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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 6', 'art 60', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 9', '§ 10', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 2', '§ 2', 'art 51']

chapter Q-2, r. 4.1
ENVIRONMENT QUALITY — CLEAN AIR
(chapter Q-2, ss. 31, 53, 115.27, 115.34, 124.0