E-03 2.05E-03

2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF ng TEQ/dscm 2.77E-04 1.20E-04 8.89E-05 1.62E-04

1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF ng TEQ/dscm 4.19E-03 2.67E-03 1.68E-03 2.84E-03

1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF ng TEQ/dscm 3.75E-03 1.80E-03 1.28E-03 2.28E-03

1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF ng TEQ/dscm 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00

2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF ng TEQ/dscm 1.60E-03 8.00E-04 6.00E-04 1.00E-03

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF ng TEQ/dscm 1.75E-03 9.95E-04 6.81E-04 1.14E-03

1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF ng TEQ/dscm 2.30E-04 2.88E-04 1.61E-04 2.26E-04

OCDF ng TEQ/dscm 2.81E-05 4.95E-05 2.70E-05 3.49E-05

Total ng TEQ/dscm 0.0277 0.00927 0.00759 0.015

1

Concentrations corrected to three percent oxygen.
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5.2 30-DAY TOTAL HYDROCARBONS

Thirty days of THC data was collected in December 2009 and January 2010, in response to the first ICR

for the PVC NESHAP. During the thirty day period, production was maximized to the extent possible,

and seven different resin grades were produced, representing the majority of the plant products. A 

spreadsheet summarizing the 30-day THC monitoring data and process data is provided in Appendix E. 

The spreadsheet has redacted production data that was classified as Confidential Business Information 

and is available in the secure USEPA files at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
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6.0 PERFORMANCE TEST OPERATIONS

OxyVinyls intends to perform one test condition to demonstrate that the thermal oxidizers operate in 

conformance with the applicable PVC Area Source NESHAP emission standards and to establish OPLs. 

The test condition will also demonstrate compliance with the PVC Major Source NESHAP. The test 

condition will be performed at worst-case operating conditions. This section of the plan establishes the 

process and thermal oxidizer operations that will be demonstrated during the testing.

6.1 PROCESS OPERATIONS

40 CFR § 63.11945(b)(3) requires that OxyVinyls conduct the performance test when the batch process 

vents are operating at absolute worst-case conditions or hypothetical worst-case conditions and when 

the continuous process vents are at maximum representative operating conditions for the process.

The Deer Park PVC production process will operate both production lines including operation of all eight

reactors. All downstream processes (stripping, drying, and recovery) will be operated at maximum rates 

allowable by production from the eight reactors. While some products can be produced at a marginally 

higher production rate over the long term, production rates are relatively consistent between products 

in the short term. The emission profile is not expected to vary significantly based on product mix. For 

these reasons, no attempt to select specific products will be made for the test; the product mix will be 

dependent on business needs at the time of the test. The Deer Park PVC production process will be 

operated at greater than 90 percent of maximum production capacity. In addition, as described in 

Appendix C, the highest organic loading to the thermal oxidizer will be produced with only one of the 

primary condensers in operation.

To accomplish worse-case conditions during the performance test, all of the La Porte Plant process 

vents, including the Deer Park PVC process vent, will be routed to the thermal oxidizer to be tested. The 

OxyVinyls La Porte Plant will operate the EDC/VCM production process with all six furnaces in operation. 

As the majority of the process vents comes from the La Porte Plant EDC/VCM production processes, 

these processes will be operated at greater than 90 percent of maximum production capacity. 

6.2 THERMAL OXIDIZER OPERATIONS

The performance test condition is designed to demonstrate operations of the thermal oxidizers at the 

minimum fire box temperature and worst-case air pollution control system operations. During the 

condition, OxyVinyls will demonstrate compliance with the vinyl chloride, THC, and D/F (if necessary) 

emission standards. In addition, HCl, total organic HAP, and THC emissions data will be collected for the 

ICR. Triplicate sampling runs will be performed for the condition. All operating conditions presented in 

this plan are calculated values; the actual conditions observed during the test may vary from these 

values.
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40 CFR § 63.11940 requires that certain OPLs be established to demonstrate compliance with the PVC 

Area Source NESHAP. The only OPL that is required to be established during the performance test 

condition is minimum fire box temperature. No other OPLs are required to demonstration compliance 

with the PVC Area Source NESHAP. However, OxyVinyls will also collect data for the scrubber OPLs that 

would be required for the PVC Major Source NESHAP (i.e., scrubber influent liquid flow rate, scrubber 

exit gas temperature, and scrubber liquid pH). This will provide for the development of OPLs in the 

future in the event that the plant becomes subject to the PVC Major Source NESHAP. 

A summary of the operating conditions for the performance test condition is provided in Table 6-1. 

Table 6-2 presents the expected stack gas conditions for the performance test.

TABLE 6-1

PERFORMANCE TEST CONDITION

OPERATING PARAMETER UNITS TARGETS

Thermal oxidizer fire box temperature °C 849

Two-stage scrubber influent liquid flow rate gpm 2,900

Two-stage scrubber exit gas temperature °C 75

Scrubber (second stage) effluent pH Standard units 8.0

TABLE 6-2

EXPECTED STACK GAS CONDITIONS

OPERATING PARAMETER UNITS VALUE

Stack gas flow rate acfm

dscfm

50,000

37,000

Stack gas oxygen concentration % vol dry 4.0

6.3 TEST SCHEDULE

The sampling effort will require four days to complete. During this period, sampling equipment and 

instruments will be prepared and calibrated, supplies will be brought onsite, and sampling locations will 

be prepared. Although the onsite activities will dictate the actual timing, a preliminary schedule is 

presented in Table 6-3.
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TABLE 6-3

TEST SCHEDULE

DAY START STOP ACTIVITY

1 - - - - - - Set-up of sampling equipment and pre-test meetings

2 08:00 09:00 Pretest activities for Run 1

2 09:00 17:00 Run 1

3 08:00 09:00 Pretest activities for Run 2

3 09:00 17:00 Run 2

4 08:00 09:00 Pretest activities for Run 3

4 09:00 17:00 Run 3

4 17:00 - - - Break down sampling equipment
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7.0 SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS

Sampling and analysis performed during the test condition described in Section 6.0 will demonstrate the 

performance of the thermal oxidizers with respect to the applicable PVC Area Source and Major Source 

NESHAP emission standards. The test condition will consist of three replicate test runs. For each run, 

samples will be collected using procedures described in the QAPP found in Appendix A. Since most of 

the proposed methods are standard reference methods, only brief descriptions are presented. Sample 

holding times will be consistent with the analytical requirements for the methods used.

7.1 30-DAY MONITORING PERIOD

As the cost to repeat the 30-day THC testing is quite substantial, OxyVinyls has requested to use 

previously collected data in lieu of testing. If the THC data presented in Section 5.0 is not accepted as 

data in lieu of testing, OxyVinyls will collect THC data during a 30-day period. However, it will be unlikely 

that this data can be gathered and compiled by the November 17, 2014, deadline for the ICR given the 

necessity of both plants to undergo maintenance outages during the summer and fall months. During 

the 30-day period, the stack gas from one of the thermal oxidizers will be monitored for THC, methane, 

and oxygen concentrations. The following methods will be used:

 A portable continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS), utilizing USEPA Method 3A, operated 

by METCO, to monitor the concentration of oxygen in the stack gas; and

 A portable CEMS, utilizing USEPA Methods 25A, operated by METCO, to monitor the concentrations 

of non-methane THC and methane in the stack gas.

As an alternative to using USEPA Method 4 for moisture determination, OxyVinyls will assume that the 

stack gas is saturated. The typical stack gas temperature will be used to determine the moisture content 

at the saturation point.

Table 7-1 summarizes the stack gas monitoring methods, the duration of measurement, and the 

parameters to be measured.

TABLE 7-1

30-DAY MONITORING PERIOD MONITORING METHODS

MONITORING METHOD 1 MONITORING DURATION ANALYTICAL PARAMETER

USEPA Method 3A Continuous for 30-days Oxygen

USEPA Method 25A Continuous for 30-days Total non-methane hydrocarbons and methane

1

USEPA Method refers to New Source Performance Standards, Test Methods and Procedures, Appendix A, 40 CFR Part 60. 
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7.2 PERFORMANCE TEST

During the performance test, the stack gas will be sampled for vinyl chloride and D/F emissions, and THC 

emissions will be monitored. D/F emission data will only be collected if the D/F data presented in 

Section 5.0 is not accepted as data in lieu of testing. During the performance test, OxyVinyls will also 

collect data for the ICR, and the stack gas will be sampled for HCl and total organic HAP emissions.

The following sampling methods will be used:

 USEPA Methods 1, 2, 3A, and 4 for determination of stack sampling traverse points, gas flow rate, 

composition, and moisture content;

 USEPA Method 18 with direct interface for measurement of vinyl chloride, methane, and a subset of 

organic HAP emissions;

 USEPA Method 23 for measurement of D/F emissions;

 A portable CEMS, utilizing USEPA Methods 25A, operated by METCO, to monitor the concentrations 

of THC in the stack gas;

 USEPA Method 26A for measurement of HCl emissions; 

 USEPA Method 316 for measurement of ethylene glycol, formaldehyde, and methanol emissions;

 SW-846 Method 0010 for measurement of a subset of organic HAP emissions; and

 SW-846 Method 0031 for measurement of a subset of organic HAP emissions.

Table 7-2 summarizes the stack gas sampling methods, the sampling duration, the analytical parameters, 

and the analytical methods for the performance test.

TABLE 7-2

STACK GAS SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS

SAMPLING 

METHOD 1

SAMPLING 

DURATION

ANALYTICAL 

PARAMETER

ANALYTICAL 

METHOD 1

USEPA Methods 1, 2, 3A, 

and 4

Not applicable Traverse points, stack flow, 

composition, and moisture

Not applicable

USEPA Method 18 direct 

interface

Continuous Vinyl chloride, methane, and 

acetaldehyde, 1,3-butadiene, 

chlorobenzene, chloromethane, 

cumene, ethylbenzene, 

1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, 

2,2,4-trimethylpentane, vinyl 

acetate, vinyl bromide, xylenes 

(m/p-, o-) 

USEPA Method 18 direct 

interface

USEPA Method 23 5 hours (minimum) Dioxins and furans USEPA Method 23

USEPA Method 25A Continuous Total hydrocarbons USEPA Method 25A

USEPA Method 26A 3 hours (minimum) Hydrogen chloride USEPA Method 26A
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TABLE 7-2 (CONTINUED)

STACK GAS SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS

SAMPLING 

METHOD 1

SAMPLING 

DURATION

ANALYTICAL 

PARAMETER

ANALYTICAL 

METHOD 1

USEPA Method 316 21 hour (minimum) Ethylene glycol USEPA Method 18 (modified)

Formaldehyde USEPA Method 316 (modified 

pararosaniline method)

Methanol USEPA Method 308 (modified)

SW-846 Method 0010 4 hours (minimum) Acetophenone, bis(2-ethylhexyl) 

phthalate, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 

2,4-dinitrophenol, 

hexachlorobutadiene, 

hydroquinone, naphthalene, 

phenol, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene

SW-846 Method 8270C

SW-846 Method 0031 4 tube sets, 

40 minutes per tube 

set

Benzene, chloroethane, 

chloroform, chloroprene, 

1,1-dichloroethane, 

1,2-dichloroethane, 

n-hexane, methylene chloride, 

toluene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 

1,1,2-trichloroethane, vinylidene 

chloride

SW-846 Method 8260B

1

SW-846 refers to Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Third Edition. USEPA Method refers to New Source Performance Standards, 

Test Methods and Procedures, Appendix A, 40 CFR Part 60. 

2

This method was not included in the ICR. However, it was approved by USEPA during discussions between Enthalpy Analytical, Inc., 

and Jason DeWees of USEPA RTP.
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Appendix A

Appendix A:

CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 114 INFORMATION COLLECTION

REQUEST



Enclosure 2

EPA's Information Gathering Authority

Under Section 114 of the Clean Air Act

Under Section 114 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7414), Congress has given the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to secure information needed "for the purpose 

(i) of developing or assisting in the development of any implementation plan under Section 110 

or 111(d), any standard of performance under Section 111, or any emission standard under 

Section 112, (ii) of determining whether any person is in violation of any such standard of any 

requirement of such a plan, or (iii) carrying out any provision of this Act." Among other things, 

Section 114 authorizes EPA to make inspections, conduct tests, examine records, and require 

owners or operators of emission sources to submit information reasonably required for the 

purpose of developing such standards. In addition, the EPA Office of General Counsel has 

interpreted Section 114 to include authority to photograph or require submission of photographs 

of pertinent equipment, emissions, or both.

Under Section 114, EPA is empowered to obtain information described by that section 

even if you consider it to be confidential. You may, however, request that EPA treat such 

information as confidential. Information obtained under Section 114 and covered by such a 

request will ordinarily be released to the public only if EPA determines that the information is 

not entitled to confidential treatment.1 Procedures to be used for making confidentiality 

determinations, substantive criteria to be used in such determinations, and special rules 

governing information obtained under Section 114 are set forth in 40 CFR Part 2 published in the 

Federal Register on September 1, 1976 (40 FR 36902).

Pursuant to §2.204(a) of EPA's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulation, in the 

event a request is received, or it is determined that a request is likely to be received, or EPA 

desires to determine whether business information in its possession is entitled to confidential 

treatment even though no request for release of the information has been received, please be 

advised that EPA will seek, at that time, the following information to support your claim as 

required by §2.204(e)(4) of EPA's FOIA regulations:

1. Measures taken by your company to guard against undesired disclosure of the 

information to others;

2. The extent to which the information has been disclosed to others, and the precautions 

taken in connection therewith;

3. Pertinent confidentiality determinations, if any, by EPA or other Federal agencies, 

and a copy of any such determinations, or reference to it, if available; and

4. Whether your company asserts that disclosure of the information would be likely to 

result in substantial harmful effects on the business' competitive position, and if so, 

what those harmful effects would be, why they should be viewed as substantial, and 

an explanation of the causal relationship between disclosure and such harmful effects.

 

1

Section 114 requires public availability of all emission data and authorizes disclosure of confidential

information in certain circumstances. See 40 FR 36902 - 36912 (September 1, 1976).
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 3 (con’t)
Enclosure 4
Enclosure 5
Enclosure 5 (con’t)
Enclosure 5 (con’t)
Enclosure 5 (con’t)
Enclosure 5 (con’t)
Enclosure 5 – Attachment A

Example Record Form for CBI Access
Enclosure 5 – Attachment B

Example Authorization Form for CBI Access
Enclosure 6

Certification Statement

The individual responsible for directing or supervising the preparation of the questionnaire must 

read and sign the Certification Statement listed below. The certifying official must be a 

responsible corporate official or his/her authorized representative.

I certify under penalty of law that the attached questionnaire was prepared under my direction 

or supervision and that qualified personnel properly gathered and evaluated the information 

submitted. The samples associated with the completion of this questionnaire were analyzed 

according to the correct methods and procedures as specified in this letter. Additionally, a 

registered Professional Engineer has observed the collection of at least one sample to ensure 

that proper sampling techniques and handling were followed according to the correct methods 

and procedures specified in this letter and has verified that the results are properly documented 

in the report. The information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, accurate and 

complete. In those cases where we did not possess the requested information for questions 

applicable to our facility, we provided best estimates. We have to the best of our ability indicated 

what we believe to be company confidential business information as defined under 40 CFR Part 

2, Subpart B. We understand that we may be required at a later time to justify our claim in detail 

with respect to each item claimed confidential. I am aware that there are significant penalties for 

submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment as explained in 

Section 113 of the Clean Air Act (42 USC §7413).

Signature of Certifying Official Date

Printed Name of Certifying Official Telephone Number

Title of Certifying Official
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MAXIMUM ACHIEVABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (MACT) STANDARDS

DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST

I. Introduction

Under the authority of Section 114 of the Clean Air Act, this information collection request 

is to be completed for operations that comprise the Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers (PVC)

source category at your company. The PVC Production source category includes any facility which 

manufactures polymerized vinyl chloride. PVC is be produced by the suspension, suspension 

blending, emulsion/dispersion or bulk processes, although other methods may be used. The source 

category includes the collection of all equipment and activities necessary to produce PVC 

homopolymer or copolymer resin.

This information collection request consists of two parts: (1) completion of information 

collection request response forms (survey) and submission of supplemental data and information; 

and (2) testing and analysis of emissions from PVC process vents (i.e., at the outlet of the final 

control device). The results of testing are reported in either the Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) 

or in dedicated worksheets that are contained in a single Microsoft Excel workbook file along 

with the required response forms. Except for the required testing, complete this information 

collection request as completely as possible from best available existing information from the 

2013 calendar year.

Instructions for obtaining the information collection request response forms are in 

Section II of this enclosure. A summary of the supplemental data and information requested in 

this information collection request is in Section III. Instructions for submitting your response are 

in Section IV. Section V contains general instructions for completing your response and includes 

specific guidance for completing each response form. For your convenience, we have provided

additional information on the scope and purpose of this information collection request, as well as 

useful definitions, in Attachment A. Respondents should read this material before attempting to 

complete the response forms. Respondents may also wish to review the rule and implementation 

information for PVC production before completing the response forms by visiting the EPA’s 

Technology Transfer Network – Air Toxics Web Site for PVC:

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/pvc/pvcpg.html

Additional information on the PVC process vent testing and analysis requirements can be 

found in Attachment B of this enclosure. Information regarding how to calculate and report 

method detection levels in located in Attachment C of this enclosure.

If you have questions regarding this request, please contact Ms. Jodi Howard, Refining

and Chemicals Group, at (919) 541-4607 or howard.jodi@epa.gov.
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II. Instructions for Obtaining the Information Collection Request Files

The information collection request response forms are available as a single Microsoft 

Excel 2007 workbook. The workbook is included with this enclosure and is titled:

“2014 PVC 114 PV Testing.xlsx”

The workbook should be completed for the entire PVC production facility. Before 

submitting the file, the file name will be changed to reflect the actual company and facility (see

Section III).

Other files included in this package are an example of how to complete the Excel 

workbook and a copy of this enclosure. Where necessary, examples of how to complete selected 

portions of the information collection request response forms are included directly in the forms 

themselves. Refer to examples and the instructions contained in this enclosure when completing 

your response.

III. Supplemental Data and Information Requested

We are requesting you submit supplemental data and information to support the 

information submitted in the information collection request response forms. The following table 

summarizes the supplemental data and information that must be submitted with your response. 

Provide actual recorded data where possible and submit that data in Microsoft Excel format. If 

recorded process data (such as CEMS data) are not available, then provide estimates based on 

engineering assessments, material balances, etc. and provide copies of estimation worksheets and 

other supporting documentation. Recorded process data, sampling results, test results, estimation 

worksheets, engineering calculations, assessments, etc. must be provided to support the 

information submitted for all parts of the information collection request response.

Except for the results of PVC process vent testing, the information provided in response 

to this information collection request should be from the best available existing information from 

the 2013 calendar year. 

Supplemental Data and 

Information

Related Equipment, 

Stream, Emission Point Time Period

Process Unit Plot Plan Process Unit N/A

Process Unit Flow Diagram Process Unit N/A

HAP/Total VOC Concentration, 

Emissions Data or Estimates All Uncontrolled Emission Points 2013

Safety/Pressure Relief Notifications

and estimates of emissions from 

releases

Process Unit Safety/Pressure Relief 

Devices 2013
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IV. Instructions for Submitting Your Information Collection Request Response

Use the appropriate file naming format as listed below for the files you submit when 

responding to this information collection request:

Submission File Name Format

Completed Response 

Workbook 2014 PVC 114 PV Testing.xlsx

Plot Plan [Company]_[Facility] _PlotPlan

Process Flow Diagram [Company]_[Facility] _PFD

Data/Estimates

[Company]_[Facility]_[ProcessUnitID]_[ProcessVent/EmissionPoint/Stream/Waste

waterStream/ProcessEquipment/ControlEquipment 

ID]_[YYYYMMDD]to[YYYYMMDD]

For file names that include dates or date ranges, use four digits for the year (YYYY), two digits 

for the month (MM), and two digits for the day (DD).

EXAMPLE

Generic Chemical Corporation has a manufacturing facility in Anytown, USA

According to the instructions in Section II and IV, the files would be renamed as:

Submission File Name

Completed Response Workbook PVCICR_Generic_Anytown.xls

and submitted with all other required data and information outlined Section III.

All recipients must perform the requested stack testing and submit the test results, 

reports, and documentation along with the responses to the information collection request and 

supplemental data and information specified in Attachments A, B and C of Enclosure 1 no later 

than November 17, 2014. Any submissions made after this date will be in violation of this 

Section 114 request.

Please e-mail the completed non-confidential response to:

CCG-PVC@epa.gov

If you are submitting confidential business information (CBI) as described in 

Enclosure 2, then this information must be mailed to EPA in hard-copy or on a CD-ROM or 

DVD-ROM disk. Clearly mark the disk and/or the materials with the words “Confidential 
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Business Information” and send either via U.S. Postal Service Express Mail, registered mail, or 

private courier to:

Jodi Howard

U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

Sector Policies and Program Division, Refining and Chemicals Group

Mail Code E143-01

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

Additionally, if you are submitting CBI via mail in hard-copy or on CD-ROM or DVDROM disk, you must also submit a non-CBI version of your information collection request 

response to the email address listed above. DO NOT ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT 

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION TO EPA.

If you have questions regarding this request, please contact Ms. Jodi Howard, Refining 

and Chemicals Group, at (919) 541-4607 or howard.jodi@epa.gov.

V. Background Information and Instructions for Completing the Information 

Collection Request Response Forms

NOTE: For the purposes of this information collection request, all HAP and VOC 

concentrations and emissions are to be quantified. Do not report concentrations or 

emissions as “trace” or “minimal.” If a concentration is at or below a detection 

limit, then provide the detection limit.

Form A – Company Information and Facility Information

 Forms A-1 and A-2 are where the respondent company and facilities are identified. 

 In question I.1 of Form A-1, identify the legal parent company/legal corporate owner name. 

In questions I.2 through I.6 provide the mailing address for the legal parent company/legal 

corporate owner.

 Identify the size of the company by selecting the appropriate range for the number of 

employees (including all subsidiaries, branches, and related establishments owned) in 

question I.7.

 On Form A-2, provide the facility name and address information requested in question II.1, 

including the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates of the facility. Facility latitudes and 

longitudes should be reported in decimal degrees to the 5th decimal place, and longitudes 

should include negative sign, e.g. (37.91986, -87.32724) Sources of these data include EPA 

permits (e.g., NPDES permits), county property records, facility blueprints, and site plans.

 Provide the name and contact information for the facility’s technical contact in questions 

III.1 through III.3 on Form A-2.

 On Form A-2, Section IV, respondents are asked to identify whether the facility is a major 

source of HAP emissions by selecting “Yes,” or “No,” in question IV.1. Section 112(a)(1) of 

the CAA defines a major source as any stationary source or group of stationary sources 

located within a contiguous area and under common control that emits or has the potential to 
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emit considering controls, in the aggregate, 10 tons per year or more of any hazardous air 

pollutant or 25 tons per year or more of any combination of hazardous air pollutants. 

Affected sources that have not yet commenced production of PVC resin or that are expanding 

existing production capacity are asked to complete all parts of this information collection 

request. For those sources, projected actual emissions (not “Potential to Emit”) are requested

in lieu of actual operating emissions. 

 For facilities that are not major sources of HAP emissions (and select “No” for question 

IV.1), the respondent is asked to identify if and when a permit limit for their potential HAP 

emissions to avoid being classified as a major source in questions IV.2 and IV.3, respectively 

was taken.

 Indicate if the facility manufactures other products in addition to PVC resin by selecting 

“Yes,” or “No,” for question IV.4 on Form A-2. If “Yes,” list the other products 

manufactured in the response field for question IV.5.

 Indicate if there are any HAP emission associated with any co-located facilities by selecting 

“Yes,” or “No,” for question IV.6 on Form A-2.

Form B – Control Devices, Recovery Systems, and Process Equipment

 Prior to completing the remainder of the forms (i.e., forms B through N), you should 

complete a plot plan (plant layout schematic) and process flow diagram(s) for the PVC 

production facility. Do not submit “block flow diagrams.” The level of detail requested is 

more than generally contained in “block flow” diagrams but less than that generally 

contained in piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs). Process flow diagrams should 

accurately show ALL:

o Process equipment;

o Recovery systems including all recovery equipment;

o Process wastewater treatment systems including all wastewater treatment 

equipment;

o Closed vent systems (identify the collection of piping for each closed vent system 

using a dotted-line boundary on the process flow diagram);

o Control devices (also clearly show any piping configurations that allow a gaseous 

stream routed to a closed vent system and control device to bypass the control 

device);

o Pressure relief devices (PRDs); and

o Emission points;
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 Each item in the table below is to be given a unique identifier in the form of Z-x, where “Z” 

is a unique code for each item listed in the table below and x = 1, 2, 3,...n. The unique 

identifier should exactly match between the process flow diagram and information provided 

in the completed response workbook(s). Refer to Attachment A of this Enclosure for relevant 

definitions.

Control devices (C-x)

Recovery systems (RS-x)

Individual recovery equipment that comprise the recovery system (RE-x)

Individual wastewater treatment equipment that comprise each process 

wastewater treatment system

(WWE-x)

Process equipment (U-x)

Emission points (EP-x)

Pressure relief devices (PRD-x)

Closed vent systems (CVS-x)

Form B-1 – Control Devices

General Instructions

 Each control device should be listed in Form B-1.

 For the purposes of this information collection request, wastewater collection, handling and 

treatment equipment (including process wastewater steam strippers) are considered 

wastewater treatment equipment and not control or recovery devices.

 For each control device, submit a copy of the most recent emissions test report. The report 

should include information on the process operations that influenced emissions during the 

test, including the resin type being produced. Include information such as the purpose of the 

test, when it was conducted and what test methods were used. If emissions test reports are not 

available, calculations based on emission factors, material balances, or engineering principles 

must be submitted and supported by submitting a step-by-step description of the calculations, 

including assumptions used and a brief rationale for the validity of the calculation method 

used. (See guidance documents listed in Attachment A, Section IV).

 For the following control devices, complete the appropriate Forms: absorbers - Form F-1; 

thermal or catalytic oxidizers - Form F-2; and, condensers - Form F-3.

Specific Instructions by Form Column

 Column 1: Each control device is to be given a unique code or identifier in the form of C-x, 

where x = 1, 2, 3,...n, in Form B-1. This unique code/identifier should exactly match the 

identifier used in the process flow diagram and will be used on subsequent forms. 
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 Column 2: Select the type of control device from the list provided in the Form.

 Column 3: If “other” was selected in column 2, provide a description of the control device. 

 Column 4: Each emission point from a control device (or from the last control device in a 

series) that exhausts directly to the atmosphere should be shown on the process flow diagram 

and is to be given a unique code or identifier of the form EP-x, where x = 1,2,3,...n in Form 

B-1. This unique code/identifier will be used on subsequent forms. If the exhaust stream from 

the control device immediately enters a subsequent control device (e.g., exhaust from a 

thermal oxidizer is routed to an acid gas scrubber) provide the subsequent control device 

identifier instead of the emission point identifier.

Form B-2 – Recovery Systems and Closed Vent Systems

General Instructions

 Each recovery system should be listed in Form B-2.

 For the purposes of this information collection request, wastewater collection, handling and 

treatment equipment (including process wastewater steam strippers), are considered 

wastewater treatment equipment and not control or recovery systems.

 If you use a condenser as part of a recovery system, and emissions from the condenser are 

routed directly to the atmosphere without first passing through a control device, complete 

Form F-3 for the condenser(s).

Specific Instructions by Form Column

Table 1

 Column 1: Each recovery system is to be given a unique code or identifier in the form of RSx, where x = 1, 2, 3,...n, in Form B-2. This unique code/identifier should exactly match the 

identifier used in the process flow diagram and will be used on subsequent forms. 

 Column 2: Provide a description of the recovery system.

 Column 3: Indicate if, at any point in the recovery or closed vent system, emissions can be 

discharged directly to the atmosphere. If you answer yes, complete Table 2.

 Columns 4-6: List the control devices that control emissions from the recovery and closed 

vent system. The control device ID(s) that you provided on Form B-1 will be available as a 

pick list in columns 4 through 6.

Table 2

 If you answered “Yes” in column 3 of Table 1, complete Table 2.

 Column 1: Identify the recovery system ID. The recovery system ID(s) that you provided in 

Table 1 will be available as a pick list in column 1 of Table 2.
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 Column 2: Identify each emission point that discharges directly to the atmosphere. Do not list 

emission points for streams exiting the recovery system that are routed through a closed vent 

system to a control device. Each emission point that exhausts directly to the atmosphere 

should be shown on the process flow diagram and given a unique code or identifier of the 

form EP-x, where x = 1,2,3,...n in Form B-2. This unique code/identifier will be used on 

subsequent forms.

 Column 3: Identify if the emission point is used as a bypass for the control device, or, if the 

emission point is a process vent.

 Column 4: Indicate if the equipment opening standards in 40 CFR Part 61, subpart F are met 

before a discharge occurs through the emission point.

Table 3

 Column 1: Each piece of recovery equipment included in the recovery system should be 

shown on the process flow diagram and given a unique code or identifier of the form RE-x, 

where x = 1, 2, 3,...n, in Table 2 of Form B-2. This unique code/identifier will be used on 

subsequent forms. 

 Column 2: Provide a description of the recovery equipment.

 Column 3: Indicate recovery system ID to which the recovery equipment belongs. The 

recovery system ID(s) you provided in Table 1 will be available as a pick list in column 3.

Form B-4 – Process Equipment

General Instructions

 All remaining process equipment should be listed on Form B-4. Do not list any equipment 

previously noted on Forms B-1 through B-2.

 Process equipment may be grouped on the process flow diagram if and only if the individual 

pieces of equipment in the group are of identical design and all process vents exiting each 

piece of process equipment are routed to the same control device.

 If emissions from a condenser (not previously listed as part of a recovery system) are routed 

directly to the atmosphere without first passing through a recovery system or control device, 

complete Form F-3 for the condenser(s).

Specific Instructions by Form Column

 Column 1: Each piece of process equipment is to be given a unique code or identifier in the 

form of U-x, where x = 1, 2, 3,...n, in Form B-4. This unique code/identifier should exactly 

match the identifier used in the process flow diagram and will be used on subsequent forms.

 Column 2: Provide a description of the process equipment.

 Column 3: Provide an indication if emissions from the process equipment are routed directly 

to the atmosphere without passing first through a recovery system or control device. 
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 Column 4-6: If you answered “Yes” in column 3, list the emission point ID(s). Each emission 

point should be shown on the process flow diagram and is to be given a unique code or 

identifier of the form EP-x, where x = 1,2,3,...n in Form B-4. This unique code/identifier 

will be used on subsequent forms. If the emission point is controlled (and therefore listed in 

Form B-1) do not duplicate the emission point in Form B-4; only list uncontrolled emission 

points. 

 Column 7: If you answered “No” in column 3, indicate if emissions from the process 

equipment are routed to a recovery system.

 Column 8: If you answered “Yes” in column 7, select the appropriate recovery system ID 

entered on Form B-2.

 Column 9-11: If you answered “No” in column 7, list the control device identifiers 

previously identified on Form B-1. If emissions are controlled by multiple control devices, 

list each control device identifier in the order of control (e.g., the overhead stream from a 

resin stripper (U-1) is controlled by 1) a thermal oxidizer (C-1) and an acid gas scrubber (C2)).

Form F – Control Devices

General Instruction

 Complete Form F-1 for each absorber used as a control device, or for any absorber that emits 

directly to the atmosphere. 

 Complete Form F-2 for each thermal or catalytic oxidizer.

 Complete Form F-3 for each condenser used as a control device or for any condenser that 

emits directly to the atmosphere.

Specific Instructions by Form Row

Form F-1

 Rows 1-2: Select the type of equipment (i.e., control device, recovery equipment or process 

equipment). Then in row 2, select the equipment ID you entered into the corresponding Form 

B.

 Rows 3-4: Select the type of absorber from the pick list. If “other,” provide a description of 

the absorber type in row 4.

 Rows 5-14: Provide the operating characteristics of the absorber in rows 5 through 14. 

Provide as much of the information as possible.

 Rows 15-16: Indicate the year the equipment was installed and cite any applicable 

regulations.

Form F-2

 Row 1: Select the control device ID (based on the values you entered in Form B-1).
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 Rows 2-3: Provide the number of operating hours per year and indicate if the device is 

considered emergency equipment.

 Row 5: Indicate the type of oxidizer (i.e., thermal or catalytic).

 Rows 6-35: Provide the design parameters and operating characteristics requested in rows 6 

through 35. Complete as much of the information as possible for each oxidizer.

 Rows 36-37: Indicate the year the equipment was installed and cite any applicable 

regulations.

Form F-3

 Rows 1-2: Select the type of equipment (i.e., control device, recovery equipment, or process 

equipment). Then in row 2, select the equipment ID you entered into the corresponding Form 

B.

 Rows 3-4: Select the type of condenser from the pick list. If “other,” provide a description of 

the condenser type in row 4.

 Rows 5-12: Provide the operating characteristics of the condenser in rows 5 through 12. 

Provide as much of the information as possible.

 Rows 15-16: Indicate the year the equipment was installed, and cite any applicable 

regulations.

Form H – Equipment Leaks

 Complete Form H for equipment leaks at the PVC production facility.

 Provide information regarding your facility’s leak detection and repair (LDAR) program in 

Table 1.

 In Table 2, provide equipment counts for all equipment at your facility in the source 

category. In addition, provide the subtotal of the equipment that are associated with your 

closed vent system(s).

 In addition to completing Form H, submit a copy of the leak detection and repair procedures 

for the facility.

Form I – Equipment Opening

Table 1

 Complete this Form for each piece of process equipment, recovery equipment and any 

additional equipment that is not assigned an equipment ID (e.g., in-line filters).

 Complete a separate Form I for each piece of process equipment, recovery equipment or 

other equipment that was opened in 2013. Identify the equipment (by selecting the recovery 

or process equipment ID from Forms B-2 or B-4 if applicable). Indicate the number of times 

the equipment was opened during 2013 and the reasons for opening the equipment (list all 

that apply). Provide the equipment volume in cubic meters.
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 Indicate how the HAP concentration of the equipment is determined, and how (if at all) HAP 

emissions are controlled.

Table 2

 In Table 2, list the individual HAP present in the equipment and the concentration of each 

HAP at the equipment opening. 

 Provide the total mass of each HAP emitted from opening the equipment in 2013, and a basis 

for the emissions values. Values should be reported for normal operations; not for startups, 

shutdowns, or malfunctions.

 Provide copies of estimation worksheets and any other relevant documentation.

Form K-1 – Tanks, Vessels, and Portable Containers Used for Feedstock Storage, Product 

Storage, Vent Gas Storage, Holding, and Wastewater

 Complete a separate Form K-1 for each tank, vessel portable container used for feedstock 

storage, product storage, holding and wastewater, including surge control vessels that are 

used to hold process vent gas prior to the control device for 2013 only. Do not include gas 

holders on Form K-1 (refer to Attachment A, Section V of this Enclosure for the definition of 

a gas holder).

 In Table 1, identify the process equipment by selecting the equipment ID provided on Form

B-2 or Form B-4 (if applicable). If the equipment was not identified on Form B-2 or B-4, 

provide an equipment description. 

 Provide a detailed description of the equipment, and include (if applicable) if the tank is a 

fixed, floating internal, or floating external roof.

 Select the purpose of the equipment from the pick list provided. If none of the options on the 

pick list accurately describe the purpose of the equipment, please select “Other” and specify 

the purpose in the next row.

 Indicate the number of turnovers for 2013, the equipment volume and the average storage 

temperature.

 Indicate how the HAP concentration of emissions from the tank/vessel/container are 

determined and if HAP emissions are controlled, identify the method of control.

 In Table 2, indicate the individual HAP contained in the tank/vessel/portable container and 

the corresponding vapor pressure. Provide concentration values and total emissions for 2013.

 Provide copies of estimation worksheets and any other relevant documentation.

Form L – Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction

 Complete Form L for startups, shutdowns and malfunctions during 2013 as completely as 

possible. 

 Each column in Form L represents a single startup, shutdown or malfunction event. Provide 

emissions in total pounds for the event.
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 Submit with your response to this information collection request, copies of all records of 

emissions during periods of process startup, shutdown and malfunctions for 2013.

Form P – Process Vent Emissions Testing Data

 Form P is used to collect results of performance tests that are not supported by the EPA’s 

Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT). Refer to Attachment B to this Enclosure 1, Summary of 

Test Procedures, Methods, and Reporting Requirements for Polyvinyl Chloride and 

Copolymers Facility Emission Points for more information for additional information.

 Copy Form P as necessary for pollutants/compounds sampled on different dates. 

 For multiple control devices, users may copy Form P within the response workbook.

 For each test run, provide the required operating parameters collected during the test. Note 

the selection for “PVC Production Rate Units.” If your final product is sold and shipped dried 

(e.g., a suspension resin), select “dry lbs PVC/day.” If your final product is sold and shipped 

without being dried (e.g., an emulsion resin), select “total lbs PVC/day.”

 Provide a numerical result for each compound. Do not provide non-numerical data in the 

compound results columns.

 In the “Run # Detection” columns, identify the status of the measured values relative to 

detection levels following the instructions in Attachment C to this Enclosure 1, “Guidance 

for Calculating and Reporting Values Measured Below Method Detection Levels.”

Form Q – Total Hydrocarbon 30-Day Monitoring

 Form Q is used to collect the results of the 30-day, continuous total hydrocarbon (THC) and 

methane (CH4) monitoring required in Section 1.3 of Attachment B to this Enclosure 1, 

Summary of Test Procedures, Methods, and Reporting Requirements for Polyvinyl Chloride 

and Copolymers Facility Emission Points.

 For multiple control devices, users may copy Form Q within the response workbook.

 Along with the continuous 30-day THC and CH4 readings, provide the corresponding oxygen 

and moisture values, along with the PVC type and grade being manufactured. 

 Supply the control device temperature, and the control device and THC monitoring 

operations indicator.
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Background for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production MACT 

Standards Development Information Collection Request

1.0 Introduction

The purpose of this attachment is to provide the respondent with additional detail on the 

relevant requirements of the Clean Air Act, the regulatory background of the polyvinyl chloride 

and copolymers production source category, and to provide a list of definitions of key terms used 

in the information collection request.

2.0 Summary of Clean Air Act Requirements

The maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards development 

information collection request was developed by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA) Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Emission Standards Division 

(OAQPS/ESD) to help EPA meet its obligations under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. 

Specifically, the Clean Air Act Amendments require EPA to develop regulations under Section 

112(d) to limit emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from major and area sources of 

emissions. Section 112(a)(1) defines a major source as “any stationary source or group of 

stationary sources located within a contiguous area and under common control that emits or has 

the potential to emit considering controls, 10 tons per year or more of any hazardous air pollutant 

or 25 tons per year or more of any combination of hazardous air pollutants.” Based on the 

Administrator’s determination, EPA may lower the major source cutoff for individual HAP. An 

area source is “any stationary source of hazardous air pollutants that is not a major source.”

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 prescribe an analytical framework that EPA is 

to apply in developing national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for 

major sources. A key concept in this framework is the establishment of the MACT floor. The 

amendments specify that NESHAP for existing sources in a particular category or subcategory 

are to be no less stringent (but may be more stringent) than the average emission limitation 

achieved by the best performing 12 percent of the existing sources in such category or 

subcategory of sources. In categories or subcategories with less than 30 sources, the floor is to be 

based on the average emission limitation achieved by the best performing 5 sources. The MACT 

floor for new sources is the emission control that is achieved in practice by the best controlled 

similar source.

The Clean Air Act Amendments allow the EPA Administrator to "distinguish among 

classes, types, and sizes of sources within a category or subcategory in establishing such 

standards" (Section 112(d)).

3.0 Regulatory Background for the Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production 

Source Category

On October 21, 1976, EPA promulgated emission standards for vinyl chloride under the 

risk-based standard then in effect (41 FR 46560; 40 C.F.R. Subpart F (§§ 61.60 - 61.71); “the 

Part 61 NESHAP”). When Congress amended the CAA in 1990, it required EPA to implement 
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technology based standards. As a result, EPA proposed MACT standards for the Polyvinyl 

Chloride and Copolymers Production source category on December 8, 2000 (65 FR 76958) and 

promulgated final MACT standards for the source category on July 10, 2002 (67 FR 45886) 

(“the Part 63 NESHAP”). EPA adopted most of the Part 61 NESHAP as the new Part 63 

NESHAP and the Part 61 standards became the MACT floor for existing sources.

Mossville Environmental Action NOW and Sierra Club petitioned the U.S. Court of 

Appeals of the District of Columbia to review various provisions of the Part 63 NESHAP. The 

Part 63 NESHAP was vacated on June 18, 2004 in Mossville v. EPA, 370 F. 3d. 1232 (D.C.Cir. 

2004) and remanded to the agency for it to reconsider or properly explain its methodology for 

regulating HAPs emitted in PVC production other than vinyl chloride by use of a surrogate.

On April 17, 2012, the EPA promulgated revised standards for PVC major and area 

sources. After promulgation, the Administrator received petitions for reconsideration of certain 

provisions in the final rules. 

The purpose of the current information collection is to gather data from PVC production 

facilities that were either not included in the EPA’s previous data collection efforts for the source 

category or whose data were excluded by the Agency from various technical analyses that 

supported the April 2012 rulemaking. The collected data will support analyses of environmental 

and economic impacts of various revisions to the current Part 63 NESHAP for PVC major and 

area sources.

4.0 Guidance Documents

Following is a list of EPA guidance documents and resources that may be useful to respondents 

in estimating HAP emissions. 

1. Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors: Volume I: Stationary Point and 

Area Sources. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Research Triangle Park, 

N.C. 1995. http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/index.html

2. Factor Information Retrieval (FIRE) Data System. U. S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. http://cfpub.epa.gov/oarweb/index.cfm?action=fire.main

3. Protocol for Equipment Leak Emission Estimates. U. S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. Research Triangle Park, N.C. November 1995. Publication No.: EPA453/R-95-017.

4. Batch Process ACT. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Research Triangle 

Park, N.C. February 1994. Publication No.: EPA-453/R-94-020.

5.0 Key Term Definitions
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The following definitions are provided for the purpose of the information collection request only. 

They are not intended to replace statutory definitions or regulatory definitions developed 

elsewhere.

Bulk process/resin: A process for producing polyvinyl chloride resin that is 

characterized by a two-step anhydrous polymerization 

process: the formation of small resin particles in a prepolymerized reactor using small amounts of vinyl chloride 

monomer, an initiator, and agitation; and the growth of the 

resin particles in a post polymerization reactor using 

additional vinyl chloride monomer. Resins produced using 

the bulk process are referred to as bulk resins.

Control device: A combustion device, recovery device, recapture device, or 

any combination of these devices used to comply with a 

regulation, numerical emission limit, work practice 

standard, etc. Process condensers are not control devices.

Dispersion process/resin: A process for producing polyvinyl chloride resin that is 

characterized by the formation of the polymers in soap 

micelles that contain small amounts of vinyl chloride 

monomer. Emulsifiers are used to disperse vinyl chloride 

monomer in the water phase. Initiators used in the 

dispersion process are soluble in water. Resins produced 

using the dispersion process are referred to as latex or 

dispersion resins.

Feedstock: Raw material/input to the process unit.

Gas Holder: A surge control vessel with a bell that is floating in a vessel 

filled with water that is used to store gases from the PVC 

production process prior to being recovered or sent to a 

process vent control device. The bell rises and falls as lowpressure gases enter and leave the space beneath the bell and 

the water provides a seal between the enclosed gas within 

the floating bell and the ambient air.

Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP): See 42 U.S.C. §7412(a)(6).
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Maintenance wastewater: Wastewater generated by the draining of process fluid from 

components in the PVCPU into an individual drain system 

prior to or during maintenance activities. Maintenance 

wastewater can be generated during planned and unplanned 

shutdowns and during periods not associated with a 

shutdown. Examples of activities that can generate 

maintenance wastewaters include descaling of heat 

exchanger tubing bundles, hydroblasting PVCPU process 

components such as polymerization reactors, vessels and 

heat exchangers, draining of low legs and high point bleeds, 

draining of pumps into an individual drain system, draining 

of portions of the PVCPU for repair and water used to wash 

out process components or equipment after the process 

components or equipment has already been opened to the 

atmosphere.

Malfunction: Any sudden, infrequent, and not reasonably preventable 

failure of air pollution control and monitoring equipment, 

process equipment, or a process to operate in a normal or 

usual manner which causes, or has the potential to cause, 

the emission limitations in an applicable standard to be 

exceeded. Failures that are caused in part by poor 

maintenance or careless operation are not malfunctions. (40 

CFR 63.2)

Polyvinyl Chloride and 

Copolymers Production Facility:

The collection of all polyvinyl chloride and copolymers 

production process unit, storage vessels, surge control 

vessels, heat exchange systems, wastewater, and process 

wastewater treatment systems that are associated with 

producing polyvinyl chloride.
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Polyvinyl Chloride and 

Copolymers Production Process 

Unit or PVCPU:

A collection of process components assembled and 

connected by hard-piping or duct work, used to process raw 

materials and to manufacture polyvinyl chloride and/or 

polyvinyl chloride copolymers. A PVCPU includes, but is 

not limited to, polymerization reactors; resin stripping 

operations; resin blend tanks; resin centrifuges; resin dryers; 

resin product separators; recovery devices; reactant and raw 

material charge vessels and tanks; holding tanks, mixing 

and weighing tanks; finished resin product storage tanks or 

storage silos; finished resin product loading operation; 

connected ducts and piping; equipment including pumps, 

compressors, agitators, pressure relief devices, sampling 

connection systems, open-ended valves or lines, valves and 

connectors and instrumentation systems. A PVCPU does 

not include chemical manufacturing process units, as 

defined in §63.101, that produce vinyl chloride monomer or 

other raw materials used in the PVC polymerization 

process.

Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymer 

Resin (PVC Resin):

Polyvinyl Chloride Copolymer:

Polyvinyl Chloride Homopolymer:

The general reference to any PVC homopolymer or 

copolymer resin manufactured by the suspension, 

dispersion, bulk, and/or solution processes.

A synthetic thermoplastic polymer that is derived from the 

simultaneous polymerization of vinyl chloride and another 

monomer such as vinyl acetate. Polyvinyl chloride 

copolymer is produced by different processes, including, but 

not limited to, suspension, dispersion/emulsion, suspension 

blending, and solution processes.

Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer means a synthetic 

thermoplastic polymer that is derived from the 

polymerization of vinyl chloride and has the general 

chemical structure (-H2CCHCl-)n. Polyvinyl chloride 

homopolymer is typically a white powder or colorless 

granule. Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer is produced by 

different processes, including (but not limited to), 

suspension, dispersion/emulsion, blending and bulk 

processes.
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Process equipment: Any unit operation or group of unit operations or any part of 

a process or group of parts of a process that are assembled 

to perform a specific function. Examples of process 

equipment include, but are not limited to, polymerization

reactors, PVC resin strippers, resin dewatering and drying 

equipment storage tanks and vessels, cooling towers and 

heat exchange systems, and transfer operations.

Process unit: The process components assembled and connected by pipes 

or ducts to process raw and/or intermediate materials and to 

manufacture an intended product. For the purposes of this 

information collection request, process unit includes, but is 

not limited to, polyvinyl chloride production process.

Process wastewater: Wastewater that comes into direct contact with HAP or 

results from the production or use of any raw material, 

intermediate product, finished product, by-product or waste 

product containing HAP, but that has not been discharged 

untreated as wastewater. Examples are product tank 

drawdown or feed tank drawdown; water formed during a 

chemical reaction or used as a reactant; water used to wash 

impurities from organic products or reactants; water used to 

cool or quench organic vapor streams through direct 

contact; water discarded from a control device; and 

condensed steam from jet ejector systems pulling vacuum 

on vessels containing organics. Gasholder seal water is not 

process wastewater until it is removed from the gasholder.

Process wastewater stream: Each individual waste stream exiting an individual piece of 

process equipment (including, but not limited to, resin 

stripping equipment, knockout pots, condensers, 

centrifuges, and scrubbers) prior to being combined with 

any other stream. Process wastewater streams also include 

combined streams exiting wastewater collection tanks, 

wastewater treatment equipment/processes, etc.

PVC process wastewater treatment 

equipment:

An individual piece of equipment capable of and normally 

used for the purpose of removing organic compounds from 

a process wastewater stream, used alone or in combination 

with other PVC process wastewater treatment equipment. 

Examples include, but are not limited to, wastewater 

collection, holding, and equalization tanks, wastewater 

steam and vacuum strippers, and wastewater stripper 

feed/bottoms heat exchanger.
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PVC process wastewater treatment 

system:

A collection of PVC process wastewater treatment 

equipment that removes organic compounds from a process 

wastewater stream before the process wastewater stream is 

discharged from the PVC production facility.

Recovery equipment: Recovery equipment means an individual piece of 

equipment capable of and normally used for the purpose of 

recovering chemicals for fuel value (i.e., net positive 

heating value), use, reuse, sale, and/or destruction or 

disposal. Examples of equipment that may be recovery 

equipment include gas holders, compressors, condensers, 

and liquid separators used to recover vinyl chloride or other 

feedstocks from gaseous streams such as resin stripper and 

wastewater stripper overheads and return those feedstocks 

for reuse in the resin production process and/or eventual 

destruction or disposal. For the purposes of this information 

collection request, wastewater steam and vacuum strippers 

are considered PVC process wastewater treatment 

equipment and not recovery equipment.

Recovery system: A recovery system is a collection of recovery equipment. A 

recovery system typically vents to a control device such as a 

thermal oxidizer and acid gas scrubber.

Resin grade: The subdivision of PVC resin that describes it as a unique 

resin, i.e., the most exact description of a type of resin with 

no further subdivision. Examples include low molecular 

weight suspension resins and general purpose suspension 

resins.

Resin stripper: A unit that removes organic compounds from a raw 

polyvinyl chloride and copolymer product. In the 

production of a polymer, stripping is a discrete step that 

occurs after the polymerization reaction and before drying 

or other finishing operations. Examples of types of stripping 

include steam stripping, vacuum stripping, or other methods 

of devolatilization. For the purposes of this information 

collection request, devolatilization that occurs in dryers or 

other finishing operations is not resin stripping. Resin 

stripping may occur in a polymerization reactor or is a batch 

or continuous stripper separate from the polymerization 

reactor.

Shutdown: The cessation of operation of an affected source or portion 

of an affected source for any purpose. (40 CFR 63.2)
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Startup: The setting in operation of an affected source or portion of 

an affected source for any purpose. (40 CFR 63.2)

Stream: Any contained or non-contained solid, liquid, gas, or vapor 

entering or exiting an individual unit operation or single 

piece of equipment.

Stripped resin: The material exiting the resin stripper than contains 

polymerized vinyl chloride.

Suspension blending process/resin: A process for producing polyvinyl chloride resin that is 

similar to the suspension polymerization process, but 

employs a rate of agitation that is significantly higher than 

the highest range for non-blending suspension resins. The 

suspension blending process uses a recipe that creates 

extremely small resin particles, generally equal to or less 

than 100 microns in size, with a glassy surface and very 

little porosity. The suspension blending process 

concentrates the resins using a centrifuge that is specifically 

designed to handle these small particles. Polyvinyl chloride 

resins produced using the suspension blending process are 

referred to as suspension blending resins and are typically 

blended with dispersion resins.

Suspension process/resin: A process for producing polyvinyl chloride resin that is 

characterized by the formation of the polymers in droplets 

of liquid vinyl chloride monomer or other co-monomers 

suspended in water. The droplets are formed by agitation 

and the use of protective colloids or suspending agents. 

Initiators used in the suspension process are soluble in vinyl 

chloride monomer. Polyvinyl chloride resins produced using 

the suspension process are referred to as suspension resins.

Type of Resin: The broad classification of PVC homopolymer and 

copolymer resin referring to the basic manufacturing 

process for producing that resin, including, but not limited 

to, suspension, dispersion, bulk, and solution processes.

Volatile Organic Compounds 

(VOC):

See 40 CFR 51.100(s).

Waste management: Handling, treatment, storage, and disposal of waste 

products.
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Wastewater: Process wastewater and maintenance wastewater. The 

following are not considered wastewater for the purposes of 

this subpart: 

(1) Stormwater from segregated sewers;

(2) Water from fire-fighting and deluge systems, 

including testing of such systems;

(3) Spills;

(4) Water from safety showers;

(5) Samples of a size not greater than reasonably 

necessary for the method of analysis that is use;

(6) Equipment leaks;

(7) Wastewater drips from procedures such as 

disconnecting hoses after cleaning lines; and

(8) Noncontact cooling water.
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6.0 Key Acronyms and Units of Measure

% percent

acfm actual cubic feet per minute

acfm/ft2actual cubic feet per minute per square foot

batches/yr batches per year

Btu/scf British thermal units per standard cubic foot

CAA Clean Air Act

day/yr days per year

DC District of Columbia

dscfm dry standard cubic feet per minute

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

ft feet

ft/s feet per second

ft3/1,000 afcm cubic feet per thousand actual cubic feet per minute

gpm U.S. gallons per minute

gr/dscf grains per dry standard cubic foot

HAP Hazardous Air Pollutants

hr/day hours per day

in inches

in H2O inches of water

kPa kilopascals

LAER lowest achievable emission rate

lb/day pounds (mass) per day

lb/gal pounds (mass) per U.S. gallon
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LDAR leak detection and repair

MACT maximum achievable control technology

mg/l milligrams per liter

MMlb/yr million pounds (mass) per year

NAICS North American Industry Classification System

NESHAP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

oC degrees Celsius

oF degrees Fahrenheit

ohm-cm ohm-centimeter

P&ID piping and instrumentation diagram

PFD process flow diagram

ppmv parts per million, by volume

ppmw parts per million, by weight

PVC polyvinyl chloride

S second or seconds

scfm standard cubic feet per minute

SPPD Sector Policies and Programs Division

ton/yr tons per year, or short tons per year

VOC Volatile Organic Compounds

vol% volume percent, or percent by volume

wt% weight percent, or percent by weight
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Summary of Test Procedures, Methods, 

and Reporting Requirements

for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers 

Facility Emission Points

This document provides an overview of approved sampling and analysis methods, target 

reported units of measure, and reporting requirements for polyvinyl chloride and copolymer 

(PVC) production facilities required to conduct emissions testing and provide emission test data 

according to the section 114 letter. The purpose for this testing is to gather data on hazardous air 

pollutant emissions from process vents within this source category. These data will be used to 

supplement the existing HAP data set for process vents. The document is organized as follows:

1.0 Stack Testing Procedures and Methods

2.0 How to Report Data

3.0 How to Submit Data

4.0 Contact Information for Questions on Test Plan and Reporting

1.0 Stack Testing Procedures and Methods

This information collection request includes stack (performance) test data requests for 

several pollutants. If you operate a PVC production facility, then you are required to conduct 

testing as outlined in this document to determine your emissions.

1.1 How to Select Sample Location and Gas Composition Analysis Methods

You must use U.S. EPA Method 1 of Appendix A of part 60 to select the locations and 

number of traverse points for sampling. See http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/methods/method1.html

for a copy of the method and guidance information.

You must use U.S. EPA Method 3A or 3B of Appendix A of part 60 for analysis of flue 

gas composition, including oxygen concentration. See 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/methods/method3a.html for Method 3A or 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/methods/method3b.html for Method 3B information.

1.2 Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Test Methods and Reporting

Testing must be conducted at the outlet or in the stack of the final control device 

including, but not limited to, a thermal oxidizer and acid gas scrubber (in series) used to control 

emissions from PVC production. Table 1.1 summarizes the required test methods for each 

pollutant, possible alternative methods, and the target reported units of measure. 

For copies of the recommended U.S. EPA methods and additional information, please 

refer to EPA’s Emission Measurement Center website: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/. For 
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copies of the SW-846 methods, please refer to EPA’s SW-846 Online website: 

http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/testmethods/sw846/index.htm. If you would like to use a 

method not listed in Table 1.1, please contact the EPA for approval of an alternative test method. 

The request for an alternative test method should include the alternative test method or 

prescriptive alternative procedure, the reason for the request (e.g., lower detection limit, site 

specific matrix interference, increased precision, etc.), supporting empirical data (e.g. 

comparison with specified method, precision determination, etc.), and quality control procedures 

which ensure results are sufficiently accurate and precise. See the Emission Measurement 

Center’s Guideline Document 22 (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/guidlnd/gd22.pdf) for more 

information on what information should be included in an alternative test method request.

Each test should be comprised of a minimum of three valid runs at each sampling 

location. All pollutant concentrations should be corrected to 3 percent oxygen and should be 

reported on the same moisture basis. The target units of measure are specified in Table 1.1. 

Report the results of each stack test according to the instructions in Section 2.0 of this 

attachment. 30 days of THC monitoring is also required as specified in Section 1.3. In addition 

to the emission test data, you must also report the following process information taken during the 

testing period: 

 The type of resin being processed and the resin grade;

 Emissions control device(s) in use during the test; 

 Control device operating or monitoring parameters (including, as appropriate to the 

control device, flue gas flow rate, pressure drop, scrubber liquor pH, scrubber liquor flow 

rate, sorbent type and sorbent injection rate); and

 Process parameters (such as percent oxygen).

The testing should be conducted while the PVC production process and any other nonPVC production process(es) that send emission streams to the same control device, is/are

operating as close as possible to maximum mass loading of all HAP compounds to the control 

device and under “normal” operation, that is, not during periods of startup, shut down, or 

malfunction. A thorough description of the process(es), including production rate(s) and a 

comparison of those production rates to maximum production capacity for PVC process units 

and non-PVC process units during the entire testing cycle should also be provided. If, during the 

performance testing, it becomes clear that one or more “off specification” or “out of 

specification” resin batches will be produced, then the testing and process data and any other 

associated information must still be submitted and labeled as an “off spec” test.

In most instances, we are not specifying numerical detection limits; instead we have 

specified testing conditions and methods, including test run times and minimum sample volumes 

when appropriate, which we believe will provide sufficient data quality for decision making. We 

remind source owners and testers of the Clean Air Act section 114(a)(1) requirement to provide 

information requested for the development of emissions standards using methods that provide 

data necessary for the decisions. That includes data of quality sufficient to support those 

decisions. For the most part, we can identify test methods and procedures that will satisfy those 

decision making needs (e.g., minimum sampling times). In other cases, we recognize that the 

source owner's or tester's selection of test procedures or equipment could bear significantly on 
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the quality of the data. See Attachment C of this enclosure for information regarding guidance 

for calculating and reporting values measured below method detection levels.

We believe that the Clean Air Act is clear that it is incumbent on the source and the tester 

to apply methods and procedures resulting in data quality necessary for those decisions including 

providing for the lowest possible detection limits considering practical and reasonable 

limitations. For example, source owners and testers should not automatically choose to use low 

or medium quality equipment for testing (e.g., for cost reasons) if high quality equipment is 

reasonably available. We will review test reports in light of this expectation and will be 

particularly mindful of whether the testing procedures applied are representative of the highest 

reasonably expected capabilities (e.g., comparing reported minimum measurement detection 

levels between tests and testers). If we believe that a source owner or tester has failed to meet 

the requirement of the Act to provide data sufficient decisions, we can and will request additional 

measurements requiring the use of improved testing procedures. The enclosed certification 

statement must be signed by a responsible official (See Enclosure 6).

Table 1.1: Summary of Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers’ Control System Outlet Emissions 

Measurement Methods and Alternative Methods1

Pollutant Required Method

Possible Alternative 

Method

Target Reported 

Units of Measure

Vinyl Chloride U.S. EPA Method 18 with a 

minimum sample time of 1 

hour per run and a nominal 

detection level of less than 200 

ppbv.

None ppbvd @ 3% O2

HCl/Cl2 U.S. EPA Method 26 or 26A. 

Collect a minimum sample 

volume of 2 dscm per run. 

None ppmvd @ 3% O2

THC U.S. EPA Method 25A with a 

minimum sampling time of 4 

hours per run. Calibrate the 

measuring instrument with a 

mixture of the organic 

compounds being emitted or 

with propane. 

None ppmvd as propane

@ 3% O2

CH4 U.S. EPA Method 320. Have 

a minimum sample time of 4

hours per run.

U.S. EPA Method 18. Have a 

minimum sample time of 4

hours per run.

ppmvd @ 3% O2

Dioxins/Furans2 U.S. EPA Method 23. Collect 

a minimum sample volume of 

5 dscm per run. Use high

resolution GC/MS for the 

analytical finish. 

None ng/dscm @ 3% O2
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Pollutant Required Method

Possible Alternative 

Method

Target Reported 

Units of Measure

Speciated HAP listed 

in Table 1.33

Sample collection by SW-846 

Method 0031, sample

preparation by SW-846 

Method 5041A, and sample 

analysis by SW-846 Method

8260B4. Combine traps in 

each run if lower detection 

limit is needed. Sample at a 

rate of 1 L/min, unless a 

slower sampling rate will yield 

detectable levels.

None ppmvd @ 3% O2

Speciated HAP listed 

in Table 1.43

Sample collection by SW-846

Method 0010, sample

preparation by SW-846 

Method 35425, and sample 

analysis by SW-846 Method

8270D4. Collect a minimum 

sample volume of 3 dscm per 

run. Use low resolution

GC/MS with the use of 

selected ion monitoring (SIM)

mode for the analytical finish.

None ppmvd @ 3% O2

Speciated HAP listed 

in Table 1.53

U.S. EPA Method 18 or 3206.

Minimum sample time of 1

hour per run. All compounds 

quantified by Method 320 

must be validated according to 

Section 13.0 of Method 320. 

All compounds quantified by 

Method 18 meet the recovery 

study specified in Section 8.4 

of Method 18.

None ppmvd @ 3% O2

O2 / CO2 U.S. EPA Method 3A. 

Simultaneous with each 

pollutant test run.

U.S. EPA Method 3B % volume, dry

Moisture U.S. EPA Method 4. 

Simultaneous with each 

pollutant test run.

None % volume

Flowrate U.S. EPA Method 2. 

Simultaneous with each 

pollutant test run.

U.S. EPA Method 2A, 2B, 2C, 

2D, 2F, or 2G, as appropriate.

ascfm and dscfm

1 You must sample THC, vinyl chloride, and all speciated HAP concurrently.

2 You must include the results for the individual dioxin/furan congeners as specified in Table 1.2.

3

If any HAP other than those listed in Tables 1.3-1.5 could be emitted from the process, you must test for those

HAP using US EPA Method 320, US EPA Method 18, SW-846 Method 0010, or an approved alternative test 

method, as applicable. 

4 You must use all three SW-846 methods in combination to obtain a measurement result. The first method is the 

sampling method to be used at the stack. The second method is a preparatory method that readies for analysis the 

sample obtained from the first method. The third method is the analysis method.

5 SW-846 Method 3542 replaces Section 8.1 of SW-846 Method 0010.
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6 The selection of technique [Method 320, Method 18 – Bag Sampling (Section 8.2.1), Method 18 – Direct 

Interface (Section 8.2.2), or Method 18 – Absorption Tube (Section 8.2.4)] must be made for each compound in 

Table 1.5 to achieve the lowest detection limit and meet method quality parameters.

Table 1.2 Dioxin/Furan Congeners 

Dioxin/furan congener

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

1,2,3,7,8,9-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

1,2,3,6,7,8-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran.

2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran.

1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran.

1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran.

1,2,3,6,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran.

1,2,3,7,8,9-hexachlorodibenzofuran.

2,3,4,6,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran.

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorodibenzofuran.

1,2,3,4,7,8,9-heptachlorodibenzofuran.

Octachlorodibenzofuran.

Table 1.3 Target Analytes Using SW-846 Method 8260B

Pollutant CAS Number Pollutant CAS Number

Benzene 71432 n-Hexane 110543

Chloroethane 75003 Methylene chloride 75092

Chloroform 67663 Toluene 108883

Chloroprene 126998 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 71556

1,1-Dichloroethane 75343 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 79005

1,2-Dichloroethane 107062 Vinylidene chloride 75354

Table 1.4 Target Analytes Using SW-846 Method 8270D

Pollutant CAS Number Pollutant CAS Number

Acetophenone 98862 Hydroquinone 123319
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Pollutant CAS Number Pollutant CAS Number

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 

(DEHP)

117817 Naphthalene 91203

1,4-Dichlorobenzene 106467 Phenol 108952

2,4-Dinitrophenol 51285 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 120821

Hexachlorobutadiene 87683

Table 1.5 Target Analytes Using US EPA Method 18 and 320

Pollutant CAS Number Pollutant CAS Number

Acetaldehyde 75070 Formaldehyde 50000

1,3-Butadiene 106990 Methanol 67561

Chlorobenzene 108907 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 79345

Chloromethane 74873 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane 540841

Cumene 98828 Vinyl acetate 108054

Ethylbenzene 100414 Vinyl bromide 593602

Ethylene glycol 107211 Xylenes (isomers and mixtures) 1330207

1.3 Total Hydrocarbon 30-Day Monitoring

You must conduct total hydrocarbon (THC) monitoring continuously for a 30-day period 

as specified in Table 1.6. You must also concurrently record the exhaust gas oxygen and 

moisture levels, the types and grades of PVC resin being produced and the control device 

temperature. Also indicate periods of abnormal operation for the control device and/or THC 

monitoring equipment. All the emissions testing required in Table 1.1 must be conducted during 

this 30-day monitoring period.

Table 1.6 30-Day THC Monitoring

Pollutant Recommended Method Alternative Method

Target Reported 

Units of Measure

THC U.S. EPA Method 25A 

continuously for 30 days.

Calibrate the measuring 

instrument with propane. The 

low level and high level 

calibration gases (see sections 

7.1.3 and 7.1.5 of Method 25A) 

must bracket the measured 

concentrations or a maximum 

high level calibration gas (see 

section 7.1.5 of Method 25A) of 

10 ppm propane must be used.

None ppmvd as propane @ 

3% O2

CH4 U.S. EPA Method 320 U.S. EPA Method 18 or 

instrument that uses 

chromatographic column to split

methane from all other organic 

compounds.

ppmvd @ 3% O2

O2 U.S. EPA Method 3A

continuously for 30 days. 

U.S. EPA Method 3B % volume, dry
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Pollutant Recommended Method Alternative Method

Target Reported 

Units of Measure

Moisture U.S. EPA Method 4 once per 

day for 30 days.

Where the exhaust stream is 

saturated (e.g. the outlet of a wet 

scrubber), you may measure the 

temperature by thermocouple 

and report the moisture at 

saturation levels. Where a stack 

is not saturated, moisture may 

be determined by wet/dry bulb 

psychrometry (ASTM E-337)

twice daily (at least one hour 

apart), by Method 320, or by 

ASTM D6348-12 (FTIR)

% volume

2.0 How to Report Data

The method for reporting the results of testing and monitoring depends upon the methods 

used to complete the testing and monitoring requirements. This section discusses the 

requirements for reporting the collected data.

2.1 Reporting stack test data

For data collected using EPA Methods 23, 25/25A, and 26/26A, you must report the 

results of the performance test using the EPA’s Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT). You do not 

need to use the ERT to report the results of the 30-day THC monitoring; you only need to use the 

ERT to report the results of the Table 1.1 stack test. The ERT website (see 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/index.html) contains the latest version of the ERT, as well as 

frequently asked questions and a user’s guide. The ERT is a Microsoft Access program that 

must be downloaded onto your computer prior to data entry. The file generated from the ERT 

must be submitted according to one of the methods specified in Section 3.0 of this Attachment.

For data collected using all other test methods, you must report the results of the 

performance test(s) using Form P in the information collection request response forms Microsoft

Excel workbook. You must also submit an electronic copy of the emission test report that 

includes all of the information specified in Section 2.2 of this Attachment (PDF format 

preferred).

If you claim that some of the results of the performance test being submitted are 

confidential business information (CBI), you must submit the complete file including 

information claimed to be CBI. The submitted materials must be clearly marked as CBI 

submitted according to Section 3.0 of this Attachment. You must submit a separate copy of the 

file with all CBI data removed. Submit the non-CBI version of the file according to one of the 

options in Section 3.0 of this Attachment.

2.2 Stack test data to be included in the report

At a minimum, all performance test reports must include the following information:
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 General identification information for the facility including a mailing address, the actual 

address, the owner or operator or responsible official (where they are applicable) or an 

appropriate representative and an email address for this person, and the appropriate 

Federal Registry System (FRS) number for the facility;

 A brief process description, including a flow diagram clearly showing all process vent 

piping at the inlet to the first control device including manifolds and tie-in points for nonPVC process unit process vents (with those non-PVC process units identified), any 

piping that allows a process vent to bypass the control device(s), and the sampling site;

 A complete unit description for PVC and non-PVC process units, including a description 

of emission streams and control devices, the appropriate source classification code 

(SCC), the latitude and longitude of the emission point being tested (to five decimal 

points), and the permitted maximum process rate (where applicable);

 Sampling site description; description of sampling and analysis procedures and any 

modifications to standard procedures; quality assurance procedures;

 Any process data and control device monitoring data required in this attachment;

 Raw data sheets for field sampling;

 Raw data sheets for field and laboratory analyses;

 Chain-of-custody documentation;

 Explanation of laboratory data qualifiers;

 Example calculations of all applicable stack gas parameters, emission rates, percent 

reduction rates, and analytical results, as applicable;

 Identification information for the company conducting the performance test including a 

contact person and his/her email address; and

 Any other information required by the test method, a relevant standard, or the 

Administrator.

Make clear, using the “Notes” section of the ERT or Form P, the correlation between 

emissions measurements and process data (e.g., identify Method 29, run 1 for the associated 

process data on the process data details tab of the ERT).

2.3 Flagging data and handling data that is below the detection limit

See Attachment C of this enclosure for information on how to flag data and on how to 

calculate and report values measured below the method detection limit. 

3.0 How to Submit Data

You may submit your data in one of the three ways listed below. However, in order to 

avoid duplicate data and keep all data for a particular facility together, we request that you 

submit all non-CBI data requested from your facility in the same way. To submit your data:

 E-mail an electronic copy of all requested files to CCG-PVC@epa.gov
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 Mail a CD or DVD containing an electronic copy of all requested files to the EPA 

address shown in your section 114 letter. If no electronic copy is available, mail a hard 

copy of all requested files to the EPA address shown in your section 114 letter.

 If you are submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI), you must mail a separate 

CD or DVD containing only the CBI portion of your data to the EPA address shown in 

your section 114 letter.

4.0 Contact Information for Questions 

For questions on how to report data using the ERT contact:

Ron Myers 

(919) 541-5407

myers.ron@epa.gov

For questions on the test methods contact: 

Jason DeWees 

(919) 541-9724 

dewees.jason@epa.gov

Stef Johnson

(919) 541-4790

johnson.steffan@epa.gov

For all other questions contact:

Jodi Howard 

(919) 541-4607

howard.jodi@epa.gov
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Guidance for Calculating and Reporting Values Measured Below Method 

Detection Levels

1.0 Identification of Detection Levels

Identify the status of measured values relative to detection levels on the spreadsheet or in the 

ERT using the following descriptions:

 BDL (below detection level) – all analytical values used to calculate and report an instack emissions value are less than the laboratory’s reported detection level(s); 

 DLL (detection level limited) – at least one but not all values used to calculate and report 

an in-stack emissions value are less than the laboratory’s reported detection level(s); or

 ADL (above detection level) – all analytical values used to calculate and report an instack emissions value are greater than the laboratory’s reported detection level(s).

2.0 Reporting and Calculating Method Detection Limits

For reporting and calculating individual test run data:

 You must use the method specified approach for calculation and determination of the 

method detection limit (MDL). If the method does not specify the approach and 

calculation of the MDL, determine the MDL as follows:

o For air sampling and analysis methods, you must determine the MDL in 

accordance with the procedures specified in Section 15 of Method 301 (located in 

Appendix A of 40 CFR part 63).

o For water sampling and analysis, you must determine the MDL in accordance 

with the procedures specified in Appendix B of 40 CFR part 136. 

 For analytical data reported from the laboratory as above the MDL, include the ADL flag 

in the Form P columns labeled “Run #1 Detection”, “Run #2 Detection”, and/or “Run #3 

Detection” as appropriate or in the Comments line in the ERT.

 For analytical data reported from the laboratory as “nondetect” or “below detection 

level;”

o Include a brief description of the procedures used to determine the analytical 

detection and in-stack detection levels:

 In the Notes line of Excel spreadsheet template; or

 In the Comments line of Lab Data tab in the Run Data Details in the ERT.

o Describe these procedures completely in the full test report including the 

measurements made, the standards used, and the statistical procedures applied.

o Calculate the in-stack emissions rate for any analytical result reported as below 

detection level using the relevant MDL, sampling volumes and other relevant run 
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specific parameters (such as oxygen or flowrate). The reported value must 

assume that the analyte is present at the full MDL value. 

o Report the calculated emissions concentration or rate result: 

 As a detection level numerical value (i.e., no brackets or < symbol) in the 

Excel spreadsheet template (Form P; columns “Run 1”, “Run 2”, and/or 

“Run 3” as appropriate) and select the appropriate flag in the Form P 

columns labeled “Run #1 Detection”, “Run #2 Detection”, and/or “Run #3 

Detection” as appropriate; or 

 As a numerical value in the ERT with the appropriate flag in the 

Comments line.

o Report as numerical values (i.e., no brackets or < symbol) any analytical data 

measured above the MDL, including any data between the MDL and a laboratoryspecific reporting or quantification level (i.e., flag as ADL).

o Apply these reporting and calculation procedures to measurements made with 

Method 23:

 Report data in the ERT for each of the D/F congeners measured with 

Method 23 below the detection level as [< detection level];

 Do not report emissions as zero, as described in the method.

 For pollutant measurements composed of multiple components or fractions (e.g., Hg and 

other metals sampling trains) when the result for the value for any component is 

measured below the MDL:

o Calculate in-stack emissions rate or concentrations as outlined above for each 

component or fraction; 

o Sum the measured values and/or calculated values (using the MDL as outlined 

above) for all of the components or fractions; and

o Report the sum of all components or fractions:

 As a detection level numerical value (i.e., no brackets or < symbol) in the 

Excel spreadsheet template (Form P; columns “Run 1”, “Run 2”, and/or 

“Run 3” as appropriate) and select the appropriate flag in the Form P 

columns labeled “Run #1 Detection”, “Run #2 Detection”, and/or “Run #3 

Detection” as appropriate; or 

 As a numerical value in the ERT with the appropriate flag in the 

Comments line.

 If all components or fractions are BDL, the appropriate flag is BDL. If 

any component or fraction is ADL, the appropriate flag is DLL.

o In addition to reporting the sum of the components or fractions, report the 

individual component or fraction values for each run if the Excel spreadsheet 

template or ERT format allows.
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o If the Excel spreadsheet template or ERT format does not allow reporting of the 

individual components or factions (i.e., the format allows reporting only a single 

sum value):

 For the Excel spreadsheet template, next to the sum reported as above 

report in the Notes line the appropriate flag along with the values for the 

measured or MDL value for each component or fraction as used in the 

calculations (e.g., 0.036, [<0.069], 1.239, [<0.945] for a four fraction 

sample)

 For the ERT, next to the sum reported as above, report on the Comments

line the appropriate flag and the measured or MDL value for each 

component or fraction as used in the calculations (e.g., 0.036, [<0.069], 

1.239, [<0.945] for a four fraction sample)

 For measurements conducted using instrumental test methods (e.g., Methods 3A, 6C, 7E, 

10, 25A):

o Record gaseous concentration values as measured including negative values and 

flag as ADL; do not report as BDL

o Calculate and report in-stack emissions rates using these measured values

o Include relevant information relative to calibration gas values or other technical 

qualifiers for measured values in Comments line in the ERT or Notes line of the 

Excel spreadsheet.

 For reporting and calculating average emissions rate or concentration for a test when 

some results are reported as BDL:

o Sum all of the test run values including those indicated as BDL or DLL as 

numerical values

o Calculate the average emissions rate or concentration (e.g., divide the sum by 3 

for a three-run test)

o Report the average emissions rate or concentration average:

 As a detection level numerical value (i.e., no brackets or < symbol) in the 

Excel spreadsheet template (Form P; columns “Run 1”, “Run 2”, and/or 

“Run 3” as appropriate) and select the appropriate flag in the Form P 

columns labeled “Run #1 Detection”, “Run #2 Detection”, and/or “Run #3 

Detection” as appropriate;

 As a numerical value in the ERT and include the appropriate flag in the 

relevant Comments line

 If all test run values are BDL, the appropriate flag is BDL. If any test run 

value is ADL or DLL, the appropriate flag is DLL.
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Appendix B

Appendix B:

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN
1150 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 501  ●  KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406   

610.945.1777  ●  WWW.COTERIE‐ENV.COM

NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR

HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR

POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND COPOLYMERS

PRODUCTION SOURCES

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN

JULY 30, 2014

OXY VINYLS, LP

DEER PARK, TEXAS, AND LA PORTE, TEXAS
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PROJECT TEAM SIGNATURE PAGE

Facility:   OxyVinyls Deer Park and La Porte, Texas

Unit ID:   Thermal Oxidizer  

Test Title: Performance Test and Information Collection Request Test

This quality assurance project plan (QAPP) has been developed for the performance test and

Information Collection Request (ICR) test to be conducted for the thermal oxidizers operated at the

OxyVinyls La Porte facility.  This QAPP has been distributed to and read by the signatories.  By signing,

the signatories agree to the appropriate information pertaining to their project responsibilities provided

in the QAPP.   

    

Deer Park Performance Test Manager

Jadie Pryor  

Oxy Vinyls, LP

Date

    

La Porte Emission Test Manager

Paul Green

Oxy Vinyls, LP

Date

    

Stack Testing Director

Robert Adams, Ph.D.

TestAmerica Air Emissions Corporation dba METCO Environmental

Date

Notes:  The individuals listed above:  1) have received, read, and agreed to the appropriate information pertaining to their

project responsibilities listed and provided in this QAPP and 2) agree that no testing methods have been modified.

These pages will be signed after approval of the plans.
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LABORATORY SIGNATURE PAGE

Facility:   OxyVinyls Deer Park and La Porte, Texas

Unit ID:   Thermal Oxidizer  

Test Title: Performance Test and Information Collection Request Test

This quality assurance project plan (QAPP) has been developed for the performance test and

Information Collection Request (ICR) test to be conducted for the thermal oxidizers operated at the

OxyVinyls La Porte facility.  This QAPP has been distributed to and read by the signatories.  By signing,

the signatories agree to the appropriate information pertaining to their project responsibilities provided

in the QAPP.  Laboratory representatives have reviewed the methods specified in the QAPP and certify

that all methods will be performed in accordance with these requirements, and any deviations will be

noted.

    

Laboratory Project Manager  

Kevin Woodcock

TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. – Knoxville, Tennessee

Date

    

Laboratory Project Manager  

Heather Distel, Ph.D.

SGS Environmental Services

Date

    

Laboratory Project Manager  

Bryan Tyler

Enthalpy Analytical, Inc.

Date

Notes:  The individuals listed above:  1) have received, read, and agreed to the appropriate information pertaining to their

project responsibilities listed and provided in this QAPP and 2) agree that no testing methods have been modified.

These pages will be signed after approval of the plans.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................1‐1

1.1 Deer Park Plant Overview................................................................................................1‐1

1.2 La Porte Plant Overview...................................................................................................1‐2

1.3 Production Unit Overview ...............................................................................................1‐2

1.4 Control Device Overview .................................................................................................1‐3

1.5 Performance Test Overview ............................................................................................1‐3

1.6 Quality Assurance Project Plan Organization ..................................................................1‐4

1.7 Document Revision History .............................................................................................1‐4

2.0 Organization of Personnel, Responsibilities, and Qualifications..................................................2‐1

2.1 Performance Test Managers............................................................................................2‐1

2.2 Stack Testing Director......................................................................................................2‐1

2.3 Field Team........................................................................................................................2‐2

2.4 Laboratories.....................................................................................................................2‐2

3.0 Sampling Procedures ....................................................................................................................3‐1

3.1 30‐Day Monitoring Period Sampling................................................................................3‐1

3.1.1 Oxygen – USEPA Method 3A...............................................................................3‐1

3.1.2 Total Non‐Methane Hydrocarbons and Methane – USEPA Method 25A ..........3‐2

3.2 Performance Test Sampling.............................................................................................3‐2

3.2.1 Sampling Point Determination – USEPA Method 1 ............................................3‐3

3.2.2 Flue Gas Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate – USEPA Method 2.......................3‐3

3.2.3 Flue Gas Composition and Molecular Weight – USEPA Method 3A...................3‐3

3.2.4 Flue Gas Moisture Content – USEPA Method 4..................................................3‐4

3.2.5 Vinyl Chloride, Methane, and Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants ‐  

USEPA Method 18...............................................................................................3‐4

3.2.6 Dioxins and Furans – USEPA Method 23 ............................................................3‐4

3.2.7 Total Hydrocarbons – USEPA Method 25A.........................................................3‐5

3.2.8 Hydrogen Chloride and Chlorine – USEPA Method 26A.....................................3‐5

3.2.9 Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants – USEPA Method 316....................................3‐6

3.2.10 Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants – SW‐846 Method 0010................................3‐7

3.2.11 Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants – SW‐846 Method 0031................................3‐7

3.3 Sampling Quality Control Procedures..............................................................................3‐8

4.0 Sample Handling and Documentation ..........................................................................................4‐1

4.1 Field Sampling Operations...............................................................................................4‐1

4.2 Field Laboratory Operations............................................................................................4‐2

5.0 Analytical Procedures ...................................................................................................................5‐1

6.0 Data Quality Objectives ................................................................................................................6‐1

6.1 Quality Control Parameters.............................................................................................6‐1

6.1.1 Precision..............................................................................................................6‐3
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6.1.2 Accuracy..............................................................................................................6‐3

6.1.3 Representativeness.............................................................................................6‐3

6.1.4 Comparability......................................................................................................6‐4

6.1.5 Completeness .....................................................................................................6‐4

6.2 Evaluation of Contamination Effects...............................................................................6‐5

6.3 Performance Audits.........................................................................................................6‐6

6.4 Corrective Action .............................................................................................................6‐6

6.4.1 Equipment Failure...............................................................................................6‐6

6.4.2 Analytical Deviations...........................................................................................6‐6

6.4.3 Contamination ....................................................................................................6‐6

6.4.4 Procedural Deviations.........................................................................................6‐7

7.0 Calibration Procedures and Preventative Maintenance...............................................................7‐1

7.1 Sampling Equipment........................................................................................................7‐1

7.1.1 Pitot Tubes..........................................................................................................7‐3

7.1.2 Differential Pressure Gauges..............................................................................7‐3

7.1.3 Digital Temperature Indicator ............................................................................7‐3

7.1.4 Dry Gas Meter and Orifice ..................................................................................7‐3

7.1.5 Barometer...........................................................................................................7‐3

7.1.6 Nozzle..................................................................................................................7‐3

7.1.7 Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems........................................................7‐3

7.2 Analytical Equipment.......................................................................................................7‐3

7.3 Preventative Maintenance ..............................................................................................7‐6

7.3.1 Sampling Equipment...........................................................................................7‐6

7.3.2 Analytical Equipment..........................................................................................7‐7

8.0 Data Reduction, Validation and Reporting ...................................................................................8‐1

8.1 Data Reduction ................................................................................................................8‐1

8.2 Data Validation ................................................................................................................8‐1

8.2.1 Review of Field Documentation..........................................................................8‐2

8.2.2 Laboratory Review of Data .................................................................................8‐2

8.2.3 Evaluation of Data Quality ..................................................................................8‐2

8.3 Data Reporting.................................................................................................................8‐2

8.3.1 Management of Non‐Detects.............................................................................8‐3

8.3.2 Background/Blank Correction.............................................................................8‐3

8.3.3 Rounding and Significant Figures........................................................................8‐3

9.0 Quality Assurance Reports............................................................................................................9‐1

10.0 References ..................................................................................................................................10‐1

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1‐1   Document Revision History ............................................................................................. 1‐5

Table 3‐1   30‐Day Monitoring Period Summary ............................................................................... 3‐1
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Table 3‐2   Stack Gas Sampling Summary.......................................................................................... 3‐2

Table 4‐1   Sample Custody Documentation Requirements..............................................................4‐1

Table 5‐1   Sample Preparation and Analysis Procedures for Stack Gas Samples.............................5‐1

Table 6‐1   Quality Control Objectives for Stack Gas Samples...........................................................6‐1

Table 6‐2   Blank Analysis Objectives for Stack Gas Samples ............................................................6‐5

Table 7‐1   Sampling Equipment Calibration Requirements..............................................................7‐2

Table 7‐2   Summary of Analytical Equipment Calibration and Quality Control Checks...................7‐4

Table 7‐3   Maintenance Activities For Field Sampling Equipment...................................................7‐7

Table 7‐4    Maintenance Activities for Analytical Equipment ...........................................................7‐8

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 3‐1   USEPA Method 18 Sampling Train................................................................................... 3‐9

Figure 3‐2   USEPA Method 23 Sampling Train................................................................................. 3‐10

Figure 3‐3   USEPA Method 26A Sampling Train............................................................................... 3‐11

Figure 3‐4   USEPA Method 316 Sampling Train............................................................................... 3‐12

Figure 3‐5   SW‐846 Method 0010 Sampling Train........................................................................... 3‐13

Figure 3‐6   SW‐846 Method 0031 Sampling Train........................................................................... 3‐14
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1.0 INTRODUCTION

This quality assurance project plan (QAPP) is being submitted by Oxy Vinyls, LP (OxyVinyls) for the

polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production facility operated at OxyVinyls’ Deer Park, Texas, facility.  The Deer

Park facility subject to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary

Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources (PVC Area Source NESHAP) codified in

Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 63 Subpart DDDDDD.  The process vents from the PVC

production facility are controlled by two thermal oxidizers located at the OxyVinyls facility in La Porte,

Texas.  This QAPP describes the quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) program associated with

the performance test to be conducted for the thermal oxidizers.   

The performance test will also demonstrate compliance with the emission standards of the National

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers

Production Major Sources (PVC Major Source NESHAP) codified in 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HHHHHHH.  

These demonstrations are being included to cover the future possibility that the Deer Park Plant may

become a major source due to regulation changes currently under reconsideration and/or development

for ethylene dichloride (EDC)/vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) plants or due the possibility that Deer Park

Plant may become a major source of HAPs in the future.

The performance test also includes emissions testing intended to satisfy the requirements of the United

States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA’s) Clean Air Act Section 114 Information Collection

Request (ICR), dated May 15, 2014, for PVC and copolymers production facilities.   

1.1 DEER PARK PLANT OVERVIEW

The Deer Park Plant is located in Harris County, Texas, approximately one mile north of the intersection

of State Highway 225 and Tidal Road.  The facility is bounded on the north by the Houston Ship Channel,

on the south by the Port Terminal/Southern Pacific Railroad lines, on the east by Tidal Road/Dow

Chemical Corporation, and on the west by Patrick Bayou.  The facility is situated on approximately

430 acres.  The coordinates of the center of the Deer Park Plant are latitude 29° 43’ 55” N, longitude

95° 06’ 42” W.  The Deer Park Plant manufactures anhydrous potassium hydroxide (KOH) and PVC plastic

resin.  The primary feedstock for PVC manufacturing is vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), which is brought

into the plant by pipeline.  Manufactured products leave the plant primarily by railcar, with a smaller

volume transported to customers by truck.  At this time, the OxyVinyls Deer Park Plant is considered an

area stationary source of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) as defined in Part A, Section 112 of the Clean

Air Act as amended November 15, 1990.
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The street address of the OxyVinyls Deer Park Plant is:

Oxy Vinyls, LP

1000 Tidal Road  

Deer Park, Texas 77536

All correspondence should be directed to the facility contact at the following address and telephone

number:

Deanna K. Strain

Environmental Manager

Oxy Vinyls, LP – Houston Operations

P. O. Box 500

Deer Park, Texas 77536

(281) 476‐2909

Deanna_Strain@oxy.com

1.2 LA PORTE PLANT OVERVIEW

The OxyVinyls Deer Park Plant transports vent gases via pipeline from the PVC production process to

another OxyVinyls facility located in La Porte, Texas.  This facility manufacturers EDC and VCM and is

regulated as a major source under the National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants

from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (HON).  At the La Porte Plant, the vent

gases are sent to two similar thermal oxidizers for emission control.  The La Porte Plant is located on

Miller Cutoff Road approximately one‐half mile east of Independence Parkway (State Highway 134) in

La Porte, Texas.  The plant is situated on approximately 112 acres.  The coordinates of the center of the

La Porte Plant are latitude 29° 43' 39" N, longitude 95° 04' 36" W.  

The street address of the OxyVinyls La Porte Plant is:

Oxy Vinyls, LP

2400 Miller Cutoff Road

La Porte, TX  77571

The La Porte Plant is not a PVC production facility and is therefore not subject to the PVC Area Source

NESHAP.  However, the thermal oxidizers are the control device for the Deer Park Plant process vent

gases.   

1.3 PRODUCTION UNIT OVERVIEW

The Deer Park Plant consists of two production lines.  A production line consists of four adjacent

reactors, one slurry blowdown tank, one column feed tank, one or two slurry stripping columns, one

blend tank, two centrifuges, and one flash dryer.  With two production lines, the Deer Park Plant can
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produce two different product grades of PVC at one time.  The reactors are operated in batch mode.  

Downstream equipment from the column feed tanks through the drying step are a continuous

operation.

1.4 CONTROL DEVICE OVERVIEW

Emissions from the two production lines are routed via pipeline to two similar thermal oxidizers located

at the La Porte Plant.  The difference between the two thermal oxidizers is that supplemental fuel

addition to “B” Oxidizer is accomplished using a single‐gas control system, while the “A” Oxidizer utilizes

a two‐gas control system.  The two‐gas control system design allows for a greater turn‐down in

supplemental fuel.  However, both oxidizers are operated with identical process control parameters.  

The thermal oxidizers receive vent gas with VCM and inerts from the Deer Park Plant in addition to

by‐product vent gases from the La Porte Plant processes.  The Deer Park Plant vents account for less

than one percent of the total mass of waste gas sent to the thermal oxidizers.  The combustion gas from

each thermal oxidizer is routed through a dedicated waste heat boiler system used to recover heat to

produce steam for plant use.  The exhaust gas from the boiler then passes through a two‐stage wet

scrubber before being exhausted to the atmosphere.

1.5 PERFORMANCE TEST OVERVIEW

The performance test is designed to demonstrate compliance with the PVC Area Source NESHAP

emission standards and to establish the operating parameter limits (OPLs) required by 40 CFR

§§ 63.11142(f)(11) and 63.11940.  One test condition will be performed for the thermal oxidizers during

the performance test.  During the condition, one thermal oxidizer will be operated at the minimum fire

box temperature and worst‐case air pollution control system operations.  As the process vents originate

from both continuous and batch unit operations, the performance test will be conducted at absolute

worst‐case conditions for the batch process vents and maximum representative operating conditions for

the continuous process vents.

During the performance test condition, OxyVinyls will demonstrate compliance with the vinyl chloride,

total hydrocarbons (THC), dioxins and furans (D/F), and hydrogen chloride (HCl) emission standards of

the PVC Area Source and Major Source NESHAP.  In addition, testing will be performed to collect

emissions data for the ICR.  The ICR requests that data be collected for HCl emissions, total organic HAP

emissions, and THC emissions.

OxyVinyls is proposing to submit data from previous stack tests to minimize the required sampling and

analysis for this stack test.  The site‐specific performance test plan provides information on D/F

emissions data collected in July 2011 and 30‐day THC data collected in December 2009 and

January 2010.  OxyVinyls would like to submit the D/F emissions data as data in lieu of testing for the

performance test and the THC data as data in lieu of testing for the ICR.  If the data is accepted in lieu of

testing, the D/F emission testing and 30‐day THC monitoring described in this QAPP will not be

performed.
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This performance test is being coordinated by OxyVinyls personnel, who will provide oversight of the

process and thermal oxidizer operations and the stack sampling activities during the test program.  

TestAmerica Air Emissions Corporation dba METCO Environmental (METCO) and Enthalpy

Analytical, Inc., of Durham, North Carolina, (Enthalpy) will perform the stack sampling for the test

program.  METCO and Enthalpy will be responsible for all emissions samples collected during the test

program, with oversight by OxyVinyls.  The emissions samples will be sent to Enthalpy and TestAmerica

Laboratories, Inc., of Knoxville, Tennessee (TestAmerica).  If D/F analyses are necessary, these samples

will be sent to SGS Environmental Services of Wilmington, North Carolina (SGS).   

1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN ORGANIZATION

This QAPP has been prepared following the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

document entitled Preparation Aids for the Development of Category I Quality Assurance Project Plan.  

The QAPP will serve as an essential guidance by which the performance test will be performed.  The

QAPP defines all aspects of QA/QC procedures and establishes sampling and analytical quality indicators

that will demonstrate achievement of the test objectives.  Additionally, this QAPP defines precision and

accuracy criteria for all of the required measurements that will be used to demonstrate that all

associated test data is of sufficient quality to demonstrate compliance.  The remaining sections of the

QAPP provide the following information:

 Section 2 presents information on the performance test project team;

 Section 3 describes the performance test sampling procedures;

 Section 4 presents sample handling and documentation information;

 Section 5 discusses the performance test analytical procedures;

 Section 6 presents the performance test data quality objectives;

 Section 7 discusses calibration procedures and preventative maintenance;

 Section 8 discusses data reduction, validation, and reporting procedures;

 Section 9 discusses QA reports; and

 Section 10 includes a list of reference documents for the QAPP.

1.7 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

The original version of this QAPP was submitted in July 2014.  The nature and date of any future

revisions will be summarized in Table 1‐1.   
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TABLE 1‐1

DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

REVISION DATE DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES

0 July 2014 Original submittal

    

    
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2.0 ORGANIZATION OF PERSONNEL, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND

QUALIFICATIONS

OxyVinyls and their contractors will have specific and unique duties in the implementation of the

performance test project.  The project team duties are summarized below.  Any key personnel that

become unavailable will be replaced by equally qualified personnel prior to test mobilization.  This QAPP

will be distributed to key project personnel for review prior to the performance test.  These personnel

will sign the appropriate QAPP signature page.

OxyVinyls, through the Performance Test Managers, will:

 Ensure proper operations of all process and control equipment during testing; and

 Report all process and control equipment operating conditions.

METCO and Enthalpy, through the Stack Testing Director and stack sampling field team, will:

 Perform stack gas sampling;

 Implement the QA program for the emissions testing and sample analysis;

 Provide custody of all samples generated by the test efforts;

 Transport the samples to the laboratories for analysis; and

 Prepare the stack and process sampling report and supporting documentation.

The laboratories will:

 Perform sample analyses;

 Perform method and QAPP specified QA/QC;

 Provide a detailed case narrative; and

 Generate an analytical data report in a format similar to the USEPA’s Contract Laboratory Program

(CLP) format, as appropriate.

2.1 PERFORMANCE TEST MANAGERS

Jadie Pryor will serve as the OxyVinyls Deer Park Performance Test Manager, and Paul Green will serve

as the OxyVinyls La Porte Performance Test Manager.  Ms. Pryor and Mr. Green will be responsible for

directing OxyVinyls personnel during the testing.  They will also ensure that all necessary operating data

is collected during the test.

2.2 STACK TESTING DIRECTOR

Dr. Robert Adams of METCO will serve as the Stack Testing Director for the performance test.  Dr. Adams

will be responsible for technical supervision of the project, data interpretation, and overall report
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preparation and will coordinate with all laboratories and outside service providers.  A project manager,

who reports to Dr. Adams, will oversee the field crew during the testing, will be responsible for all

aspects of sample collection, and will report any deviations immediately to the Performance Test

Managers.  The Stack Testing Director may or may not be onsite during the performance test.

2.3 FIELD TEAM

The field team will be made up of OxyVinyls, METCO, and Enthalpy personnel.  OxyVinyls operators will

be responsible for operating process and emission control equipment.  The METCO and Enthalpy field

teams will collect all of the samples and will take custody of the samples at the conclusion of the testing.   

2.4 LABORATORIES

TestAmerica, SGS, and Enthalpy will be the subcontracted laboratories.  The points of contact for each

laboratory are:

 Kevin Woodcock for TestAmerica;  

 Heather Distel, Ph.D., for SGS; and

 Bryan Tyler for Enthalpy.

Each of these laboratories is well experienced in conducting analyses per the methods described in this

QAPP.  Prior to test execution, each laboratory representative is required to review the QAPP to

understand their project responsibilities.  Each laboratory representative will sign the appropriate QAPP

signature page.  The laboratory representative will be responsible for ensuring that the laboratory

follows all analytical methods specified in the QAPP in accordance with their standard operating

procedure (SOPs), that a detailed case narrative is prepared that addresses all analytical deviations, and

that the laboratory report is provided in CLP‐like format.  
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3.0 SAMPLING PROCEDURES

This section provides descriptions of the stack sampling procedures to be performed during the

performance test and ICR testing.  The sampling will follow the methods documented in 40 CFR Part 60

Appendix A (USEPA Methods) and Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods

(SW‐846 Methods).  Brief descriptions of these methods are provided in this section.  Any modifications

to prescribed USEPA or SW‐846 test methods are outlined in the sampling procedure descriptions

below.   

3.1 30‐DAY MONITORING PERIOD SAMPLING

If the THC data presented in the site‐specific performance test plan is not accepted as data in lieu of

testing, OxyVinyls will collect THC data during a 30‐day period.  During the 30‐day period, the stack gas

from one of the thermal oxidizers will be monitored for THC, methane, and oxygen concentrations.  The

following methods will be used:

 A portable CEMS, utilizing USEPA Method 3A, operated by METCO, to monitor the concentration of

oxygen in the stack gas; and

 A portable CEMS, utilizing USEPA Methods 25A, operated by METCO, to monitor the concentrations

of non‐methane THC and methane in the stack gas.

As an alternative to using USEPA Method 4 for moisture determination, OxyVinyls will assume that the

stack gas is saturated.  The typical stack gas temperature will be used to determine the moisture content

at the saturation point.

Table 3‐1 summarizes the stack gas samples to be taken, the parameters to be measured, and the

duration of measurement.

TABLE 3‐1

30‐DAY MONITORING PERIOD SUMMARY

PARAMETER SAMPLING METHOD SAMPLE FRACTION(S)

Oxygen USEPA Method 3A Not applicable

Total non‐methane

hydrocarbons and methane

USEPA Method 25A Not applicable

3.1.1 OXYGEN – USEPA METHOD 3A

The oxygen content of the stack gas will be determined by USEPA Method 3A during the 30‐day period.  

METCO will supply an oxygen analyzer and all other associated equipment.  The analyzer will be

calibrated according to the procedures outlined in the method.  A continuous sample of stack gas will be
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withdrawn via a sample probe.  The gas will be filtered and passed through a conditioning system for

removal of particulates and moisture prior to being sent to the analyzer.

3.1.2 TOTAL NON‐METHANE HYDROCARBONS AND METHANE – USEPA METHOD 25A

The procedures outlined in USEPA Method 25A will be used to measure the concentrations of

non‐methane THC and methane in the stack gas during the 30‐day period.  METCO will supply a THC

analyzer with a span calibrated to match the anticipated THC concentration of the stack gas.  The

analyzer will be equipped to separately determine methane emissions.

A continuous sample of stack gas will be withdrawn via a sample probe.  The sampled gas will be filtered

for removal of particulates prior to being sent to the analyzer.  All parts of the sampling system and the

analyzer will be heated to a temperature of at least 250 degrees Fahrenheit (°F).  The wet‐basis THC

concentration will be reported in parts per million by volume (ppmv).

3.2 PERFORMANCE TEST SAMPLING

During the performance test, the stack gas will be sampled for vinyl chloride and D/F emissions, and THC

emissions will be monitored.  D/F emission data will only be collected if the D/F data presented in the

site‐specific performance test plan is not accepted as data in lieu of testing.  During the performance

test, OxyVinyls will also collect data for the ICR request, and the stack gas will be sampled for HCl and

total organic HAP emissions.  Table 3‐2 summarizes the sampling procedures to be used during the

performance test for collection of thermal oxidizer stack gas samples.

TABLE 3‐2

STACK GAS SAMPLING SUMMARY

PARAMETER SAMPLING METHOD SAMPLE FRACTION(S)

Traverse points, gas flow rate, composition, and

moisture content

USEPA Methods 1, 2, 3A, and 4 Not applicable

Vinyl chloride, methane, acetaldehyde,

1,3‐butadiene, chlorobenzene, chloromethane,

cumene, ethylbenzene, 1,1,2,2‐tetrachloroethane,

2,2,4‐trimethylpentane, vinyl acetate, vinyl

bromide, xylenes (m/p‐, o‐)

USEPA Method 18 direct

interface

Not applicable

Dioxins and furans 1 USEPA Method 23 Filter

Front‐half acetone and

methylene chloride rinse

Front‐half toluene rinse

Back‐half acetone and

methylene chloride rinse

Back‐half toluene rinse

XAD‐2 resin  
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TABLE 3‐2 (CONTINUED)

STACK GAS SAMPLING SUMMARY

PARAMETER SAMPLING METHOD SAMPLE FRACTION(S)

Total hydrocarbons USEPA Method 25A Not applicable

Hydrogen chloride and chlorine USEPA Method 26A Sulfuric acid impingers contents

and back‐half rinses

Sodium hydroxide impingers

contents and rinses

Ethylene glycol, formaldehyde, methanol USEPA Method 316 Filter (archived)

Impinger contents and rinses

Acetophenone, bis(2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate,

1,4‐dichlorobenzene, 2,4‐dinitrophenol,

hexachlorobutadiene, hydroquinone,

naphthalene, phenol, 1,2,4‐trichlorobenzene

SW‐846 Method 0010 Filter  

Impinger contents (for moisture

determination)

XAD‐2 resin

Train solvent rinses

“Condensate” from knockout

impinger

Benzene, chloroethane, chloroform, chloroprene,

1,1‐dichloroethane,  1,2‐dichloroethane, n‐hexane,

methylene chloride, toluene, 1,1,1‐trichloroethane,

1,1,2‐trichloroethane, vinylidene chloride

SW‐846 Method 0031 Two TenaxTM  resin tubes

Charcoal tube

Condensate

1 This method will be included in the performance test only if the D/F data presented in the site‐specific performance test plan is not

accepted as data in lieu of testing.

3.2.1 SAMPLING POINT DETERMINATION – USEPA METHOD 1

The number and location of the stack gas sampling points will be determined according to the

procedures outlined in USEPA Method 1.  Verification of absence of cyclonic flow will be conducted prior

to testing by following the procedure described in USEPA Method 1.  The cyclonic flow check will be

performed once for the performance test.

3.2.2 FLUE GAS VELOCITY AND VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE – USEPA METHOD 2

The flue gas velocity and volumetric flow rate will be determined according to the procedures outlined

in USEPA Method 2.  Velocity measurements will be made using Type S pitot tubes conforming to the

geometric specifications outlined in USEPA Method 2.  Differential pressures will be measured with fluid

manometers.  Effluent gas temperatures will be measured with thermocouples equipped with digital

readouts.

3.2.3 FLUE GAS COMPOSITION AND MOLECULAR WEIGHT – USEPA METHOD 3A

The composition of the bulk gas and the gas molecular weight at the stack (concentrations of carbon

dioxide and oxygen) will be determined by USEPA Method 3A.  METCO will supply oxygen and carbon

dioxide analyzers and all other associated equipment.  The analyzers will be calibrated according to the

procedures outlined in the method.  A continuous sample of stack gas will be withdrawn via a sample
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probe.  The gas will be filtered and passed through a conditioning system for removal of particulates and

moisture prior to being sent to the analyzer.

The calculated molecular weight will be used for all isokinetic calculations.  The measured oxygen

concentration will also be used to correct emission concentrations to three percent oxygen.

3.2.4 FLUE GAS MOISTURE CONTENT – USEPA METHOD 4

The flue gas moisture content will be determined in conjunction with each isokinetic train according to

the sampling and analytical procedures outlined in USEPA Method 4.  The impingers will be connected in

series and will contain reagents as described for each sampling method.  The impingers will be housed in

an ice bath to ensure condensation of the moisture from the flue gas stream.  Any moisture that is not

condensed in the impingers is captured in the silica gel.  Moisture content is determined by weighing the

various sample fractions.

3.2.5 VINYL CHLORIDE, METHANE, AND ORGANIC HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS ‐ USEPA METHOD 18

The sampling and analytical procedures outlined in USEPA Method 18 will be used to determine vinyl

chloride, methane, acetaldehyde, 1,3‐butadiene, chlorobenzene, chloromethane, cumene,

ethylbenzene, 1,1,2,2‐tetrachloroethane, 2,2,4‐trimethylpentane, vinyl acetate, vinyl bromide, and

xylenes (m/p‐, o‐) concentrations in the stack gas during the performance test condition.  The direct

interface sampling and analysis procedure will be used.  The sampling train will consist of sample probe

with a filter or glass wool plug, heat‐traced Teflon lines, and a heated gas sampling valve to direct the

sample gas to the gas chromatograph (GC) instrument.  A diagram of the sampling train is presented in

Figure 3‐1.

All sampling train components will be constructed of materials specified in the test method and will be

cleaned and prepared per method specifications prior to testing.  The probe temperature will be

maintained above 110 degrees Celsius (°C).  For each sampling run, five consecutive samples will be

analyzed and recorded.   

3.2.6 DIOXINS AND FURANS – USEPA METHOD 23

If the D/F emissions data presented in the site‐specific performance test plan is not accepted as data in

lieu of testing, the sampling procedures outlined in USEPA Method 23 will be used to determine D/F

concentrations in the stack gas during the performance test condition.  The sampling train will consist of

a glass fiber filter and coil condenser followed by a XAD‐2 resin trap and a series of impingers.  A total of

four impingers will be used in the sampling train.  The first of these impingers will be empty and will be

followed by two impingers each containing 100 milliliters (mL) of high performance liquid

chromatography (HPLC) water.  These impingers will be followed by an impinger containing at least

250 grams of silica gel.  A recirculating pump will also be connected to the sampling train to

continuously circulate cold water to the condenser and resin trap in order to maintain the resin trap

temperature below 68°F.  A diagram of the sampling train is presented in Figure 3‐2.
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In preparation for the sampling event, a number of labeled sampling standards will be introduced inside

the resin to monitor sampling efficiencies as well as to provide insights to the sample preservation and

storage conditions.  A group of five labeled D/Fs (

37Cl4‐2,3,7,8‐TCDD, 13C12‐1,2,3,4,7‐PeCDD,

13C12‐1,2,3,4,6‐PeCDF, 13C12‐1,2,3,4,6,9‐HxCDF, and 13C12‐1,2,3,4,6,8,9‐HpCDF) will be used.  Upon

preparation of the spiked resin traps, a separate 40 grams of resin from the same batch will be spiked

the same day using the same solutions as were used in the field sampling modules and will be

refrigerated in the laboratory until the return of the field samples.  At such time, the control resin will

become the laboratory method blank.

All sampling train components will be constructed of materials specified in the methods and will be

cleaned and prepared per method specifications prior to testing.  The probe and filter temperatures will

be maintained between 223°F and 273°F (120 ± 14C).  The sampling runs will be performed within

± 10 percent of isokinetic conditions.  A minimum of 5 dry standard cubic meters (dscm) of sample gas

will be collected over a minimum of 300 minutes.

The sampling train will be recovered according to the procedures specified in the method.  The recovery

of the sampling train will result in the sample fractions listed in Table 3‐2.  The filter will be shipped in a

Petri dish, and all rinses will be collected in amber glass jars.  The XAD‐2 resin will be wrapped and

shipped in the glass trap.   

All sample fractions will be combined during extraction.  The sample will be spiked with extraction

standards.  The sample will be analyzed for D/F by USEPA Method 23 (high resolution gas

chromatograph/high resolution mass spectroscopy).

3.2.7 TOTAL HYDROCARBONS – USEPA METHOD 25A

The procedures outlined in USEPA Method 25A will be used to measure the concentration of THC in the

stack gas during the performance test condition.  METCO will supply a THC analyzer with a span

calibrated to match the anticipated THC concentration of the stack gas.

A continuous sample of stack gas will be withdrawn via a sample probe.  The sampled gas will be filtered

for removal of particulates prior to being sent to the analyzer.  All parts of the sampling system and the

analyzer will be heated to a temperature of at least 250F.  The wet‐basis THC concentration will be

reported in ppmv.

3.2.8 HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND CHLORINE – USEPA METHOD 26A

The sampling and analytical procedures outlined in USEPA Method 26A will be used to determine HCl

and chlorine concentrations in the stack gas during the performance test condition.  The sampling train

will consist of a Teflon mat or quartz fiber filter and five to seven impingers.  If high moisture conditions

are expected, the first impinger will be a moisture knockout impinger and will contain 50 mL of

0.1 Normal (N) sulfuric acid.  This impinger is optional and will only be included if necessary.  The next

two impingers, referred to as the acid impingers, will each contain 100 mL of 0.1 N sulfuric acid.  The
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acid impingers will be followed by two more impingers that are referred to as the alkaline impingers.  

These two impingers will each contain 100 mL of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide.  The final impinger will

contain at least 250 grams of silica gel.  If deemed necessary based on site‐specific conditions

(i.e., expected high HCl concentrations), an additional empty impinger may be placed between the acid

and alkaline impingers to ensure that the HCl and chlorine fractions are completely isolated.  A diagram

of the sampling train is presented in Figure 3‐3.

All sampling train components will be constructed of materials specified in the methods and will be

cleaned and prepared per method specifications prior to testing.  The probe and filter temperatures will

be maintained in excess of 248°F to prevent collection of acid gases on these components.  The sampling

runs will be performed within ± 10 percent of isokinetic conditions.  A minimum of 2 dscm of sample gas

will be collected over a minimum of 180 minutes.

Sample recovery procedures will follow those outlined in the test method.  Recovery of the USEPA

Method 26A sampling train will result in the sample fractions listed in Table 3‐2.  Each of the two sample

fractions will be collected and shipped in amber glass jars.   

3.2.9 ORGANIC HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS – USEPA METHOD 316

The sampling procedures outlined in USEPA Method 316 will be used to determine ethylene glycol,

formaldehyde, and methanol concentrations in the stack gas during the performance test condition.  

The sampling train will consist of a glass/quartz fiber filter, three impingers containing 100 mL of high

purity water, an empty fourth impinger, and a fifth impinger containing between 200 and 300 grams of

silica gel.  The first, third, and fourth impingers will be a modified Greenburg‐Smith design, and the

second impinger will be a standard Greenburg‐Smith design.  A diagram of the sampling train is provided

in Figure 3‐4.

All sampling train components will be constructed of materials specified in the test method and will be

cleaned and prepared per method specifications prior to testing.  The probe and filter temperatures will

be maintained between 223°F and 273°F.  The sampling runs will be performed within ± 10 percent of

isokinetic conditions.  A minimum of 1.0 dscm of sample gas will be collected over a minimum of

60 minutes.

Sample recovery procedures will follow those outlined in the test method.  Recovery of the USEPA

Method 316 sampling train will result in the sample fraction listed in Table 3‐2.  For sample transport,

the filter portion of this fraction will be packaged in a Petri dish, and the impinger contents and rinses

portion will be collected in a glass jar.   

The high purity water containing formaldehyde is analyzed using the modified pararosaniline method.  

Formaldehyde in the sample reacts with acidic pararosaniline and sodium sulfite, forming a purple

chromophore.  The intensity of the purple color is then measured spectrophotometrically, providing a

formaldehyde concentration in the sample.
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Methanol concentration will be determined using a modified USEPA Method 308.  In this method, an

aqueous injection from the USEPA Method 316 impinger will be analyzed for methanol on a gas

chromatograph with a flame ionization detector.

Ethylene glycol concentration will be determined using a modified USEPA Method 18 procedure.  An

aliquot of aqueous sample will be spiked with a solution containing an internal standard (diethyl

phthalate) and a surrogate compound (1‐tetradecanol).  Water will be removed from the sample by

azeotropic distillation.  The sample will then be reacted with a reagent to replace the alcoholic protons

with silyl ether groups, and the sample will be analyzed by gas chromatography with a flame ionization

detector.

3.2.10 ORGANIC HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS – SW‐846 METHOD 0010

The sampling procedures outlined in SW‐846 Method 0010 will be used to determine acetophenone,

bis(2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate, 1,4‐dichlorobenzene, 2,4‐dinitrophenol, hexachlorobutadiene,

hydroquinone, naphthalene, phenol, and 1,2,4‐trichlorobenzene concentrations in the stack gas during

the performance test condition.  The sampling train will consist of a glass or quartz fiber filter, a coil

condenser, a XAD‐2 resin cartridge, and a series of impingers.  The XAD‐2 resin will be spiked, prior to

testing, with the appropriate standards according to the procedures of the test method.  The impinger

train will include two impingers each containing 100 mL of deionized water, an empty impinger, and an

impinger containing at least 250 grams of silica gel.  A recirculating pump will also be connected to

continuously circulate cold water to the condenser and resin trap to maintain the resin trap

temperature below 68°F.  A diagram of the sampling train is presented in Figure 3‐5.

All sampling train components will be constructed of materials specified in the method and will be

cleaned and prepared per method specifications prior to testing.  The probe and filter temperatures will

be maintained between 223°F and 273°F.  The sampling runs will be performed within ± 10 percent of

isokinetic conditions.  A minimum of 3 dscm of sample gas will be collected over a minimum of

240 minutes.

Sample recovery procedures will follow those outlined in the test method.  Recovery of the SW‐846

Method 0010 sampling train will result in the sample fractions listed in Table 3‐2.  The filter will be

packaged in a Petri dish for shipment, and the XAD‐2 resin will be wrapped and shipped in the glass trap.  

All rinses will be collected and shipped in amber glass jars.

3.2.11 ORGANIC HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS – SW‐846 METHOD 0031

The sampling procedures outlined in SW‐846 Method 0031 will be used to determine benzene,

chloroethane, chloroform, chloroprene, 1,1‐dichloroethane,  1,2‐dichloroethane, n‐hexane, methylene

chloride, toluene, 1,1,1‐trichloroethane, 1,1,2‐trichloroethane, and vinylidene chloride concentrations in

the stack gas during the performance test condition.  The sampling train draws effluent stack gas

through a series of sorbent traps.  The first two traps will contain TenaxTM resin, and the third will

contain activated charcoal.  A water‐cooled condenser will be arranged so that condensate will drain
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vertically through the traps.  New Teflon sample transfer lines will be used, and the sampling train will

use greaseless fittings and connectors.  The TenaxTM resin will be cleaned and tested, prior to testing,

according to the QA requirements of the method.  A diagram of the sampling train is presented in

Figure 3‐6.

Four pairs of sorbent traps will be collected per run.  The sampled gas will be passed through each pair

of traps for 20 minutes, resulting in a total sampling time of 80 minutes per test run.  One sample of

condensate will be collected per sampling run (four pairs).  Three of the four pairs of tubes will be

analyzed for each run.  The fourth pair will be archived and will be analyzed if any of the other three

tube sets cannot be analyzed.  The sampling probe will be kept at or above 130°C during sampling.  The

sampling train will be operated at a sampling rate of approximately 1.0 liters per minute (L/min) for a

total of 20 liters (L) of gas per sample.

The two TenaxTM resin traps will be analyzed together, and the activated charcoal trap will be analyzed

separately to evaluate breakthrough.   

3.3 SAMPLING QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES

Specific sampling QC procedures will be followed to ensure the production of useful and valid data

throughout the course of this test program.

Prior to the start of testing, all sampling equipment will be thoroughly checked to ensure clean and

operable components and to ensure that no damage occurred during shipping.  Once the equipment has

been set up, the manometer used to measure pressure across the pitot tube will be leveled and zeroed,

and the number and location of all sampling traverse points will be checked.

At the start of each test day and throughout the testing, all sample train components will be checked to

ensure that they remain in good condition and continue to operate properly.  Electrical components will

be checked for damaged wiring or bad connections.  All glassware will be inspected to make sure no

cracks or chips are present.   

All sampling trains will be assembled and recovered in a mobile laboratory to ensure a clean

environment, free of uncontrolled dust.  To ensure that the sampling trains are free of contamination,

all glassware will remain sealed until assembly of the sampling train.

Pre‐test and post‐test leak checks will be performed for each sampling train, as required by the

respective test methods.  Care will be taken to make sure that all sampling trains are being operated

within the specifications of their respective method.   

At the end of testing each day, all sampling equipment will be sealed and covered to protect from

possible contamination and weather damage.
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FIGURE 3‐1

USEPA METHOD 18 SAMPLING TRAIN
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FIGURE 3‐2

USEPA METHOD 23 SAMPLING TRAIN
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FIGURE 3‐3

USEPA METHOD 26A SAMPLING TRAIN
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FIGURE 3‐4

USEPA METHOD 316 SAMPLING TRAIN
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FIGURE 3‐5

SW‐846 METHOD 0010 SAMPLING TRAIN
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FIGURE 3‐6

SW‐846 METHOD 0031 SAMPLING TRAIN
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4.0 SAMPLE HANDLING AND DOCUMENTATION

Sample custody procedures for this program are based on procedures from Handbook: QA/QC

Procedures for Hazardous Waste Incineration (QA/QC Handbook) and SW‐846, Chapter One.  The

procedures that will be used are discussed below.

4.1 FIELD SAMPLING OPERATIONS

The stack sampling contractor will be responsible for ensuring that custody and sample tracking

documentation procedures are followed for the field sampling and field analytical efforts.  

Documentation of all sample collection activities will be recorded on pre‐printed data collection forms.  

Table 4‐1 provides a summary of sample custody documentation requirements.

TABLE 4‐1

SAMPLE CUSTODY DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

CUSTODY DOCUMENT REQUIRED INFORMATION

Sample identification log List of all samples taken

Time and date of sampling

Description of sample

Unique identifier for each sample

Sample data forms Sampler’s name

Date and time of sample collection

Sampling technique

Compositing technique (waste samples)

Sample identifier

Sampling location

Chain of custody Identifier of every sample shipped

Sample preservation requirements

Analysis and preparation procedures requested

Signature of individual relinquishing sample custody

Samples will be collected, transported, and stored in clean containers that are constructed of materials

inert to the analytical matrix, such as glass jars.  Only containers that allow airtight seals will be used.  

Amber glass will be employed when specified by the method.  All waste feed samples that are collected

will be packed by the stack sampling contractor for transfer or shipment to the appropriate laboratories.  

Sample tracking and custody forms, which include sample identification and analysis requests, will be

enclosed in the sample shipment container.
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Upon receipt by the laboratory, information pertaining to the samples will be recorded on the sample

tracking and custody form or an attachment to the form.  The laboratory will note the overall condition

of the samples, including the temperature of the samples upon receipt.  The laboratory will also note

any discrepancy in the sample identification between the sample labels and the custody forms.  The

signature of the person receiving the samples will be provided on the chain of custody (COC).

Every record pertaining to sample collection activities, including, but not limited to, stack sampling data

sheets, process sample data sheets, sample tracking forms, sample identification log, sampling

equipment calibration forms, balance calibration forms, and reagent preparation will be submitted with

the report to provide evidence that the samples were handled properly, taken at the correct time and in

the correct manner, assigned a unique identifier, received intact by the laboratory, and preserved as

appropriate.  Adherence to the holding times indicated in Section 5, Tables 5‐1 and 5‐2, will be noted in

the laboratory analytical results.

4.2 FIELD LABORATORY OPERATIONS

The stack sampling contractor will provide an onsite laboratory trailer for sample train assembly and

recovery and documentation and recordkeeping activities.  Sample tracking documentation, shipping

records, reagent and standards traceability, and all sampling activity records will be maintained in the

laboratory trailer.

Documentation of onsite analytical activities, such as calibration, standards traceability, sample

preparation steps, and raw measurement results will also be maintained onsite.
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5.0 ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES

The analytical methods to be used during this test effort are detailed in Table 5‐1.  The table presents

the referenced analytical method, the laboratory performing the analysis, the extraction and analysis

holding time, and if required, the sample preservation and sample preparation method.  Collection of

these samples was described in Section 3.  Note that the tables in Section 3 specified which samples are

to be collected using which methods; the table included in this section specify the preparation and

analytical methods to be used to evaluate each sample.

TABLE 5‐1

SAMPLE PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES FOR STACK GAS SAMPLES

PARAMETER

ANALYTICAL

METHOD 1 LAB 2 PRESERVATIVEREQUIRED

EXTRACTION

HOLDING

TIME

(DAYS)

ANALYSIS

HOLDING

TIME

(DAYS)

PREPARATION

METHOD 1

Molecular weight USEPA

Method 3A

NA 3 NA NA NA NA

Moisture USEPA

Method 4

NA NA NA NA NA

Vinyl chloride, methane,

acetaldehyde,

1,3‐butadiene,

chlorobenzene,

chloromethane, cumene,

ethylbenzene,

1,1,2,2‐tetrachloroethane,

2,2,4‐trimethylpentane,

vinyl acetate, vinyl

bromide,  

xylenes (m/p‐, o‐)

USEPA

Method 18

direct interface

ENT NA NA NA NA

Dioxins and furans 4 USEPA

Method 23

SGS Ice 30 45 following

extraction

USEPA  

Method 23

Total hydrocarbons USEPA

Method 25A

NA NA NA NA NA

Hydrogen chloride and

chlorine

USEPA

Method 26A

ENT NA NA 28 NA

Ethylene glycol USEPA

Method 18

(modified)

ENT Ice NA 14 NA

Formaldehyde Pararosaniline

method

(modified)

ENT Ice NA 14 NA
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TABLE 5‐1 (CONTINUED)

SAMPLE PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES FOR STACK GAS SAMPLES

PARAMETER

ANALYTICAL

METHOD 1 LAB 2 PRESERVATIVEREQUIRED

EXTRACTION

HOLDING

TIME

(DAYS)

ANALYSIS

HOLDING

TIME

(DAYS)

PREPARATION

METHOD 1

Methanol USEPA

Method 308

(modified)

ENT Ice NA 14 NA

Acetophenone,

bis(2‐ethylhexyl)

phthalate,

1,4‐dichlorobenzene,

2,4‐dinitrophenol,

hexachlorobutadiene,

hydroquinone,

naphthalene, phenol,

1,2,4‐trichlorobenzene

SW‐846  

Method 8270C

ENT Ice 14 40 following

extraction

SW‐846  

Method 3542

Benzene, chloroethane,

chloroform, chloroprene,

1,1‐dichloroethane,  

1,2‐dichloroethane,

n‐hexane, methylene

chloride, toluene,

1,1,1‐trichloroethane,

1,1,2‐trichloroethane,

vinylidene chloride

SW‐846  

Method 8260B

TA Ice NA 14 SW‐846  

Method 5041A

1 SW‐846 refers to Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Third Edition.  USEPA Method refers to New Source Performance Standards,

Test Methods and Procedures, Appendix A, 40 CFR Part 60.   2 ENT refers to Enthalpy.  TA refers to TestAmerica. 3   NA refers to not applicable.    4 This method will be included in the performance test only if the D/F data presented in the site‐specific performance test plan is not

accepted as data in lieu of testing.
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6.0 DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this test program is to demonstrate compliance with the PVC Area Source NESHAP

performance standards and to collect data required by the ICR.  OxyVinyls is committed to ensuring that

the data generated during this project are scientifically valid, defensible, complete, and of known

precision and accuracy.  These objectives can be best achieved by applying the requirements of USEPA

accepted methodology as well as the more specific recommendations and guidelines for test burns.  To

ensure the consistency and adequacy of plans, reports, and overall data quality, guidance from Chapter

One of SW‐846 and the QA/QC Handbook has been integrated into the approaches and philosophies of

this QAPP.

Key measures of performance include the objectives for precision, accuracy, representativeness,

completeness, and comparability (commonly referred to as PARCC parameters).  This section presents

project‐specific data quality objectives for this performance test.  These objectives represent the level of

data quality that would be considered acceptable for valid decision making, as measured in a manner

that best reflects performance in the actual project matrices.  These objectives will be communicated to

the entire project team, including onsite sampling personnel and offsite contract laboratories.

6.1 QUALITY CONTROL PARAMETERS

QC objectives include precision, accuracy, representativeness, comparability, and completeness.  Typical

QC parameters include matrix spike (MS) and MS duplicate (MSD) samples, laboratory control sample

(LCS) and LCS duplicate (LCSD) samples, surrogates, standards, spikes, and duplicates.  Table 6‐1

provides the project specific QC procedures for assessing accuracy and precision for critical

measurement parameters.  Critical parameters are those that directly relate to the demonstration of

regulatory compliance.  The table lists the analytical method, the QC parameter, the QC procedure, the

frequency at which accuracy and precision are determined, and the objective.   

TABLE 6‐1

QUALITY CONTROL OBJECTIVES FOR STACK GAS SAMPLES

ANALYTICAL

METHOD QC PARAMETER QC PROCEDURE FREQUENCY 1 OBJECTIVE 1

USEPA Method 18

direct interface

Accuracy Audit samples

recovery study

If available 90‐110% recovery

Accuracy Recovery study After calibration 5% difference

Precision Calibration standards Prior to analysis 5% difference from

mean
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TABLE 6‐1 (CONTINUED)

QUALITY CONTROL OBJECTIVES FOR STACK GAS SAMPLES

ANALYTICAL

METHOD QC PARAMETER QC PROCEDURE FREQUENCY 1 OBJECTIVE 1

USEPA Method 23 2 Accuracy Extraction standards Every sample 40‐135% for tetra

through hexa isomers,

25‐150% for hepta

and octa isomers 3

Accuracy Sampling standards Every sample 70‐130% recovery

Precision Batch control spikes Two per batch 25% relative percent

difference

USEPA Method 26A Accuracy Laboratory control

sample

Per batch 80‐120% recovery

Accuracy Matrix spike Per batch 90‐110% recovery

Precision Duplicate injections Every sample 5% difference from

mean

Precision Matrix spike

duplicate  

Per batch 25% relative percent

difference

USEPA Method 18

(modified)

Accuracy Internal standards Every sample 50‐150% recovery

Accuracy Analytes Every sample 90‐100% recovery

Accuracy Surrogates Every sample 90‐100% recovery

Precision Triplicate injections Every sample 5% difference from

mean

USEPA Method 316

(modified

pararosaniline

method)

Accuracy Matrix spike Per batch 90‐100% recovery

Precision Duplicate Per batch 10% difference

USEPA Method 308

(modified)

Accuracy Analytes Every sample 90‐100% recovery

Precision Duplicate injections Every sample 5% difference from

mean

SW‐846  

Method 8270C

Accuracy Laboratory control

sample

Per batch 50‐150% recovery 4

Accuracy Surrogates Every sample 50‐150% recovery 4

Precision Laboratory control

sample duplicate

Per batch 35% relative percent

difference

SW‐846  

Method 8260B

Accuracy Laboratory control

sample

Per batch 50‐130% recovery 4

Accuracy Surrogates Every sample 50‐130% recovery 4

Precision Laboratory control

sample duplicate

Per batch 25% relative percent

difference

1 Unless specified otherwise, the frequency and objective provided for each parameter are based on specifications in the analytical

method. 2 This method will be included in the performance test only if the D/F data presented in the site‐specific performance test plan is not

accepted as data in lieu of testing. 3 Limits specified have been determined by the laboratory based on internal performance data. 4 Limits specified are generally applicable.  Actual limits are determined by the laboratory and are compound specific based on internal

performance data.   
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6.1.1 PRECISION

Precision is a measure of the reproducibility of results under a given set of conditions.  It is expressed in

terms of the distribution, or scatter, of replicate measurement results, calculated as the relative

standard deviation (RSD) or, for duplicates, as relative percent difference (RPD).  RPD and RSD values are

calculated using the following equations:

x 100

avg X

X X

RPD 1 2















  

x 100

avg X

STDEV RSD 













 

Where X1 and X2 represent each of the duplicate results.

6.1.2 ACCURACY

Accuracy is a measure of the difference between an analysis result and the “true” value.  Accuracy is

expressed in terms of percent recovery (e.g., for surrogates, spikes, and reference material).  Percent

recovery for spiked samples, such as MS samples, is calculated using the following equation:

x 100

SA

SSR SR %Recovery 



 



  

Where:   

SSR   = Spiked sample result

SR    =   Sample result

SA    =   Spike added

Percent recovery for other QC parameters, such as LCS, surrogates, and standards, is calculated using

the following equation:

x 100

True Value

Measured Value % Recov ery 













 

6.1.3 REPRESENTATIVENESS

Representativeness is defined as the degree to which data accurately and precisely represent a

characteristic of a population, a parameter variations at a sampling point, a process condition, or an

environmental condition.  An appropriate sampling strategy that addresses collection of representative

samples in time and space is crucial to subsequent decision‐making and defensibility of the data.  There

are no numerical objectives for representativeness.  The selection of suitable locations and sampling

strategies, as described in this QAPP, and adherence to sample collection protocols are the bases for

ensuring representativeness.
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6.1.4 COMPARABILITY

Comparability is defined as expressing the confidence with which one data set can be compared to

another.  There are no numerical objectives for comparability.  A representative sample whose results

are comparable to other data sets is ensured primarily through the use of standard reference sampling

and analytical methods.  Reported in common units, the results generated should thus be comparable to

those obtained from other emissions tests and allow for consistent decision‐making.

6.1.5 COMPLETENESS

Completeness is defined as “the amount of valid data obtained from a measurement system compared

to the amount that was expected to be obtained under optimal normal conditions.”  Completeness can

be defined quantitatively using the following equation:

x 100

No. of Data Planned

No. of Valid Data % Completeness 













 

In the overall project context, the target is 100 percent completeness, which for a valid test condition is

defined as consisting of three valid test runs.  A valid test run is one in which sufficient valid data are

presented to make any necessary demonstrations and to enable the permit writer/reviewer to write

appropriate permit conditions or to be confident about demonstration of compliance with a current

permit or regulation.

A run can be valid even though the completeness objective of 100 percent for the data package is not

achieved.  Given the possibility of human error (and other unpredictable problems) and the inability of

collecting additional samples after a test is completed, the impact of achieving less than 100 percent

completeness must be assessed in the specific situation, rather than arbitrarily rejecting all the useable

scientific information for the run without such consideration.  For example, satisfying the completeness

objective for a single piece of analytical data includes providing documentation that proves the

following:

 Shipping documents and laboratory instructions were prepared and followed;

 The correct analytical procedures were followed;

 Any necessary modifications to methodology were documented and justified;

 Approved laboratory records were complete;

 Proper data reduction procedures were followed; and

 Analytical instrument printouts were included.   

Any errors or omissions in a data package will be identified and accompanied by a discussion of the

potential impact on the validity of the data package, the conclusions of the report, and the

demonstration of performance standards for the consideration and approval of the Texas Commission

on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and USEPA.
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6.2 EVALUATION OF CONTAMINATION EFFECTS

Various blanks will be collected throughout the test program to evaluate the effects of contamination on

results.  Field blanks will be collected and analyzed at the end of the test program to evaluate the impact

of the sampling train recovery process on test results.  Blank samples of all reagents used in the stack

sampling program will also be collected.  Method blanks will be prepared and analyzed by the respective

laboratories to evaluate the cleanliness of sample handling and preparation and overall laboratory

practices.  Since field and reagent blanks cannot be collected for waste samples, the laboratory method

blank will be used to determine the effects of contamination for waste analyses.   

Table 6‐2 provides the type and acceptance criteria for each stack gas blank to be analyzed.  All of these

blanks, as well as the laboratory method blanks for the waste samples, provide critical information on

the potential contamination that may occur in test program samples.  The results of blank analyses can

prove very useful when attempting to understand anomalies in data, or generally higher than expected

test results.

TABLE 6‐2

BLANK ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES FOR STACK GAS SAMPLES

SAMPLING METHOD BLANK TYPE FREQUENCY OBJECTIVE

USEPA Method 18 direct

interface

Instrument blank Prior to analysis <Reporting limit

USEPA Method 23 1 Field blank One per test program <Reporting limit

Method blank One per batch <Reporting limit

Reagent blanks One set per test program Archived 2

USEPA Method 26A Field blank One per test program <Reporting limit

Method blank One per batch <Reporting limit

Reagent blanks One per test program Archived 2

USEPA Method 316 Field blank One per test program <Reporting limit

Method blank One per batch <Reporting limit

Reagent blanks One per test program Archived 2

SW‐846 Method 0010 Field blank One per test program <Reporting limit

Method blank One per batch <Reporting limit

Reagent blanks One per test program Archived 2

SW‐846 Method 0031 Field blank One per condition <Reporting limit 3

Trip blank One per shipment Archived 2

Method blank One per batch <Reporting limit 3

Reagent blanks One set per test program Archived 2

1 This method will be included in the performance test only if the D/F data presented in the site‐specific performance test plan is not

accepted as data in lieu of testing. 2 The specified reagent and trip blanks will initially be archived.  These blanks will only be analyzed if the field blank indicates possible

sample contamination.  Possible contamination will be assessed using the objectives for field blanks stated in this table. 3 Criteria is <5 times reporting limit for methylene chloride.
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6.3 PERFORMANCE AUDITS

On September 13, 2010, the USEPA issued a final rule to restructure the stationary source audit

program.  The program requires that audit samples be analyzed along with the samples collected while

testing for regulatory compliance.  This analysis helps the regulatory agency determine the validity of

compliance test results.  The rule requires sources to obtain and use audit samples from accredited

providers.  The USEPA has approved the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference

(NELAC) Institute (TNI) Stationary Source Audit Program to provide accredited audit samples.

Audit samples are not available for any of the analytes required for the PVC Area Source NESHAP

compliance demonstration.  Therefore, OxyVinyls will not obtain any audit samples for the performance

test.

6.4 CORRECTIVE ACTION

During any testing project, simple or complex, there is potential that deviations from data quality

objectives may occur.  This section gives corrective action procedures to be used to mitigate such

problems.

6.4.1 EQUIPMENT FAILURE

Any equipment found to be out of calibration or operating improperly will be repaired or replaced

before additional measurements are made.  If equipment repair is made onsite, calibrations will be

performed in accordance with the applicable methods prior to use.  It may be necessary to transport

equipment offsite for calibration.  If calibrations cannot be performed, the equipment will not be used.  

If measurements are made with equipment subsequently found to be out of calibration or operating

improperly, a detailed explanation of the cause of the malfunction will be provided.  The effect of the

malfunction on the data will be assessed, and the data will be qualified.

6.4.2 ANALYTICAL DEVIATIONS

For analyses where a method QC check sample, such as a method blank, does not meet method

specifications, the problem will be investigated to determine the cause as well as any corrective action

that should be taken.  Once the corrective action has been taken, the analysis will be re‐examined to

verify that the problem has been eliminated.   

In instances of out of specification spikes or calibrations, the samples involved will be re‐extracted or

reanalyzed if possible.  In those instances where reanalyzing the sample is not possible, corrective

measures will be taken to improve method performance prior to analysis of the next batch of samples.   

6.4.3 CONTAMINATION

The handling procedures for sorbent traps and all other samples taken during this test project, from

blank testing to sample collection and analysis, are designed to eliminate contamination by limiting their

exposure to contaminants in the ambient air and other outside sources.  If levels of contamination are
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present above the reporting limits in the analyzed blanks, the archived blank samples will be analyzed.  

Corrective action will be taken if the results of the field blanks are significantly different from those of

the reagent blanks or trip blanks.  This comparison will indicate whether high levels in the field blank are

due to contamination from exposure to outside sources, contamination of reagent materials or, in the

case of sorbent traps, from degradation of the traps.   

6.4.4 PROCEDURAL DEVIATIONS

SOPs for the methods being performed will be available onsite during all testing.  OxyVinyls and the

project team will determine an appropriate action in all cases where standard procedures cannot

resolve the problem.  The action will be implemented after approval from the representatives of the

TCEQ and USEPA.

   
OXY VINYLS, LP

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7.0 CALIBRATION PROCEDURES AND PREVENTATIVE

MAINTENANCE

This section presents a brief discussion of calibration and routine maintenance procedures to be used

for sampling and analytical equipment.  Criteria for analytical calibrations are also included.  Calibration

procedures for each analytical method are discussed in detail within the methods.

7.1 SAMPLING EQUIPMENT

All sampling equipment will be provided by the stack sampling contractor.  The equipment will be

calibrated prior to arrival onsite and after all testing has been completed.  The sampling equipment

calibration requirements and acceptance limits are listed in Table 7‐1.

The equipment will be calibrated according to the criteria specified in the reference method being

employed.  In addition, the stack sampling contractor will follow the guidelines set forth in the Quality

Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems, Volume III, Stationary Source Specific

Methods.  When these methods are inapplicable, methods such as those prescribed by the ASTM

International (ASTM) will be used.  Dry gas meters, orifices, nozzles, and pitot tubes are calibrated in

accordance with these documents.  The range of the calibration is specified for all environmental

measurements to encompass the range of probable experimental values.  This approach ensures that all

results are based upon interpolative analyses rather than extrapolative analyses.  Calibrations are

designed to include, where practical, at least four measurement points evenly spaced over the range.  

This practice minimizes the probability that false assumptions of calibration linearity will be made.  In

addition, it is common practice to select, when practical, at least one calibration value that

approximates the levels anticipated in the actual measurement.

Data obtained during calibrations are recorded on standardized forms, which are checked for

completeness and accuracy.  Data reduction and subsequent calculations are performed using computer

software.  Calculations are checked at least twice for accuracy.  Copies of calibration forms will be

included in the test or project reports.
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TABLE 7‐1

SAMPLING EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS

STACK GAS

PARAMETER

QUALITY

PARAMETER

METHOD OF

DETERMINATION

FREQUENCY CRITERIA

Gas flow Pitot tube angle and

dimensions

Measurements with a

vernier micrometer and

angle indicator

Pre‐test and post‐test To specifications in

USEPA Method 2

Barometer Calibrated vs. National

Weather Service station

Pre‐test and post‐test Within 0.1 inches

mercury

Stack gas

thermocouple

Calibrated vs. ASTM

mercury‐in‐glass

thermometer

Pre‐test and post‐test Within 1.5% as °R

Isokinetic

sampling trains

Dry gas meter Calibrated against a

reference wet test meter

Pre‐test and post‐test 1.  Y within 0.05 of

pre‐test Y

2.  H@ within 0.15 of

pre‐test

Probe nozzle 1 Measurements with a

vernier micrometer to

0.001 inches

Pre‐test Maximum difference

in any two dimensions

within 0.004 inches

Dry gas meter

thermocouples

Calibrated vs. ASTM

mercury‐in‐glass

thermometer

Pre‐test and post‐test Within 1.5% as °R

Trip balance Calibrated vs. standard

weights

Pre‐test Within 0.5 grams

Non‐isokinetic

sampling trains

Dry gas meter Calibrated against a

reference wet test meter

Pre‐test and post‐test 1.  Y within 0.05 of

pre‐test Y

2.  H@ within 0.15 of

pre‐test

Dry gas meter

thermocouples

Calibrated vs. ASTM

mercury‐in‐glass

thermometer

Pre‐test and post‐test Within 1.5% as °R

Carbon dioxide

and oxygen

analyzers  

Analyzer calibration

error test

Checked using USEPA

Protocol 1 calibration gases

Before the test run

and after any failed

system bias or drift

check

±2% of calibration

span

System bias test Checked using USEPA

Protocol 1 calibration gases

Before and after each

test run

±5% of calibration

span

System drift check Checked using USEPA

Protocol 1 calibration gases

After the post‐test

system bias test

±3% of calibration

span

Hydrocarbon

analyzer

Calibration error test Checked using USEPA

Protocol 1 calibration gases

Prior to the first test

run and after any

failed drift test

±5% of calibration gas

value

Drift test Checked using USEPA

Protocol 1 calibration gases

After the last test run

and hourly during the

test period

±3% of span value

1

   Glass or Quartz nozzles will be used, and the calibration cannot change.
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7.1.1 PITOT TUBES

Each pitot tube is inspected in accordance with the geometry standards contained in USEPA Method 2.  

A calibration coefficient is calculated for each pitot tube.

7.1.2 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE GAUGES

Fluid manometers do not require calibration other than leak checks.  Manometers are leak‐checked in

the field prior to each test series and again upon completion of testing.

7.1.3 DIGITAL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR

One digital temperature indicator is used to determine the flue gas temperature, probe temperature,

oven temperature, impinger outlet temperature, and dry gas meter temperature.  The digital

temperature indicator is calibrated over a seven‐point range (32 to 375°F) using an ASTM

mercury‐in‐glass thermometer as a reference.  The calibration is acceptable if the agreement is

within ±1.5 percent in degrees Rankine (°R) in the temperature range of 492 to 654R (32 to 194°F).

7.1.4 DRY GAS METER AND ORIFICE

A calibrated wet test meter is used as a reference meter to fully calibrate the dry gas meter and orifice.  

For the orifice, an orifice calibration factor is calculated for each of the 18 flow settings.  For the dry gas

meter, the full calibration provides the calibration factor of the dry gas meter.   

7.1.5 BAROMETER

The stack sampling contractor personnel will calibrate the barometer prior to arrival onsite against a

National Weather Service station.

7.1.6 NOZZLE

Glass nozzles will be calibrated onsite using a micrometer.  Eight readings will be taken at quarter turns,

followed by two measurements at random.  The arithmetic average of the values obtained during the

calibration is used.

7.1.7 CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS MONITORING SYSTEMS

The stack sampling contractor will supply CEMS to measure the concentrations of THC in the stack gas.  

The monitors will be calibrated according to the procedures outlined in the test method.

7.2 ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT

Analytical equipment calibration and QC procedures and internal QC checks are included to ensure

accuracy of the measurements made by laboratory equipment.  Table 7‐2 provides a summary of the

calibration and QC checks included for each analytical method for this test program.
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TABLE 7‐2

SUMMARY OF ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS

ANALYTICAL

METHOD

QUALITY

CONTROL CHECK

METHOD OF

DETERMINATION

FREQUENCY ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

USEPA

Method 18

direct interface

Recovery study Mid level standard

injected through

entire system

Prior to sample

analysis

±10% difference

USEPA

Method 23 1

Initial calibration Seven high resolution

concentration

calibration solutions  

Prior to sample

analysis

1.  Mean relative response factor for

17 unlabeled standards: ±10% relative

standard deviation

2.  Mean relative response factor for

17 labeled reference compounds:

±20% relative standard deviation

Calibration

verification

(batch control

spikes)

Midlevel standard At the beginning

and end of each

12‐hour shift

1.  Response factors within ±20% of

the initial calibration mean relative

response factor for unlabeled

standards

2.  Response factors within ±30% of

the initial calibration mean relative

response factor for labeled standards

Retention time

window

verification and

gas

chromatograph

column

performance

(included in

analysis of batch

control spikes)

Monitor retention

times, verify gas

chromatograph

column performance

At the beginning

and end of each

12‐hour shift

Compliance with Section 8.2.1 of

SW‐846 Method 8290

USEPA

Method 26A

Initial calibration Four levels Initially and as

needed

r  0.995

Continuing

accuracy check

Instrument calibration

verification

Following initial

calibration

±10% difference

Continuing

calibration

Midpoint standard Every

10 samples

±10% difference

USEPA

Method 18

(modified)

Initial calibration Five levels Initially and as

needed

r  0.995

Continuing

accuracy check

Instrument calibration

verification

Following initial

calibration

±10% difference

Continuing

calibration

Midpoint standard Every

10 samples

±10% difference
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TABLE 7‐2 (CONTINUED)

SUMMARY OF ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS

ANALYTICAL

METHOD

QUALITY

CONTROL CHECK

METHOD OF

DETERMINATION

FREQUENCY ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

USEPA

Method 316

(modified

pararosaniline

method)

Initial calibration Four levels Initially and as

needed

r  0.995

Continuing

accuracy check

Instrument calibration

verification

Following initial

calibration

±10% difference

Continuing

calibration

Midpoint standard Every

10 samples

±10% difference

USEPA

Method 308

(modified)

Initial calibration Three levels Initially and as

needed

r  0.995

Continuing

accuracy check

Instrument calibration

verification

Following initial

calibration

±10% difference

Continuing

calibration

Midpoint standard Every

10 samples

±10% difference

SW‐846

Method 8270C

Initial calibration Five levels, as per

target list

Initially and as

needed

1.  Compounds with linear response

factor, relative standard deviation of

initial calibration ≤ 15%

2.  Compounds with non‐linear

response factor, correlation

coefficient or coefficient of

determination  0.99

3.  Relative response factors for

system performance check

compounds ≥0.050

4.  Relative response factor of

calibration check compounds ≤30%

relative standard deviation

Continuing

calibration

Continuing calibration

verification

Every 12 hours

following tune

as required

1.  Response factor for system

performance check compounds:  Same

as initial calibration

2.  Percent difference of calibration

check compounds relative response

factor from initial calibration:  ≤20%

Consistency in

chromatography

Internal standards Every sample

and standard  

1.  Retention time relative to daily

standard:  ≤30 seconds

2.  Area counts relative to daily

standard:  50‐200%
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TABLE 7‐2 (CONTINUED)

SUMMARY OF ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS

ANALYTICAL

METHOD

QUALITY

CONTROL CHECK

METHOD OF

DETERMINATION

FREQUENCY ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

SW‐846

Method 8260B

Initial calibration Five levels, as per

target list

Prior to sample

analysis

1.  Compounds with linear response

factor, relative standard deviation of

initial calibration ≤15%

2.  Compounds with non‐linear

response factor, correlation

coefficient or coefficient of

determination  0.99

3.  Relative response factors for

system performance check

compounds:  ≥0.10 for

chloromethane, 1,1‐dichloroethane,

and bromoform, ≥0.30 for

1,1,2,2‐tetrachloroethane and

chlorobenzene

4.  Relative response factor of

calibration check compounds: ±30%  

relative standard deviation

Continuing

calibration

Continuing calibration

verification

Every 12 hours

following tune

as required

1.  Response factor for system

performance check compounds:  Same

as initial calibration

2.  Percent difference of calibration

check compounds relative response

factor from initial calibration:  ≤20%

Consistency in

chromatography

Internal standards Every sample

and standard  

1.  Retention time relative to daily

standard:  ≤30 seconds

2.  Area counts relative to daily

standard:  50‐200%

1 This method will be included in the performance test only if the D/F data presented in the site‐specific performance test plan is not

accepted as data in lieu of testing.

7.3 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE

To ensure the quality and reliability of the data obtained, preventative maintenance is performed on the

sampling and analytical equipment.  The following sections outline those procedures.

7.3.1 SAMPLING EQUIPMENT

The potential impact of equipment malfunction on data completeness is minimized through two

complimentary approaches.  An in‐house equipment maintenance program is part of routine operations.  

The maintenance program’s strengths include:

 Availability of personnel experienced in the details of equipment maintenance and fabrication;

 Maintenance of an adequate spare parts inventory; and

 Availability of tools and specialized equipment.
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For field equipment, preventive maintenance schedules are developed from historical data.  Table 7‐3

gives specific maintenance procedures for field equipment.  Maintenance schedules for major analytical

instruments (e.g., balances, gas chromatographs) are based on manufacturer’s recommendations.

TABLE 7‐3

MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES FOR FIELD SAMPLING EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES SPARE PARTS

Vacuum system Before and after field program:

1) Check oil and oiler jar

2) Leak check

3) Verify vacuum gauge is functional

Yearly or as needed:

1) Replace valves in pump

Spare fluid

Inclined manometer Before and after each field program:

1) Leak check

2) Check fluid for discoloration or visible matter

Yearly or as needed:

1) Disassemble and clean

2) Replace fluid

Spare fluid, o‐rings

Dry gas meter Before and after each field program:

1) Check meter dial for erratic rotation

Every 3 months:

1) Remove panels and check for excessive oil or corrosion

2) Disassemble and clean

None

Nozzles Before and after each test:

1) Verify no dents, corrosion or other damage

2) Glass or quartz nozzles, check for chips and cracks

Spare nozzles

Diaphragm pump Before and after each test:

1) Leak check, change diaphragm if needed

None

Miscellaneous Check for availability of spare parts Fuses, fittings,

thermocouples,

thermocouple wire,

variable transformers.

7.3.2 ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT

In addition to including QC checks in the analysis of test program samples, the laboratories also perform

regular inspection and maintenance of the laboratory equipment.  Table 7‐4 lists some of the routine

maintenance procedures associated with the analytical equipment to be used in this test program.
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TABLE 7‐4

MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES FOR ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT

PARAMETER EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

USEPA Method 18

direct interface

Gas chromatograph/

flame ionization

detector

 Perform injector and column maintenance

USEPA Method 23 1 High resolution gas

chromatograph/high

resolution mass

spectroscopy

 Change rotary pump oil                              

 Clean beam center/focus stack, Y‐lens stack and outer source

 Rinse ESA plates and flight tube

 Bake flight tube

 Change source slit

USEPA Method 26A Ion chromatograph  Check pump and gas pressure

 Check all lines for crimping leaks and discoloration

USEPA Method 18

(modified)

Gas chromatograph/

flame ionization

detector

 Perform injector and column maintenance

USEPA Method 316

(modified

pararosaniline

method)

Spectrophotometer  Check for proper lamp operation

USEPA Method 308

(modified)

Gas chromatograph/

flame ionization

detector

 Perform injector and column maintenance

SW‐846  

Method 8270C

Gas

chromatograph/mass

spectroscopy

 Clean source

 Replace column, filaments

 Change pump oil

 Change injector liner, seal and syringe

SW‐846  

Method 8260B

Gas

chromatograph/mass

spectroscopy

 Redo tune  

 Replace filament(s)

1 This method will be included in the performance test only if the D/F data presented in the site‐specific performance test plan is not

accepted as data in lieu of testing.
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8.0 DATA REDUCTION, VALIDATION AND REPORTING

This section presents the approaches to be used to reduce, validate, and report measurement data.  

With respect to the performance test, a quality team of companies and laboratories will be working

together to ensure the success of this project.  The team will make certain that:

 All raw data packages are paginated and assigned a unique project number.  Each project number

will reflect the type of analyses performed (i.e., organic, inorganic, waste feed, air emissions).

 The data packages contain a case narrative, sample description information, sample receipt

information, COC documentation, and summary report.  All associated QA/QC results, run/batch

data, instrument calibration data, sample extraction/preparation logs, and chromatograms, etc. will

be included in the final laboratory report.

 These data are assigned to a specific appendix in the stack sampling report for easy reference and

data review.

8.1 DATA REDUCTION

The methods referenced in this QAPP for field measurements and lab analyses are standard methods

and are routinely used for such measurements and analysis.  Data reduction procedures will follow the

specific calculations presented in the reference methods.

Extreme care will be exercised to ensure hand recorded data are written accurately and legibly.  

Additionally, prepared and formatted data recording forms will be required for all data collection.  This

is an important aid to verify that all necessary data items are recorded.  The collected field and

laboratory data will be reviewed for correctness and completeness.

The stack sampling contractor will reduce and validate all of the sampling and field measurement data

that are collected.  The sampling data will include flow measurements, calibrations, etc.  Each laboratory

will reduce all analytical results prior to submission.  The analytical data will be used to determine

concentrations and emission rates of the compounds of interest.  The manner in which the derived

quantities will be reported is discussed in Section 8.3.

8.2 DATA VALIDATION

Validation demonstrates that a process, item, data set, or service satisfies the requirements defined by

the user.  For this program, review and evaluation of documents and records will be performed to assess

the validity of samples collected, methodologies used, and data reported.  This review comprises three

parts: review of field documentation, review of laboratory data reports, and evaluation of data quality.   

The sampling and analytical methods for this program have been selected because of their accepted

validity for these types of applications.  Adherence to the accepted methods, as described in this QAPP,
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is the first criterion for validation.  The effectiveness of the analytical methods as applied to this

particular study will be evaluated based on project‐specific quality indicators, such as audit samples,

replicate samples, and matrix and surrogate spikes.

8.2.1 REVIEW OF FIELD DOCUMENTATION

Sample validation is intended to ensure that the samples collected are representative of the population

under study.  Criteria for acceptance include positive identification, documentation of sample shipment,

preservation, and storage, and documentation demonstrating adherence to sample collection protocols

and QC checks.  As part of the review of field documentation, field data sheets and master logbooks will

be checked for completeness, correctness, and consistency.

8.2.2 LABORATORY REVIEW OF DATA

The representative from each laboratory will approve all data results.  The representative’s signature

will be included in the report.  This signature will indicate that all QA/QC expectations were met.  If

expectations were not met, the discrepancies will be explained in the laboratory case narrative.  The

laboratory representatives will discuss the QA/QC issues and include the impact of these issues on the

data results in the case narrative.

Laboratory raw data packages will include the following information:

 A table of contents for the raw data; and

 Numbered pages, correlating to the table of contents.

8.2.3 EVALUATION OF DATA QUALITY

The project team will review and evaluate the reported data.  Data quality will be assessed.  Review of

the laboratory reports will result in an evaluation of the following parameters:

 Holding time for samples from date of collection to date of preparation and/or analysis;

 Sample storage conditions during the holding period prior to analysis;

 Tuning and calibration of instruments;

 PARCC parameter results and acceptance criteria;

 Blank sample analysis results; and

 Performance evaluation (audit) sample results, if applicable.

8.3 DATA REPORTING

All data will be reported in the appropriate units as applicable to the sample stream and the method of

analysis.  Emission results will be reported on a concentration basis to allow comparison to the emission

standards.

Specific procedures will be followed when reporting test results.  This section describes the conventions

for detection limits, blank correction, and the use of significant figures.
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8.3.1 MANAGEMENT OF NON‐DETECTS

There are several specific situations that will arise in which calculations will need to be performed, but

the analytical results are non‐detects (at some level).  Contracted laboratories are requested to achieve

the lowest detection limits possible for each of the methods included in this QAPP.  All detection limits

shall be defined in the laboratory reports.  No data results shall be reported as “ND” without a defined

numerical value provided as the detection limit.

The procedures for handling non‐detects will be communicated to each laboratory and the stack

sampling contractor.  When dealing with detection limits and non‐detect data, the following guidelines

will be used:

 Reporting limits (RLs), method detection limits (MDLs), reliable detection limits (RDLs), or estimated

detection limits (EDLs) will be used to report emissions analytical data, as appropriate;

 For D/F emissions results, all non‐detects will be assumed to be present at zero concentration, in

accordance with USEPA Method 23; and

 Any results that use non‐detects will be reported as maxima (i.e., with a less‐than sign – “<”).

8.3.2 BACKGROUND/BLANK CORRECTION

Some of the methods specified for use in this test program allow background or blank correction.  Every

effort will be made to use reagents and sampling media of the highest quality to ensure that no

contamination is indicated in any of the blank samples.  In the event that background contamination is

found, any background or blank correction will be carefully documented, and all calculations

(e.g., emission rates) will be developed using both corrected and uncorrected data.  All corrections will

be performed according to the applicable method.

8.3.3 ROUNDING AND SIGNIFICANT FIGURES   

Observational results will be made with as many significant figures as possible.  Rounding will be

deferred until all resultant calculations have been made.  The following rules will be applied in rounding

data:

 When the digit after the one to be rounded is less than five, the one to be rounded is left

unchanged; and

 When the digit after the one to be rounded is greater than or equal to five, the one to be rounded is

increased by one.

Intermediate results will be presented in the final report at an appropriate level of significance

(i.e., rounded), although the derived, or resultant, calculations will be based on unrounded intermediate

data.  Consequently, it may not be possible to precisely reconstruct the resultant calculations on any

particular table from the rounded intermediate results due to rounding errors.
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9.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORTS

Activities affecting data quality will be reviewed by the project team daily in the field, and as appropriate

during non‐field efforts.  This will allow assessment of the overall effectiveness of the QAPP.  These

reviews will include the following:

 Summary of key QA activities, stressing measures that are being taken to ensure adherence to the

QAPP;

 Description of problems observed that may impact data quality and corrective actions taken;

 Status of sample shipment and integrity at time of receipt and progress of sample analysis;

 Assessment of the QC data gathered over that time period;

 Any changes in QA organizational activities and personnel; and

 Results of internal or external assessments and the plan for correcting identified deficiencies, if any.

The testing program will have multiple tiers of QA/QC reviews.  The specific laboratory performing the

analysis will review the data for which they are responsible, and the laboratory project manager will sign

the analytical data reports.  Any QA/QC anomalies will be discussed in the case narrative.  Any data that

is determined to be invalid will be stated in the final report, and the impact of the invalid data on the

test program will be assessed.  Through this multiple tier process, all stages of the testing program will

be tracked, monitored, reviewed, and documented.
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10.0 REFERENCES

ASTM.  Annual Book of ASTM Standards, latest annual edition.

USEPA.  November 1986 and updates.  Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical

Methods.  USEPA 530/ SW‐846.   

USEPA.  1994.  Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems, Volume III,

Stationary Source Specific Methods.  Office of Research and Development.  EPA/600/R‐94/038C.

USEPA.  February 1991.  Preparation Aids for the Development of Category I Quality Assurance Project

Plan.  Office of Research and Development.  EPA/600/8‐91/003.

USEPA.  National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Polyvinyl Chloride and

Copolymers Production Area Sources, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDDD, January 23, 2007, and

as amended through April 17, 2012.  

USEPA, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Polyvinyl Chloride and

Copolymers Production, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH, April 17, 2012.  

USEPA.  New Source Performance Standards, Test Methods and Procedures, Appendix A, 40 CFR Part 60.
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Appendix C

Appendix C:

EMISSION PROFILE REPORT
EMISSION PROFILE

The purpose of this report is to comply with the various provisions of the National Emission Standards

for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources

(PVC Area Source NESHAP) and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for

Stationary Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Major Sources (PVC Major Source NESHAP)

that requires development of the emission profile for process vents.  The emission profile is required to

establish that concentration based emission limits are not met by dilution and to establish the

worst‐case performance test conditions for both batch and continuous processes.  These test conditions

are then used to establish operating limits which can be eventually incorporated into our site operating

air permit.  

BATCH PRECOMPLIANCE REPORT

Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 63 Section 11985 requires us  to submit a batch

precompliance report at least six months prior to April 17, 2015, that includes a description of the test

conditions, data, calculations and other information used to establish operating limits according to

40 CFR § 63.11935(d) for all batch operations.  In addition, the performance testing requirements

specified in 40 CFR § 63.11945 require that our site‐specific performance test plan include information

on the emission profile described in 40 CFR § 63.11925(g).  The emission profile must characterize each

contributing continuous process vent, miscellaneous vent, and batch process vent.  A simplified process

flow diagram which shows the batch reactors that are operated in our Deer Park Polyvinyl Chloride

(PVC) Plant is provided in Figure 1.  

FIGURE 1

DEER PARK POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PLANT SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
The two PVC production lines each consist of four reactors, one slurry blowdown tank, one column feed

tank, one or two slurry stripping columns, one blend tank, two centrifuges, and one flash dryer.  The

reactors are operated in batch mode.  However, downstream equipment from the column feed tanks

through the drying step are a continuous operation.  Therefore, the vent line is a continuous feed to the

La Porte thermal oxidizers.  Equations specified in 40 CFR § 63.11950(a) through (h) are not

representative of our situation because multiple batch operations occur simultaneously, and the vinyl

chloride monomer (VCM) recovery operations, as well as associated mixing and equalization of the

various upstream stream flows, change the final resulting  composition.  The continuous vent stream is

well mixed by the time it reaches the LaPorte Plant control device.  

WORST‐CASE PROFILE FROM THE DEER PARK PVC PLANT

A. Historic Deer Park PVC vent stream characterizations

The process vent streams from the Deer Park Plant are characterized on a regular basis.  OxyVinyls

believes that this information is sufficient to characterize the vent gas at the inlet to the thermal

oxidizers during the stack test.  Table 1 provides a summary of the characterization data for the Deer

Park Plant vents submitted for the 2009 stack test.  This characterization data was determined on a

monthly basis from 2007 to 2009.  Samples were taken in Tedlar/Mylar bags and analyzed by an

in‐house lab.  The monthly inlet vent gas characterizations previously provided to United States

Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in the Clean Air Act Section 114 Information Collection

Request (ICR) test plan for the 2009 and 2010 test are provided as Attachment A.  This accounts for the

majority of the Deer Park PVC vent gas composition.  The main hazardous air pollutant (HAP) constituent

in the PVC vent and the ethylene dichloride (EDC)/VCM vents is VCM.  Methane is added to the vent gas

stream to ensure that the gas mixture is above the upper explosive limit (UEL) for safety.

TABLE 1

PROCESS VENT EMISSION PROFILE (2007‐2009 DATA)

VENT COMPONENT UNITS VALUE

Nitrogen % vol dry 33.54

Oxygen % vol dry 9.25

Carbon dioxide % vol dry 9.34

Carbon monoxide % vol dry 0.46

Ethane % vol dry 0.72

Ethyl chloride % vol dry 0.18

Ethylene % vol dry 1.63

Ethylene dichloride % vol dry 0.10

Methane 1 % vol dry 12.91

Vinyl chloride % vol dry 31.74 1 Methane is added to the vent gas stream to ensure that the gas mixture is above the upper explosive limit (UEL) for safety.  
Note that in 2010 a secondary vent condenser was added to remove moisture and limit corrosion in the

transport line.   

B. Design evaluation

Figure 2 provides a simplified process flow diagram for the VCM recovery system.  As shown on Figure 2,

the VCM recovery system is designed to reclaim, for re‐use, un‐reacted VCM from the various phases of

PVC production process.  VCM and other gases (vent gases) that cannot be reclaimed are routed via

pipeline to the La Porte Plant thermal oxidizers.  Prior to being sent to the La Porte Plant, the gas is

processed in two condensers that are run in parallel, identified as the primary vent condensers.  After

the primary vent condensers, the gas is sent to a final condenser which is known as the secondary vent

condenser.  The plant periodically operates with one primary vent condenser in service; therefore,

worst‐case emission profiles were developed assuming only one of the primary condensers is in service.  

In order to prevent the vent line stream from exceeding the lower explosive limit (LEL), nitrogen is

added at Deer Park PVC Plant to prevent a flammable atmosphere.

FIGURE 2

VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER RECOVERY SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

The emission profile was developed by converting the 2009 inlet data (submitted in the 2009 stack test

plan) to represent operation during the 2014 stack test.  Since the vent line operation was converted

from operating above the UEL to below the LEL, the 2009 sample data was modified to eliminate

methane and account for the nitrogen on a molar basis.  Maximum vent line flow rates were assumed in

the calculations.  The worst‐case emission profile will be created during the stack test by operating one

primary condenser.  Therefore, the condensable amounts were doubled assuming that each condenser
removes 50 percent of the condensables.  Table 2 summarizes the emission profile for the process vents

under these assumptions.

TABLE 2

PROCESS VENT EMISSION PROFILE

VENT COMPONENT UNITS VALUE

Nitrogen 1 % vol dry 54.50

Oxygen % vol dry 4.93

Carbon dioxide % vol dry 4.97

Carbon monoxide % vol dry 0.24

Ethane % vol dry 0.38

Ethyl chloride % vol dry 0.19

Ethylene % vol dry 0.87

Ethylene dichloride % vol dry 0.11

Methane % vol dry 0.00

Vinyl chloride % vol dry 33.81

1 Nitrogen is added to the vent gas stream to ensure that the gas mixture is below the lower explosive limit (LEL) for safety.

C. What will we measure and document to establish worst‐case conditions?

The production rates of both lines in the Deer Park PVC Plant will be maximized to the extent possible

during the stack tests.  The goal for our test runs will be to achieve normal maximum production rates.  

Deer Park PVC Plant rates typically vary daily due to the batch nature of the process.  The production

rates during the stack test will be with all reactors in service to represent normal full production rates.  

To achieve maximum worst‐case condition as estimated in the design evaluation above, the secondary

condenser and one primary condenser will be out of service during the stack test period.  In addition, as

described elsewhere in the site‐specific performance test plan, production rates, resin grades, and

control equipment operating parameters will be documented.  

D. Other major factors

The Deer Park Plant vent stream is only a small fraction of the vent streams sent to the La Porte thermal

oxidizers on a regular basis.  In addition to this vent, vents from the La Porte VCM production processes

are routed to the thermal oxidizers.  The Deer Park Plant vents account for approximately one percent

of the mass of waste gas fed to the thermal oxidizers during normal operations.  During the test period,  

the La Porte EDC/VCM Plant production rates will be maximized as described elsewhere in the

site‐specific performance test plan.
Attachment A:

MONTHLY INLET VENT GAS CHARACTERIZATIONS
DATE TIME BALANCE CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON MONOXIDE EDC ETHANE ETHYL CHLORIDE ETHYLENE METHANE NITROGEN 

11/1/2007 10:10 0 18.97 1.02 0 0 0.17 0 0.08 28.2

11/8/2007 9:48 0.49 34.78 0.81 0.04 0 0.22 0 0.06 19.6

11/15/2007 5:21 0.43 7.49 0.32 0.05 0.35 0.17 0 8.2 43.5

11/29/2007 5:31 0 14.02 2.17 0.06 0.14 0.12 0.11 3.48 42.2

12/1/2007 7:22 0.54 14.61 0 0.04 0 0.2 0 0 36.112/6/2007 7:45 0 20.01 0.09 0.02 0 0.19 0.2 0.17 33.7

12/20/2007 5:17 0 1.87 0 0.01 0.94 0.05 0.31 49.43 26.4

12/27/2007 5:29 0 1.4 0.11 0.01 0.89 0.01 0 37.45 41.7

1/3/2008 5:37 0.23 4.13 0.16 0.09 0.5 0.15 0.12 27.7 30

1/16/2008 13:36 0.23 12.2 0.76 0.04 0 0.13 0 0.08 48.2

1/24/2008 5:53 0 9.51 0.43 0.22 1.08 0.1 0 43.02 24.62/14/2008 9:05 0 16.95 0.52 0.04 0.06 0.27 0.21 3.05 32.32/21/2008 7:10 0.31 9.94 0.54 0.1 0.84 0.2 0.64 16.49 41.32/22/2008 9:43 0 8.8 0 0.1 0 0.2 0 0.94 47.62/28/2008 8:13 0 34.16 0.24 0.05 0 0.19 0 0.04 16.6

3/6/2008 6:08 0.32 6.96 2.3 0.0122 0.13 0.09085 0.77 0.07 58.3

3/12/2008 14:08 0 14.54 2.21 0.00675 0 0.22655 0.18 0.34 35.9

3/13/2008 5:38 0 4.72 0.48 0.0531 0.89 0.18013 0 47.14 19.53/14/2008 6:12 0.05 7.72 0.49 0.9158 0.3 0.27258 4.02 16.17 37.74/21/2008 8:03 0.81 0.1 0 0.00184 0 0.02143 0.22 0.16 86.85/7/2008 14:22 0.35 5.27 0 0.06298 0.57 0.14868 0 26.74 42.75/13/2008 8:21 0 20.07 0 0.06649 0.97 0.27467 3.8 6.35 31.6

5/13/2008 11:49 0 15.29 0 0.17193 0.09 0.26901 0.23 0.34 38.25/13/2008 16:00 0.3 0.28 0.76 0.34176 0.15 0.20897 11.62 0.36 45.4

5/14/2008 2:07 0.6 0 0.56 0.02325 0 0.39192 20.14 0.42 22.45/14/2008 8:51 0 21.09 0.85 0.22961 0 0.22889 0.09 0.32 35.0

5/14/2008 13:04 0 18.68 0.73 0.61974 0.19 0.27201 0.28 0.25 42.35/14/2008 16:53 0.32 0 0.14 0.22354 0.08 0.09128 24.28 0.11 35.75/14/2008 21:36 0.83 0 0 0.44419 0.27 0.17666 0 0.12 26.55/15/2008 12:08 0.05 9.38 1.11 0.53547 0 0.3088 0.29 0.02 52.8

5/15/2008 17:09 ‐8.05 30.12 0.12 0.08 0 0.17 0 0.04 29.9

7/1/2008 7:06 0.36 3.73 0.08 0.02 0 0.27668 0 0.51 42.69/1/2008 8:56 0 5.41 0.14 0.03551 0.04 0.34925 0.14 0.22 29.1

9/20/2008 11:41 ‐0.3 1.49 0.18 0.00049 0.12 0.17717 5.08 0.11 9

10/1/2008 6:16 0 4.5 0.17 0.05021 21.34 0.171 0 0 20.3

10/10/2008 10:46 0 2.95 0.08 0.00071 0.26 0.42176 0.06 26.1 5.9

10/10/2008 20:20 0 1.86 0.07 0 0 0.09259 0 41.95 23.9

10/10/2008 23:59 0 1.57 0.09 0 0 0.0862 0 24.23 38.8

10/11/2008 3:52 0 2.53 0.12 0.0021 0 0.18237 0 18.58 26.5

10/11/2008 7:37 0 2.52 0.05 0.00539 0.96 0.13691 0 67.42 2.0

10/24/2008 7:07 0 3.75 0.15 0.03088 1.13 0.10636 3.08 56.83 8.7

10/27/2008 6:36 0 5.97 0.66 0.02633 0.11 0.16994 2.55 1.69 39.7

10/30/2008 8:21 0 1.94 0.15 0.00045 0.04 0.44816 1.4 0.07 11.9

12/3/2008 10:57 0.04 1.59 0.05 0.0049 0.82 0.07392 0 41.39 24.1

5/9/2009 6:12 0 22.21 0.46 0.00337 0.87 0.13283 0 13.65 18.2

5/16/2009 22:10 0 12.81 0.85 0.01558 0.55 0.07387 0 24.61 26.4

7/1/2009 7:31 0 11.6 1.79 0.00404 0 0.08344 0 0.26 52.28/5/2009 7:31 0.31 2.97 0.18 0.08862 0.56 0.03384 0.06 25.21 47.89/2/2009 9:27 0.01 5.39 0.28 0.00192 0.01 0.0553 0.01 0.39 59
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Appendix D

Appendix D:

PREVIOUS DIOXINS AND FURANS EMISSIONS TEST REPORT
Testing Data

InstructionsFacility names, Process Unit IDs, Emission Point IDs, and Control Device IDs must match those used in your section 114 survey response.

If you are claiming the production rate as CBI, please submit both a CBI and non‐CBI version of the emissions test data.

Facility Name:

Process Unit ID:Emission Point ID:

Control Device ID:

Control Device Description:

Provide all Process Unit IDs contributing to emissions during test. For each ID also provide the production rate during the test.

Process Unit ID LaPorte VCM

Production rate (lb/hr) 287,986

Process Unit ID Deer Park PVC

Production rate (lb/hr) 58,256.00

Process Unit ID Battleground Chloro‐alkali

Production rate (lb/hr) 115,897

Process Unit ID

Production rate (lb/hr)

Process Unit ID

Production rate (lb/hr)

Process Unit ID

Production rate (lb/hr)

Process Unit ID

Production rate (lb/hr)

Process Unit ID

Production rate (lb/hr)

Parameter CAS Number Run #1 Run #2 Run #3 Average DL Units 

Enter the CAS number for

each compound. Do not

include dashes.

Provide the average of the

three runs for each

compound.

Enter the detection limit

for each compound. Provide data in units liste

Test Date (mm/dd/yy) 

Required Operating Parameters During Test

Total Heat Input (MMBtu/hr) 76.67 77.18 77.39 77.08 MMBTU/hr

Fuel 1 Natural Gas Natural Gas Natural Gas

Feed Rate 34.27 35.31 39.6 36.39 MMBTU/hrHHV 36020.99 36020.99 36020.99 36020.99 BTU/scm

Fuel 2 LaPorte VCM Vent LaPorte VCM Vent LaPorte VCM Vent 

Feed Rate 42.25 41.75 37.66 40.55 MMBTU/hr

HHV 506.61 523.32 466.97 498.97 BTU/scm

Fuel 3 Deer Park PVC Vent Deer Park PVC Vent Deer Park PVC Vent

Feed Rate 0.15 0.12 0.13 0.13 MMBTU/hr

HHV 1817.05 1817.05 1817.05 1817.05 BTU/scm

Stack Gas Parameters During Test

Gas Flow Rate 50,023 48,694 48,722 49,146 acfm

Gas Flow Rate 37,829 36,823 36,807 37,153 dscfm

Gas Temperature 131 131 131 131 deg F

Gas Moisture 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 % 

O2 3.93 4.21 4.08 4.07 %CO2 10.89 10.09 10.44 10.47 %

Enter numerical value when available. If the test results are below detection limit,

please report the detection limit in brackets

(e.g., [< 0.010]).

OxyVinyls LP LaPorte VCM

Thermal Oxidizer & Scrubber

IncineratorsDA‐4701ABN‐4703A / DA‐4701A
Testing Data

InstructionsFacility names, Process Unit IDs, Emission Point IDs, and Control Device IDs must match those used in your section 114 survey response.

If you are claiming the production rate as CBI, please submit both a CBI and non‐CBI version of the emissions test data.

Facility Name:

Process Unit ID:Emission Point ID:

Control Device ID:

Control Device Description:

OxyVinyls LP LaPorte VCM

Thermal Oxidizer & Scrubber

IncineratorsDA‐4701ABN‐4703A / DA‐4701A

Testing Data

Compound CAS Number

Vinyl Chloride 75014 [<193] [<193] [<193] [<193] 183 ppbvd ppbvd @ 3% O2 

Total Hydrocarbons NA [<0.11] [<0.11] [<0.11] [<0.11] 0.10 ppmvd ppmvd as propane @ 3% 

2,3,7,8‐TCDD 1746‐01‐6 [<0.0002] [<0.0003] [<0.0003] [<0.0003] 1.87 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 Other TCDD 41903‐57‐5 0.004 0.001 0.000 0.0020 NA ng/dscm @ 3% O2 1,2,3,7,8 PeCDD 40321‐76‐4 0.007 [<0.001] 0.001 [<0.003] 2.06 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

Other PeCDD 36088‐22‐9 0.030 0.005 0.002 0.0120 NA ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,4,7,8 HxCDD 39227‐28‐6 0.011 [<0.002] [<0.001] [<0.005] 2.27 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,6,7,8 HxCDD 57653‐85‐7 0.018 0.005 0.004 0.0090 2.38 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,7,8,9 HxCDD 19408‐74‐3 0.008 [<0.002] 0.002 0.0050 2.57 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

Other HxCDD 34465‐46‐8 0.078 0.013 0.008 0.0330 NA ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,4,6,7,8 HpCDD 35822‐46‐9 0.138 0.032 0.020 0.0630 2.59 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

Other HpCDD 37871‐00‐4 0.095 0.016 0.010 0.0400 NA ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 OCDD 3268‐87‐9 0.184 0.049 0.031 0.0880 4.64 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

2,3,7,8‐TCDF 51207‐31‐9 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.0010 1.05 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

Other TCDF 55722‐27‐5 0.031 0.014 0.010 0.0180 NA ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,7,8 PeCDF 57117‐41‐6 0.011 0.005 0.004 0.0070 1.40 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

2,3,4,7,8 PeCDF 57117‐31‐4 0.009 0.004 0.003 0.0050 1.34 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

Other PeCDF 30402‐15‐4 0.068 0.025 0.018 0.0370 NA ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,4,7,8 HxCDF 70648‐26‐9 0.042 0.027 0.017 0.0290 2.58 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,6,7,8 HxCDF 57117‐44‐9 0.037 0.018 0.013 0.0228 2.29 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,7,8,9 HxCDF 72918‐21‐9 [<0.001] [<0.001] [<0.001] [<0.001] 3.30 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

2,3,4,6,7,8 HxCDF 60851‐34‐5 0.016 0.008 0.006 0.0100 2.69 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

Other HxCDF 55684‐94‐1 0.114 0.047 0.036 0.0660 NA ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,4,6,7,8 HpCDF 67562‐39‐4 0.175 0.099 0.068 0.1140 3.57 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,4,7,8,9 HpCDF 55673‐89‐7 0.023 0.029 0.016 0.0230 5.20 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

Other HpCDF 38998‐75‐3 0.038 0.044 0.028 0.0370 NA ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 OCDF 39001‐02‐0 0.094 0.165 0.090 0.1160 4.91 pg ng/dscm @ 3% O2 

TOTAL Dioxins/Furans NA [<1.235] [<0.613] [<0.390] [<0.746] NA ng/dscm @ 3% O2 




































































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Appendix E

Appendix E:

PREVIOUS 30‐DAY TOTAL HYDROCARBONS DATA SUMMARY
CO/THC/CH4 Monitoring Data

Facilities should complete this worksheet if they are:

Collecting CO monitoring data using US EPA Method 10, 10A, or 10B continuously for 30 days (recommended) in lieu of a plant CO CEMS meeting the requirements of PS 4 (alternative)Collecting THC monitoring data using US EPA Method 25A continuously for 30 days.Collecting CH4 monitoring data using US EPA Method 320 (recommended), Method 18 (alternative), or an instrument that uses chromatographic columns to split the methane from all other organic compounds (alternative)

For multiple facilities, process units, or control devices, users may copy this worksheet within this workbook.Facility names, Process Unit IDs, Process Equipment IDs, and Control Equipment IDs must match those used in your section 114 survey response.When completed, submit this workbook containing reporting spreadsheets for all process units and control devices according to the instructions in the section 114 letter, Enclosure 1

PVC Facility Name:Process Unit ID: C‐301A

LaPorte Thermal Oxidizer

Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

10:01:00 0.33 ‐0.02 ‐0.01 ‐0.02 8.04 1742 67.98 Normal Operat

10:02:00 0.35 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 8.03 1742 67.95 Normal Operat

10:03:00 0.36 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 8.05 1742 68.20 Normal Operat

10:04:00 0.36 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 8.05 1742 68.66 Normal Operat

10:05:00 0.37 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 8.06 1742 68.09 Normal Operat

10:06:00 0.38 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 8.06 1742 68.66 Normal Operat

10:07:00 0.37 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 8.06 1742 69.10 Normal Operat

10:08:00 0.38 ‐0.02 0.02 ‐0.02 8.08 1742 69.13 Normal Operat

10:09:00 0.37 ‐0.02 0.02 ‐0.02 8.05 1742 68.44 Normal Operat

10:10:00 0.39 ‐0.01 0.09 ‐0.04 8.07 1742 68.15 Normal Operat

10:11:00 0.38 0.00 0.06 ‐0.02 8.08 1742 68.11 Normal Operat

10:12:00 0.37 0.00 0.07 ‐0.02 8.07 1742 66.80 Normal Operat

10:13:00 0.38 0.00 0.06 ‐0.02 8.03 1742 66.69 Normal Operat

10:14:00 0.37 0.00 0.05 ‐0.02 7.98 1742 66.26 Normal Operat

10:15:00 0.36 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.95 1742 66.17 Normal Operat

10:16:00 0.32 0.27 0.00 0.27 7.99 1742 66.11 Normal Operat

10:17:00 0.27 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 8.01 1742 66.49 Normal Operat

10:18:00 0.24 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 8.02 1742 66.56 Normal Operat

10:19:00 0.23 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 8.02 1742 66.43 Normal Operat

10:20:00 0.22 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.86 1742 65.46 Normal Operat

10:21:00 0.21 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.92 1742 64.74 Normal Operat

10:22:00 0.22 0.07 ‐0.01 0.08 7.91 1742 64.08 Normal Operat

10:23:00 0.22 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.88 1742 64.60 Normal Operat

10:24:00 0.21 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.86 1742 64.81 Normal Operat

11:01:00 0.21 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.82 1742 64.25 Normal Operat

11:02:00 0.22 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.85 1742 64.49 Normal Operat

11:03:00 0.21 ‐0.02 ‐0.01 ‐0.02 7.90 1742 64.01 Normal Operat

11:04:00 0.21 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.89 1742 64.04 Normal Operat

11:05:00 0.21 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.89 1742 64.21 Normal Operat

11:06:00 0.21 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.90 1742 64.23 Normal Operat

11:07:00 0.21 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.90 1742 63.86 Normal Operat

11:08:00 0.21 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.91 1742 63.83 Normal Operat

11:09:00 0.22 ‐0.09 0.28 ‐0.18 7.76 1742 64.20 Normal Operat

11:10:00 0.20 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 7.72 1742 64.22 Normal Operat

11:11:00 0.21 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 7.74 1742 63.52 Normal Operat

11:12:00 0.21 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 7.78 1742 63.15 Normal Operat

11:13:00 0.21 0.01 ‐0.02 0.01 7.77 1742 62.86 Normal Operat

11:14:00 0.21 0.04 ‐0.02 0.05 7.74 1742 62.83 Normal Operat

11:15:00 0.20 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 7.76 1742 62.78 Normal Operat

11:16:00 0.20 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 7.72 1742 62.34 Normal Operat

11:17:00 0.21 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 7.73 1742 62.31 Normal Operat

11:18:00 0.22 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 7.74 1742 62.58 Normal Operat

11:19:00 0.20 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 7.76 1742 63.07 Normal Operat

11:20:00 0.20 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 7.65 1747 60.04 Normal Operat

11:21:00 0.20 ‐0.03 ‐0.01 ‐0.02 6.91 1740 59.44 Normal Operat

11:22:00 0.19 ‐0.03 ‐0.01 ‐0.02 6.77 1742 64.42 Normal Operat

11:23:00 0.19 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 6.93 1742 64.79 Normal Operat

Deer Park PVC

Process Equipment ID / Control Equipment ID:
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

11:24:00 0.20 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 7.00 1742 61.37 Normal Operat

12:01:00 0.19 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 6.87 1743 60.94 Normal Operat

12:02:00 0.19 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 6.79 1743 55.27 Normal Operat

12:03:00 0.19 ‐0.03 ‐0.01 ‐0.02 6.77 1741 53.13 Normal Operat

12:04:00 0.19 0.17 ‐0.02 0.18 6.59 1741 60.34 Normal Operat

12:05:00 0.19 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 6.57 1742 61.25 Normal Operat

12:06:00 0.19 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 6.70 1741 64.65 Normal Operat

12:07:00 0.19 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 ‐0.01 6.73 1741 68.69 Normal Operat

12:08:00 0.19 0.00 ‐0.02 0.01 6.65 1743 67.82 Normal Operat

12:09:00 0.18 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 6.31 1743 64.96 Normal Operat

12:10:00 0.19 ‐0.03 0.06 ‐0.05 6.33 1742 63.62 Normal Operat

12:11:00 0.18 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 6.41 1742 63.99 Normal Operat

12:12:00 0.18 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 6.36 1742 64.56 Normal Operat

12:13:00 0.19 0.04 0.02 0.03 6.65 1742 63.50 Normal Operat

12:14:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 6.69 1742 62.41 Normal Operat

12:15:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.04 ‐0.02 7.02 1741 63.26 Normal Operat

12:16:00 0.19 0.02 0.03 0.00 7.12 1741 67.08 Normal Operat

12:17:00 0.19 0.04 0.03 0.03 7.03 1742 68.17 Normal Operat12:18:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.03 ‐0.02 7.31 1743 62.45 Normal Operat

12:19:00 0.18 ‐0.01 0.04 ‐0.02 7.12 1742 61.79 Normal Operat

12:20:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.04 1742 61.94 Normal Operat

12:21:00 0.18 0.02 0.02 0.01 7.18 1742 61.84 Normal Operat12:22:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.17 1742 61.42 Normal Operat

12:23:00 0.18 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.06 1741 61.81 Normal Operat

12:24:00 0.19 0.02 0.01 0.01 7.40 1742 63.58 Normal Operat13:01:00 0.18 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.37 1742 62.51 Normal Operat

13:02:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.37 1742 63.06 Normal Operat

13:03:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.03 ‐0.02 7.47 1742 63.86 Normal Operat

13:04:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.02 ‐0.02 7.54 1742 64.35 Normal Operat

13:05:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.58 1742 65.11 Normal Operat

13:06:00 0.20 ‐0.02 0.02 ‐0.02 7.70 1741 67.63 Normal Operat

13:07:00 0.20 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.74 1742 68.91 Normal Operat

13:08:00 0.20 0.14 0.02 0.13 7.81 1742 69.55 Normal Operat

13:09:00 0.20 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.91 1742 69.52 Normal Operat

13:10:00 0.21 ‐0.01 0.15 ‐0.06 7.89 1742 69.44 Normal Operat

13:11:00 0.20 0.00 0.05 ‐0.02 7.87 1742 68.82 Normal Operat

13:12:00 0.20 0.00 0.05 ‐0.02 7.79 1742 67.56 Normal Operat

13:13:00 0.20 ‐0.01 0.04 ‐0.02 7.73 1742 66.92 Normal Operat

13:14:00 0.20 0.00 0.05 ‐0.02 7.71 1742 66.45 Normal Operat

13:15:00 0.20 0.00 0.05 ‐0.02 7.68 1743 65.39 Normal Operat

13:16:00 0.20 0.00 0.06 ‐0.02 7.66 1742 61.51 Normal Operat

13:17:00 0.20 0.07 0.06 0.05 7.65 1741 64.04 Normal Operat13:18:00 0.20 0.03 0.05 0.01 7.68 1742 66.01 Normal Operat13:19:00 0.19 0.00 0.06 ‐0.02 7.69 1742 66.25 Normal Operat

13:20:00 0.20 0.00 0.06 ‐0.02 7.69 1742 66.38 Normal Operat

13:21:00 0.20 0.00 0.06 ‐0.02 7.69 1742 66.48 Normal Operat

13:22:00 0.20 0.00 0.06 ‐0.02 7.71 1742 65.81 Normal Operat

13:23:00 0.20 0.00 0.05 ‐0.01 7.68 1742 66.44 Normal Operat

13:24:00 0.20 0.02 0.08 ‐0.01 7.66 1742 65.85 Normal Operat

14:01:00 0.20 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.69 1742 65.94 Normal Operat

14:02:00 0.20 0.01 0.09 ‐0.02 7.72 1742 65.89 Normal Operat

14:03:00 0.19 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.71 1742 65.35 Normal Operat

14:04:00 0.20 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.70 1742 65.34 Normal Operat

14:05:00 0.19 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.70 1742 65.01 Normal Operat

14:06:00 0.20 0.02 0.07 0.00 7.68 1742 65.45 Normal Operat14:07:00 0.19 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.59 1742 65.65 Normal Operat

14:08:00 0.19 0.01 0.07 ‐0.02 7.59 1742 65.45 Normal Operat

14:09:00 0.19 0.00 0.07 ‐0.02 7.60 1742 65.35 Normal Operat

14:10:00 0.18 0.00 0.07 ‐0.02 7.61 1742 65.39 Normal Operat

14:11:00 0.20 0.00 0.13 ‐0.05 7.55 1745 62.59 Normal Operat

14:12:00 0.19 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.52 1744 45.88 Normal Operat

14:13:00 0.19 0.01 0.09 ‐0.02 7.59 1742 44.94 Normal Operat

14:14:00 0.20 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.61 1742 44.52 Normal Operat

14:15:00 0.20 0.06 0.10 0.02 7.57 1742 43.40 Normal Operat14:16:00 0.19 0.03 0.10 ‐0.01 7.57 1742 42.82 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

14:17:00 0.19 0.01 0.09 ‐0.02 7.61 1742 43.01 Normal Operat

14:18:00 0.20 0.01 0.09 ‐0.02 7.64 1742 43.83 Normal Operat

14:19:00 0.19 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.67 1742 43.97 Normal Operat

14:20:00 0.20 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.67 1742 44.27 Normal Operat

14:21:00 0.19 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.68 1742 44.15 Normal Operat

14:22:00 0.19 0.05 0.08 0.02 7.67 1742 44.56 Normal Operat14:23:00 0.19 0.01 0.07 ‐0.02 7.68 1742 44.69 Normal Operat

14:24:00 0.19 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.49 1742 44.28 Normal Operat

15:01:00 0.20 0.03 0.08 0.00 7.67 1742 44.00 Normal Operat15:02:00 0.20 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.66 1743 42.54 Normal Operat

15:03:00 0.20 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.67 1742 42.89 Normal Operat

15:04:00 0.20 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.69 1742 43.44 Normal Operat

15:05:00 0.20 0.08 0.08 0.06 7.68 1742 43.74 Normal Operat15:06:00 0.19 0.01 0.08 ‐0.02 7.68 1742 43.96 Normal Operat

15:07:00 0.19 0.00 0.08 ‐0.02 7.71 1742 44.34 Normal Operat

15:08:00 0.20 0.02 0.07 ‐0.01 7.75 1742 44.10 Normal Operat

15:09:00 0.19 0.00 0.07 ‐0.02 7.76 1742 44.30 Normal Operat

15:10:00 0.19 0.00 0.10 ‐0.04 7.79 1742 44.93 Normal Operat

15:11:00 0.18 0.00 0.06 ‐0.02 7.58 1742 44.97 Normal Operat

15:12:00 0.19 0.00 0.06 ‐0.02 7.32 1742 46.77 Normal Operat

15:13:00 0.18 0.00 0.05 ‐0.02 7.20 1743 45.77 Normal Operat

15:14:00 0.18 0.00 0.05 ‐0.02 7.17 1742 43.57 Normal Operat

15:15:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.04 ‐0.02 7.17 1742 44.37 Normal Operat

15:16:00 0.19 0.04 0.03 0.03 7.22 1742 44.81 Normal Operat15:17:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.03 ‐0.02 7.30 1742 44.80 Normal Operat

15:18:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.04 ‐0.02 7.31 1742 45.38 Normal Operat

15:19:00 0.19 0.06 0.04 0.04 7.36 1742 45.51 Normal Operat15:20:00 0.19 0.04 0.03 0.03 7.38 1742 46.76 Normal Operat15:21:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.03 ‐0.02 7.35 1742 47.57 Normal Operat

15:22:00 0.19 0.03 0.03 0.02 7.38 1742 48.46 Normal Operat15:23:00 0.20 ‐0.01 0.03 ‐0.02 7.39 1742 48.28 Normal Operat

15:24:00 0.20 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.42 1742 48.62 Normal Operat

16:01:00 0.19 0.02 0.01 0.01 7.39 1742 48.72 Normal Operat16:02:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.00 ‐0.01 7.40 1742 48.17 Normal Operat

16:03:00 0.20 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.41 1742 48.24 Normal Operat

16:04:00 0.20 ‐0.01 0.01 ‐0.02 7.42 1742 48.19 Normal Operat

16:05:00 0.20 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.43 1742 49.73 Normal Operat

16:06:00 0.21 ‐0.02 0.02 ‐0.02 7.47 1742 49.63 Normal Operat

16:07:00 0.20 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.49 1742 49.64 Normal Operat

16:08:00 0.20 0.03 0.00 0.02 7.49 1742 49.28 Normal Operat

16:09:00 0.20 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.49 1742 49.89 Normal Operat

16:10:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.04 ‐0.02 7.30 1742 50.19 Normal Operat

16:11:00 0.20 ‐0.03 0.09 ‐0.06 7.33 1742 49.96 Normal Operat

16:12:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.29 1742 49.96 Normal Operat

16:13:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.00 ‐0.01 7.28 1742 49.39 Normal Operat

16:14:00 0.19 0.02 0.00 0.02 7.28 1743 46.33 Normal Operat16:15:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.03 ‐0.02 7.32 1742 46.17 Normal Operat

16:16:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.30 1742 46.98 Normal Operat

16:17:00 0.19 0.05 0.02 0.04 7.29 1742 46.66 Normal Operat

16:18:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.02 ‐0.02 7.27 1742 46.35 Normal Operat

16:19:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.25 1742 46.39 Normal Operat

16:20:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.27 1742 46.29 Normal Operat

16:21:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.03 ‐0.02 7.29 1742 46.91 Normal Operat

16:22:00 0.20 ‐0.01 0.03 ‐0.02 7.29 1742 46.70 Normal Operat

16:23:00 0.19 0.08 0.02 0.07 7.09 1742 46.76 Normal Operat16:24:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.03 ‐0.02 7.05 1742 47.27 Normal Operat

17:01:00 0.19 0.00 0.02 ‐0.01 7.07 1742 47.20 Normal Operat

17:02:00 0.19 0.01 0.02 0.00 7.17 1742 47.78 Normal Operat17:03:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.15 1742 47.76 Normal Operat

17:04:00 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.17 1742 46.61 Normal Operat

17:05:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.15 1742 47.00 Normal Operat

17:06:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.17 1741 49.16 Normal Operat

17:07:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.16 1742 49.96 Normal Operat

17:08:00 0.20 ‐0.01 0.01 ‐0.02 7.16 1743 49.65 Normal Operat

17:09:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.15 1741 48.98 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

17:10:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.00 ‐0.02 7.17 1742 49.93 Normal Operat

17:11:00 0.20 0.01 0.00 0.01 7.19 1742 50.01 Normal Operat17:12:00 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.23 1742 49.38 Normal Operat17:13:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.49 1742 49.05 Normal Operat

17:14:00 0.21 ‐0.03 0.04 ‐0.04 7.48 1742 49.19 Normal Operat

17:15:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.46 1742 49.02 Normal Operat

17:16:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.01 ‐0.02 7.43 1742 48.95 Normal Operat

17:17:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.01 ‐0.02 7.43 1742 49.16 Normal Operat

17:18:00 0.19 0.02 0.00 0.02 7.42 1742 49.18 Normal Operat17:19:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.01 ‐0.01 7.42 1742 49.18 Normal Operat

17:20:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.43 1742 49.66 Normal Operat

17:21:00 0.19 ‐0.02 0.02 ‐0.02 7.42 1742 49.74 Normal Operat

17:22:00 0.20 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.42 1742 49.59 Normal Operat

17:23:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.42 1742 49.46 Normal Operat

17:24:00 0.19 ‐0.01 0.02 ‐0.02 7.41 1742 49.47 Normal Operat

7:02:00 ‐0.75 ‐0.07 ‐0.06 ‐0.03 6.49 1742 37.21 Normal Operat

7:03:00 ‐0.79 ‐0.07 ‐0.06 ‐0.03 6.49 1742 37.30 Normal Operat

7:04:00 ‐0.84 ‐0.07 ‐0.06 ‐0.03 6.51 1743 35.71 Normal Operat

7:05:00 ‐0.89 ‐0.07 ‐0.06 ‐0.03 6.57 1742 35.55 Normal Operat

7:06:00 ‐0.92 ‐0.07 ‐0.06 ‐0.03 6.54 1742 35.85 Normal Operat

7:07:00 ‐0.95 ‐0.07 ‐0.06 ‐0.03 6.71 1742 36.17 Normal Operat

7:08:00 ‐0.96 ‐0.05 ‐0.05 ‐0.01 6.91 1742 37.27 Normal Operat

7:09:00 ‐0.09 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.01 6.82 1742 38.08 Normal Operat

7:10:00 ‐0.13 ‐0.01 ‐0.01 ‐0.01 6.82 1742 38.89 Normal Operat

7:11:00 ‐0.15 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.90 1742 40.03 Normal Operat

7:12:00 ‐0.16 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.95 1742 40.00 Normal Operat

7:13:00 ‐0.17 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.96 1742 39.00 Normal Operat

7:14:00 ‐0.19 ‐0.05 ‐0.05 ‐0.03 6.98 1742 38.91 Normal Operat

7:15:00 ‐0.19 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.00 1742 39.21 Normal Operat

7:16:00 ‐0.19 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.02 1742 39.82 Normal Operat

7:17:00 ‐0.20 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.01 1742 39.69 Normal Operat

7:18:00 ‐0.21 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.07 1742 39.68 Normal Operat

7:19:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.09 1742 39.62 Normal Operat

7:20:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.09 1742 38.90 Normal Operat

7:21:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.09 1742 40.01 Normal Operat

7:22:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.11 1742 40.92 Normal Operat

7:23:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.12 1742 40.88 Normal Operat

7:24:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.13 1742 40.82 Normal Operat

15:01:00 0.80 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.95 1760 35.43 Normal Operat

15:02:00 0.79 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 6.93 1760 35.36 Normal Operat

15:03:00 0.69 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.95 1760 35.23 Normal Operat

15:04:00 0.67 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.92 1760 35.33 Normal Operat

15:05:00 0.65 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.91 1760 34.62 Normal Operat

15:06:00 0.64 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.88 1760 36.27 Normal Operat

15:07:00 0.56 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.84 1760 36.66 Normal Operat

15:08:00 0.65 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.95 1760 36.76 Normal Operat

15:09:00 10.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.08 1760 37.00 Normal Operat15:10:00 0.52 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.66 1760 36.81 Normal Operat

15:11:00 0.39 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.07 1758 38.96 Normal Operat

15:12:00 0.38 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.94 1761 40.46 Normal Operat

15:13:00 0.38 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.88 1760 39.45 Normal Operat

15:14:00 0.34 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.86 1760 38.68 Normal Operat

15:15:00 0.30 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.81 1760 38.28 Normal Operat

15:16:00 0.27 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.86 1760 38.45 Normal Operat

15:17:00 0.26 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.88 1760 38.60 Normal Operat

15:18:00 0.27 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.90 1760 38.48 Normal Operat

15:19:00 0.26 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.88 1760 38.10 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

15:20:00 0.26 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.80 1760 38.28 Normal Operat

15:21:00 0.26 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.80 1760 39.68 Normal Operat

15:22:00 0.25 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.87 1760 39.64 Normal Operat

15:23:00 0.26 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.90 1760 40.09 Normal Operat

15:24:00 0.25 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.93 1760 40.08 Normal Operat

16:01:00 0.26 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.96 1760 39.78 Normal Operat

16:02:00 0.26 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.88 1761 39.06 Normal Operat

16:03:00 0.26 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.97 1760 36.93 Normal Operat

16:04:00 0.24 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.99 1759 37.82 Normal Operat

16:05:00 0.24 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.00 1760 39.79 Normal Operat

16:06:00 0.25 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.11 1760 39.77 Normal Operat

16:07:00 0.26 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.16 1760 39.90 Normal Operat

16:08:00 0.25 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 5.97 1760 40.35 Normal Operat

16:09:00 0.15 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.52 1760 40.40 Normal Operat

16:10:00 2.67 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.01 6.61 1760 40.50 Normal Operat

16:11:00 1.45 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.51 1760 40.39 Normal Operat

16:12:00 0.20 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.52 1760 39.76 Normal Operat

16:13:00 0.16 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.44 1760 39.50 Normal Operat

16:14:00 0.15 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.49 1760 39.10 Normal Operat

16:15:00 0.15 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.42 1760 39.12 Normal Operat

16:16:00 0.15 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.35 1760 39.62 Normal Operat

16:17:00 0.15 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.35 1760 39.49 Normal Operat

16:18:00 0.14 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.35 1760 39.76 Normal Operat

16:19:00 0.12 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.35 1760 39.31 Normal Operat

16:20:00 0.11 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.34 1760 39.40 Normal Operat

16:21:00 0.10 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.26 1760 38.87 Normal Operat

16:22:00 0.02 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.30 1760 39.00 Normal Operat

16:23:00 0.02 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.25 1760 39.52 Normal Operat

16:24:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.25 1760 39.81 Normal Operat

17:01:00 0.06 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.28 1760 40.12 Normal Operat

17:02:00 0.07 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.29 1760 40.36 Normal Operat

17:03:00 0.11 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.32 1760 39.93 Normal Operat

17:04:00 0.12 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.31 1760 40.20 Normal Operat

17:05:00 0.13 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.34 1760 40.39 Normal Operat

17:06:00 0.13 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.31 1760 40.39 Normal Operat

17:07:00 0.13 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.29 1760 39.79 Normal Operat

17:08:00 0.13 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.29 1760 39.06 Normal Operat

17:09:00 0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.59 1760 38.79 Normal Operat

17:10:00 0.14 0.00 ‐0.01 0.00 6.59 1760 38.73 Normal Operat

17:11:00 0.05 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.62 1760 37.71 Normal Operat

17:12:00 0.01 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.59 1761 35.60 Normal Operat

17:13:00 ‐0.07 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.55 1760 34.19 Normal Operat

17:14:00 ‐0.10 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.56 1760 32.75 Normal Operat

17:15:00 ‐0.13 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.52 1760 32.49 Normal Operat

17:16:00 ‐0.14 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.55 1760 31.53 Normal Operat

17:17:00 ‐0.20 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.58 1760 31.38 Normal Operat

17:18:00 ‐0.21 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.58 1760 31.01 Normal Operat

17:19:00 ‐0.21 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.65 1760 31.19 Normal Operat

17:20:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.69 1760 30.83 Normal Operat

17:21:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.73 1760 31.31 Normal Operat

17:22:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.73 1760 31.46 Normal Operat

17:23:00 ‐0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.77 1760 31.74 Normal Operat

17:24:00 1760 32.49 Normal Operat

12/18 ‐ 1/20 

20:01:00 0.10 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 0.02 1760 33.64 Normal Operat

20:02:00 0.11 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 0.02 1760 34.07 Normal Operat

20:03:00 0.15 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 0.20 1760 34.60 Normal Operat

20:04:00 0.13 ‐0.06 ‐0.05 ‐0.02 5.77 1760 35.11 Normal Operat

20:05:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 5.58 1760 33.39 Normal Operat

20:06:00 0.02 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 5.62 1760 35.00 Normal Operat

20:07:00 0.01 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 0.00 1760 34.26 Normal Operat

20:08:00 ‐0.01 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 1759 35.81 Normal Operat

20:09:00 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 ‐0.02 1760 36.61 Normal Operat

20:10:00 0.02 0.09 0.10 ‐0.02 1.17 1761 35.37 Normal Operat

20:11:00 2.55 5.21 3.93 3.85 6.15 1760 33.19 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

20:12:00 ‐0.06 ‐0.01 ‐0.01 ‐0.01 6.62 1760 31.65 Normal Operat

20:13:00 ‐0.07 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.67 1760 31.19 Normal Operat

20:14:00 ‐0.06 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.64 1760 31.68 Normal Operat

20:15:00 ‐0.02 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.69 1760 30.98 Normal Operat

20:16:00 0.01 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.68 1759 32.41 Normal Operat

20:17:00 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.65 1760 32.52 Normal Operat

20:18:00 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.70 1760 32.54 Normal Operat

20:19:00 ‐0.01 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.69 1760 32.57 Normal Operat

20:20:00 ‐0.07 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.73 1760 33.13 Normal Operat

20:21:00 ‐0.06 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.76 1760 33.70 Normal Operat

20:22:00 ‐0.08 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.78 1760 33.56 Normal Operat

20:23:00 ‐0.09 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.77 1760 33.73 Normal Operat

20:24:00 1760 33.78 Normal Operat

12/21 ‐ 12/22 

22:01:00 1760 35.86 Normal Operat22:02:00 1760 36.72 Normal Operat22:03:00 1760 36.68 Normal Operat22:04:00 1762 35.56 Normal Operat22:05:00 1759 32.46 Normal Operat22:06:00 1760 34.66 Normal Operat22:07:00 1760 35.53 Normal Operat22:08:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.73 1760 36.94 Normal Operat

22:09:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.90 1760 37.08 Normal Operat

22:10:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.11 1761 36.17 Normal Operat

22:11:00 0.02 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.85 1760 35.13 Normal Operat

22:12:00 0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.84 1760 34.69 Normal Operat

22:13:00 0.07 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.84 1760 33.56 Normal Operat

22:14:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.73 1760 33.90 Normal Operat

22:15:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.73 1760 34.64 Normal Operat

22:16:00 0.02 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.78 1760 34.68 Normal Operat

22:17:00 0.02 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.79 1760 34.61 Normal Operat

22:18:00 0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.84 1760 34.49 Normal Operat

22:19:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.90 1761 30.48 Normal Operat

22:20:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.85 1759 32.38 Normal Operat

22:21:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.78 1760 35.09 Normal Operat

22:22:00 0.09 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.82 1760 34.26 Normal Operat

22:23:00 0.15 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.83 1760 33.26 Normal Operat

22:24:00 0.16 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.81 1760 33.24 Normal Operat

23:01:00 0.17 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.84 1760 32.54 Normal Operat

23:02:00 0.20 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.81 1760 31.70 Normal Operat

23:03:00 0.26 ‐0.06 ‐0.05 ‐0.03 6.81 1760 30.82 Normal Operat

23:04:00 0.27 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.82 1760 32.35 Normal Operat

23:05:00 0.27 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.83 1760 31.94 Normal Operat

23:06:00 0.27 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.81 1760 32.21 Normal Operat

23:07:00 0.27 ‐0.06 ‐0.05 ‐0.03 6.85 1760 32.97 Normal Operat

23:08:00 0.28 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.84 1760 32.59 Normal Operat

23:09:00 0.31 3.12 2.32 2.39 7.07 1760 32.98 Normal Operat

23:10:00 0.28 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 6.80 1761 30.51 Normal Operat

23:11:00 0.28 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.85 1761 29.61 Normal Operat

23:12:00 0.27 ‐0.05 ‐0.05 ‐0.03 6.83 1760 28.63 Normal Operat

23:13:00 0.24 ‐0.06 ‐0.05 ‐0.03 6.80 1760 28.21 Normal Operat

23:14:00 0.17 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.72 1760 28.46 Normal Operat

23:15:00 0.16 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.73 1760 30.56 Normal Operat

23:16:00 0.16 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.78 1760 30.78 Normal Operat

23:17:00 0.21 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.86 1760 31.00 Normal Operat

23:18:00 0.27 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.90 1760 32.03 Normal Operat

23:19:00 0.28 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.03 1760 31.65 Normal Operat

23:20:00 0.29 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.14 1759 33.36 Normal Operat

23:21:00 0.31 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.17 1759 35.09 Normal Operat

23:22:00 0.26 ‐0.06 ‐0.05 ‐0.03 7.04 1760 35.26 Normal Operat

23:23:00 0.16 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.05 1760 35.04 Normal Operat

23:24:00 0.15 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.11 1760 32.35 Normal Operat

24:01:00 0.15 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.09 1760 34.99 Normal Operat

24:02:00 0.16 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.15 1760 36.19 Normal Operat

24:03:00 0.16 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.15 1760 36.80 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

24:04:00 0.16 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.20 1760 37.09 Normal Operat

24:05:00 0.16 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.20 1760 36.79 Normal Operat

24:06:00 0.16 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.22 1760 36.50 Normal Operat

24:07:00 0.17 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.21 1760 36.82 Normal Operat

24:08:00 -0.06 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.73 1760 36.64 Normal Operat

24:09:00 0.25 ‐0.01 ‐0.01 0.00 6.99 1760 36.68 Normal Operat

24:10:00 0.22 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.93 1760 36.86 Normal Operat

24:11:00 0.17 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.89 1760 36.48 Normal Operat

24:12:00 0.15 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.88 1763 29.10 Normal Operat

24:13:00 0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.78 1760 26.54 Normal Operat

24:14:00 -0.06 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.73 1760 25.73 Normal Operat

24:15:00 -0.13 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 6.76 1760 25.47 Normal Operat

24:16:00 -0.21 ‐0.07 ‐0.06 ‐0.03 6.86 1760 25.89 Normal Operat

24:17:00 -0.22 ‐0.07 ‐0.06 ‐0.03 6.90 1760 25.92 Normal Operat

24:18:00 -0.22 ‐0.06 ‐0.05 ‐0.03 7.06 1759 27.51 Normal Operat

24:19:00 -0.20 ‐0.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.14 1760 27.19 Normal Operat

24:20:00 -0.12 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.21 1760 27.13 Normal Operat

24:21:00 -0.09 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.29 1760 27.63 Normal Operat

24:22:00 -0.08 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.35 1760 27.62 Normal Operat

24:23:00 0.00 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.35 1758 33.14 Normal Operat

24:24:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.29 1760 37.19 Normal Operat

25:01:00 0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.35 1760 37.89 Normal Operat

25:02:00 0.09 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.35 1760 37.76 Normal Operat

25:03:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.27 1760 38.74 Normal Operat

25:04:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.26 1760 38.49 Normal Operat

25:05:00 0.20 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.26 1760 38.38 Normal Operat

25:06:00 0.28 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.27 1760 38.80 Normal Operat

25:07:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.19 1760 38.08 Normal Operat

25:08:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.11 1760 37.63 Normal Operat

25:09:00 0.37 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.07 1760 36.69 Normal Operat

25:10:00 0.37 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.10 1760 36.17 Normal Operat

25:11:00 0.30 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.11 1761 35.16 Normal Operat

25:12:00 0.28 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.12 1760 33.27 Normal Operat

25:13:00 0.17 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.10 1761 32.10 Normal Operat

25:14:00 0.05 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.07 1760 32.43 Normal Operat

25:15:00 -0.06 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.05 1760 32.54 Normal Operat

25:16:00 -0.10 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.04 1759 33.01 Normal Operat

25:17:00 -0.14 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.06 1760 33.75 Normal Operat

25:18:00 -0.09 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.13 1760 33.49 Normal Operat

25:19:00 -0.06 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.20 1760 33.17 Normal Operat

25:20:00 0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.29 1760 33.03 Normal Operat

25:21:00 0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.32 1760 33.80 Normal Operat

25:22:00 0.09 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.33 1760 34.15 Normal Operat

25:23:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.37 1760 34.08 Normal Operat

25:24:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.42 1760 33.77 Normal Operat

26:01:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.47 1761 32.60 Normal Operat

26:02:00 0.19 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.55 1759 32.51 Normal Operat

26:03:00 0.27 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.60 1762 29.94 Normal Operat

26:04:00 0.30 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.76 1759 28.22 Normal Operat

26:05:00 0.30 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.77 1760 31.35 Normal Operat

26:06:00 0.35 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.85 1760 29.09 Normal Operat

26:07:00 0.43 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.92 1760 30.65 Normal Operat

26:08:00 0.44 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.88 1760 30.99 Normal Operat

26:09:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.46 1761 30.51 Normal Operat

26:10:00 0.43 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.70 1758 30.12 Normal Operat

26:11:00 0.42 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.58 1759 38.00 Normal Operat

26:12:00 0.31 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.57 1760 38.87 Normal Operat

26:13:00 0.20 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.51 1761 36.60 Normal Operat

26:14:00 0.05 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.54 1760 35.69 Normal Operat

26:15:00 -0.06 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.53 1761 36.14 Normal Operat

26:16:00 -0.11 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.50 1759 35.18 Normal Operat

26:17:00 -0.13 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.57 1760 36.71 Normal Operat

26:18:00 -0.10 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.65 1760 36.29 Normal Operat

26:19:00 -0.06 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.70 1760 35.56 Normal Operat

26:20:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.76 1760 35.65 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

26:21:00 0.08 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.80 1760 33.32 Normal Operat

26:22:00 0.16 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.73 1760 38.18 Normal Operat

26:23:00 0.17 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.75 1760 37.75 Normal Operat

26:24:00 0.17 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.55 1760 38.20 Normal Operat

27:01:00 0.26 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.53 1760 38.81 Normal Operat

27:02:00 0.29 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.69 1760 38.70 Normal Operat

27:03:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.69 1760 34.89 Normal Operat

27:04:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.58 1760 37.87 Normal Operat

27:05:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.56 1760 37.26 Normal Operat

27:06:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.56 1760 37.03 Normal Operat

27:07:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.56 1760 36.63 Normal Operat

27:08:00 0.30 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.64 1760 36.41 Normal Operat

27:09:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.18 1760 34.94 Normal Operat

27:10:00 0.28 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.19 1760 35.94 Normal Operat

27:11:00 0.22 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.22 1760 35.91 Normal Operat

27:12:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.30 1760 35.00 Normal Operat

27:13:00 0.15 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.35 1760 35.17 Normal Operat

27:14:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.32 1760 34.20 Normal Operat

27:15:00 -0.08 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.34 1760 35.23 Normal Operat

27:16:00 -0.09 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.40 1760 34.18 Normal Operat

27:17:00 -0.09 ‐0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 7.44 1759 35.97 Normal Operat

27:18:00 -0.09 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.51 1760 36.42 Normal Operat

27:19:00 -0.04 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.37 1759 37.19 Normal Operat

27:20:00 0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.44 1760 37.89 Normal Operat

27:21:00 0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.43 1760 37.75 Normal Operat

27:22:00 0.11 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.40 1760 36.79 Normal Operat

27:23:00 0.15 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.41 1760 36.92 Normal Operat

27:24:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.39 1760 37.41 Normal Operat

28:01:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.42 1760 36.87 Normal Operat

28:02:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.46 1760 34.18 Normal Operat

28:03:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.44 1759 37.54 Normal Operat

28:04:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.24 1760 38.55 Normal Operat

28:05:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.11 1760 38.69 Normal Operat

28:06:00 0.17 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.18 1760 38.64 Normal Operat

28:07:00 0.17 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.19 1760 38.64 Normal Operat

28:08:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.05 1759 40.45 Normal Operat

28:09:00 0.15 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.68 1761 40.02 Normal Operat

28:10:00 0.15 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.84 1760 38.90 Normal Operat

28:11:00 0.15 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.83 1760 38.60 Normal Operat

28:12:00 0.15 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.85 1760 37.94 Normal Operat

28:13:00 0.14 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.87 1760 37.62 Normal Operat

28:14:00 0.07 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.97 1760 36.49 Normal Operat

28:15:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.96 1760 36.84 Normal Operat

28:16:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.97 1760 36.99 Normal Operat

28:17:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.05 1760 36.76 Normal Operat

28:18:00 0.03 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.08 1760 37.31 Normal Operat

28:19:00 0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.04 1760 38.86 Normal Operat

28:20:00 0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.10 1760 37.98 Normal Operat

28:21:00 0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.13 1760 38.52 Normal Operat

28:22:00 0.09 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.17 1760 37.91 Normal Operat

28:23:00 0.14 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.23 1760 36.94 Normal Operat

28:24:00 0.15 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.21 1760 37.28 Normal Operat

29:01:00 0.15 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.22 1760 37.60 Normal Operat

29:02:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.21 1760 37.30 Normal Operat

29:03:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.20 1760 36.87 Normal Operat

29:04:00 0.16 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.08 1760 36.18 Normal Operat

29:05:00 0.13 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.07 1760 35.23 Normal Operat

29:06:00 0.09 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.07 1760 35.35 Normal Operat

29:07:00 0.06 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.11 1760 35.15 Normal Operat

29:08:00 0.12 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.28 1759 36.05 Normal Operat

29:09:00 0.15 0.09 ‐0.02 0.09 6.94 1760 38.50 Normal Operat

29:10:00 0.17 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.81 1760 39.41 Normal Operat

29:11:00 0.27 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.90 1760 40.50 Normal Operat

29:12:00 0.30 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.92 1760 40.52 Normal Operat

29:13:00 0.35 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.94 1760 40.33 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

29:14:00 0.38 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.96 1760 40.07 Normal Operat

29:15:00 0.39 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.00 1760 40.12 Normal Operat

29:16:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.10 1760 40.20 Normal Operat

29:17:00 0.44 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.14 1760 41.14 Normal Operat

29:18:00 0.54 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.20 1760 40.72 Normal Operat

29:19:00 0.55 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.28 1760 39.25 Normal Operat

29:20:00 0.59 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.36 1760 38.87 Normal Operat

29:21:00 0.68 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.37 1760 40.19 Normal Operat

29:22:00 0.70 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.41 1760 40.77 Normal Operat

29:23:00 0.75 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.46 1760 40.52 Normal Operat

29:24:00 0.82 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.51 1760 40.31 Normal Operat

30:01:00 0.84 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.57 1760 40.22 Normal Operat

30:02:00 0.87 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.58 1760 40.17 Normal Operat

30:03:00 0.96 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.62 1760 41.02 Normal Operat

30:04:00 0.99 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.67 1760 41.25 Normal Operat

30:05:00 0.98 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.70 1760 42.38 Normal Operat

30:06:00 1.05 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.74 1760 42.78 Normal Operat

30:07:00 1.11 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.80 1760 42.92 Normal Operat

30:08:00 0.93 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.68 1760 42.03 Normal Operat

30:09:00 0.50 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.35 1760 41.57 Normal Operat

30:10:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.35 1760 41.60 Normal Operat

30:11:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.15 1760 45.19 Normal Operat

30:12:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.96 1759 46.23 Normal Operat

30:13:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.93 1762 40.10 Normal Operat

30:14:00 0.36 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.82 1760 38.22 Normal Operat

30:15:00 0.30 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.85 1761 37.74 Normal Operat

30:16:00 0.30 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.97 1759 37.52 Normal Operat

30:17:00 0.31 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.94 1763 36.93 Normal Operat

30:18:00 0.40 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.20 1758 38.30 Normal Operat

30:19:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.31 1760 43.25 Normal Operat

30:20:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.32 1760 43.52 Normal Operat

30:21:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.37 1760 43.41 Normal Operat

30:22:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.37 1760 43.43 Normal Operat

30:23:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.50 1760 42.72 Normal Operat

30:24:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.56 1760 42.71 Normal Operat

31:01:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.57 1760 43.95 Normal Operat

31:02:00 0.44 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.62 1760 42.75 Normal Operat

31:03:00 0.46 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.61 1760 43.62 Normal Operat

31:04:00 0.50 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.61 1760 43.01 Normal Operat

31:05:00 0.54 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.60 1760 43.24 Normal Operat

31:06:00 0.55 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.65 1760 43.19 Normal Operat

31:07:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.61 1760 43.36 Normal Operat

31:08:00 0.58 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.61 1759 44.43 Normal Operat

31:09:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.42 1760 40.40 Normal Operat

31:10:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.44 1760 40.00 Normal Operat

31:11:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.41 1760 44.12 Normal Operat

31:12:00 0.57 0.06 ‐0.02 0.06 7.46 1767 33.69 Normal Operat

31:13:00 0.57 0.02 ‐0.02 0.03 7.57 1760 45.08 Normal Operat

31:14:00 0.57 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.55 1761 44.09 Normal Operat

31:15:00 0.55 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.48 1760 41.69 Normal Operat

31:16:00 0.52 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.47 1761 40.04 Normal Operat

31:17:00 0.48 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.44 1759 41.73 Normal Operat

31:18:00 0.47 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.46 1760 42.58 Normal Operat

31:19:00 0.49 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.47 1760 40.99 Normal Operat

31:20:00 0.54 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.50 1759 44.13 Normal Operat

31:21:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.45 1760 46.66 Normal Operat

31:22:00 0.57 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.49 1760 46.81 Normal Operat

31:23:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.47 1760 47.10 Normal Operat

31:24:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.50 1760 46.94 Normal Operat

1:01:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.53 1760 47.19 Normal Operat1:02:00 0.57 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.54 1760 47.47 Normal Operat

1:03:00 0.57 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.53 1760 46.50 Normal Operat1:04:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.52 1760 46.94 Normal Operat1:05:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.49 1760 46.94 Normal Operat1:06:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.44 1761 46.46 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

1:07:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.31 1760 44.36 Normal Operat1:08:00 0.56 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.33 1760 43.75 Normal Operat1:09:00 0.54 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.03 1760 43.57 Normal Operat1:10:00 0.54 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.06 1760 41.94 Normal Operat1:11:00 0.54 0.15 ‐0.02 0.15 7.05 1760 41.39 Normal Operat1:12:00 0.54 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.00 1760 41.97 Normal Operat1:13:00 0.53 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.96 1760 41.04 Normal Operat

1:14:00 0.49 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.89 1759 41.26 Normal Operat1:15:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.51 1761 41.84 Normal Operat1:16:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.05 1760 38.46 Normal Operat1:17:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.34 1760 37.90 Normal Operat1:18:00 0.44 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.83 1760 39.27 Normal Operat1:19:00 0.43 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.74 1760 38.65 Normal Operat1:20:00 0.44 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.77 1760 39.61 Normal Operat

1:21:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.65 1760 38.11 Normal Operat

1:22:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.62 1760 38.16 Normal Operat1:23:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.63 1760 38.19 Normal Operat1:24:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.63 1760 37.99 Normal Operat2:01:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.63 1760 37.60 Normal Operat2:02:00 0.43 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.69 1760 36.65 Normal Operat2:03:00 0.43 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.73 1760 36.49 Normal Operat

2:04:00 0.44 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.82 1761 34.75 Normal Operat2:05:00 0.44 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.87 1759 35.09 Normal Operat2:06:00 0.44 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.89 1760 35.77 Normal Operat2:07:00 0.44 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.91 1759 35.77 Normal Operat2:08:00 0.44 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.92 1760 36.85 Normal Operat2:09:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.51 1760 37.60 Normal Operat2:10:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.52 1760 38.58 Normal Operat

2:11:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.58 1760 38.01 Normal Operat

2:12:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.62 1761 36.40 Normal Operat

2:13:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.63 1760 35.37 Normal Operat

2:14:00 0.36 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.58 1759 40.06 Normal Operat

2:15:00 0.30 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.48 1760 42.46 Normal Operat

2:16:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.33 1760 42.29 Normal Operat

2:17:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.37 1760 41.88 Normal Operat2:18:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.39 1760 42.24 Normal Operat2:19:00 0.28 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.07 1760 43.59 Normal Operat2:20:00 0.28 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.06 1760 44.16 Normal Operat2:21:00 0.29 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.05 1760 44.66 Normal Operat2:22:00 0.28 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.96 1760 45.34 Normal Operat2:23:00 0.30 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.90 1760 46.03 Normal Operat

2:24:00 0.33 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.92 1760 45.93 Normal Operat3:01:00 0.37 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.95 1760 45.85 Normal Operat3:02:00 0.37 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.99 1760 45.77 Normal Operat3:03:00 0.39 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.02 1760 45.66 Normal Operat3:04:00 0.40 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.13 1760 45.10 Normal Operat3:05:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.30 1760 45.42 Normal Operat3:06:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.33 1760 45.19 Normal Operat

3:07:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.42 1760 45.61 Normal Operat3:08:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.58 1760 45.94 Normal Operat3:09:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.83 1760 45.45 Normal Operat3:10:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.84 1760 45.60 Normal Operat3:11:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.92 1760 45.54 Normal Operat3:12:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.82 1760 45.19 Normal Operat3:13:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.82 1760 44.57 Normal Operat

3:14:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.89 1760 44.83 Normal Operat

3:15:00 0.40 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.05 1761 42.83 Normal Operat

3:16:00 0.40 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.29 1761 38.00 Normal Operat

3:17:00 0.38 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.28 1760 37.00 Normal Operat

3:18:00 0.40 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.30 1760 39.32 Normal Operat

3:19:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.24 1760 39.98 Normal Operat

3:20:00 0.41 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.22 1760 39.90 Normal Operat3:21:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.26 1760 40.55 Normal Operat3:22:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.30 1760 40.68 Normal Operat3:23:00 0.42 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.36 1760 41.22 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

3:24:00 0.43 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.37 1760 41.24 Normal Operat4:01:00 0.44 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.47 1759 41.97 Normal Operat4:02:00 0.47 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.51 1760 43.23 Normal Operat4:03:00 0.50 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.55 1760 43.86 Normal Operat4:04:00 0.53 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.67 1760 43.35 Normal Operat4:05:00 0.55 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.77 1760 43.02 Normal Operat4:06:00 0.51 ‐0.04 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.79 1760 41.87 Normal Operat

4:07:00 0.48 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.60 1760 41.70 Normal Operat4:08:00 0.48 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.55 1760 40.90 Normal Operat4:09:00 0.47 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.83 1760 41.07 Normal Operat4:10:00 0.47 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 6.88 1760 40.44 Normal Operat4:11:00 0.50 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.02 1760 40.05 Normal Operat4:12:00 0.53 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.07 1760 40.43 Normal Operat4:13:00 0.53 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.07 1760 41.17 Normal Operat

4:14:00 0.54 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.12 1760 41.69 Normal Operat4:15:00 0.53 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.16 1761 41.89 Normal Operat4:16:00 0.51 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.14 1761 38.75 Normal Operat4:17:00 0.50 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.19 1760 37.03 Normal Operat4:18:00 0.48 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.18 1760 36.52 Normal Operat4:19:00 0.47 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.23 1760 35.93 Normal Operat4:20:00 0.47 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.24 1760 36.53 Normal Operat

4:21:00 0.49 ‐0.03 ‐0.02 ‐0.03 7.29 1760 35.91 Normal Operat

4:22:00 872.26 1450.26 878.81 1157.32 12.65 1505 25.42 Shutdown/Star

4:23:00 5.52 8.17 4.95 6.51 7.65 1759 53.06 Normal Operat

4:24:00 1760 52.91 Normal Operat5:01:00 0.51 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 7.04 1764 49.43 Normal Operat

5:02:00 -29.93 ‐82.43 ‐9.09 ‐79.40 10.47 1658 29.52 Shutdown/Star

5:03:00 0.46 ‐0.35 ‐0.06 ‐0.33 6.87 1768 46.45 Normal Operat

5:04:00 0.49 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.11 1770 47.50 Normal Operat

5:05:00 0.50 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.13 1769 47.62 Normal Operat5:06:00 0.51 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.23 1768 49.97 Normal Operat5:07:00 0.51 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.26 1769 50.85 Normal Operat5:08:00 0.51 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.16 1769 51.21 Normal Operat5:09:00 0.52 0.39 0.30 0.30 5.55 1766 49.60 Normal Operat

5:10:00 147.91 148.10 93.89 116.80 15.92 1371 19.30 Shutdown 5:11:00 1.27 0.58 0.37 0.45 6.74 1761 54.61 Startup 

5:12:00 0.50 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.78 1769 54.33 Normal Operat

5:13:00 0.42 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.95 1769 53.95 Normal Operat5:14:00 0.38 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.98 1769 53.97 Normal Operat5:15:00 0.29 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.13 1763 53.33 Normal Operat5:16:00 0.25 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.23 1760 53.57 Normal Operat5:17:00 0.20 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.28 1760 53.34 Normal Operat5:18:00 0.25 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.33 1760 54.30 Normal Operat5:19:00 0.26 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.00 1761 52.41 Normal Operat

5:20:00 0.31 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.28 1759 54.08 Normal Operat

5:21:00 0.39 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.46 1760 55.25 Normal Operat

5:22:00 0.40 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.53 1760 55.03 Normal Operat

5:23:00 0.43 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.55 1760 55.53 Normal Operat

5:24:00 0.51 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.58 1760 55.52 Normal Operat

6:01:00 0.52 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.57 1760 55.33 Normal Operat

6:02:00 0.52 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.61 1760 55.40 Normal Operat6:03:00 0.52 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.63 1760 54.69 Normal Operat6:04:00 0.53 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.60 1760 54.31 Normal Operat6:05:00 0.52 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.57 1760 54.24 Normal Operat6:06:00 0.54 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.62 1760 55.21 Normal Operat6:07:00 0.58 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.67 1760 55.05 Normal Operat6:08:00 0.60 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.92 1760 55.89 Normal Operat6:09:00 0.60 ‐1.03 ‐0.78 ‐0.77 5.89 1760 55.71 Normal Operat6:10:00 0.64 ‐0.05 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.93 1760 55.00 Normal Operat6:11:00 0.63 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.96 1761 53.36 Normal Operat6:12:00 0.57 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.95 1760 52.80 Normal Operat6:13:00 0.50 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.98 1760 53.22 Normal Operat6:14:00 0.40 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.09 1760 53.00 Normal Operat6:15:00 0.34 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.11 1760 52.30 Normal Operat

6:16:00 0.27 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.11 1760 51.86 Normal Operat
Time CO THC Reading CH4 Reading Non‐CH4 HC Residue O2 level in exhaust gas PVC Production Rate Control Device Temperature Heat Input Control Device Ope

Indicator 

DD: HH:MM (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd as propane @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (ppmvd @ 3% O2) (%) (lbs/hr) (degF) (mmBtu/hr) (note periods of st

Shutdown, malfun

or normal opera

6:17:00 0.26 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.12 1760 51.68 Normal Operat6:18:00 0.27 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.12 1760 51.16 Normal Operat6:19:00 0.27 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.20 1760 51.32 Normal Operat6:20:00 0.36 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.27 1760 52.42 Normal Operat6:21:00 0.39 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.30 1760 52.98 Normal Operat6:22:00 0.43 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.29 1760 52.95 Normal Operat6:23:00 0.50 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.33 1760 52.95 Normal Operat

6:24:00 0.51 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.32 1759 53.35 Normal Operat7:01:00 0.51 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.35 1760 54.60 Normal Operat7:02:00 0.55 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.36 1760 53.53 Normal Operat7:03:00 0.63 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.32 1760 50.95 Normal Operat7:04:00 0.65 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.36 1759 51.70 Normal Operat7:05:00 0.65 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.47 1760 53.89 Normal Operat7:06:00 0.67 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.60 1760 54.62 Normal Operat

7:07:00 0.74 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.61 1760 54.53 Normal Operat7:08:00 0.72 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.96 1760 54.07 Normal Operat7:09:00 0.78 1.93 1.45 1.45 6.06 1760 54.09 Normal Operat

7:10:00 0.70 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.05 1760 52.46 Normal Operat7:11:00 0.65 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.06 1760 52.80 Normal Operat7:12:00 0.63 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.09 1760 52.76 Normal Operat7:13:00 0.62 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.02 1760 52.05 Normal Operat

7:14:00 0.61 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.98 1760 51.86 Normal Operat7:15:00 0.57 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.97 1760 51.11 Normal Operat7:16:00 0.52 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.96 1760 51.77 Normal Operat7:17:00 0.52 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.98 1760 51.94 Normal Operat7:18:00 0.53 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.99 1760 52.22 Normal Operat7:19:00 0.58 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 6.01 1760 52.81 Normal Operat7:20:00 0.61 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.99 1760 52.87 Normal Operat

7:21:00 0.62 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.99 1760 51.28 Normal Operat7:22:00 0.61 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.98 1760 50.70 Normal Operat7:23:00 0.62 ‐0.04 ‐0.03 ‐0.03 5.99 1760 50.07 Normal Operat7:24:00 1760 49.11 Normal Operat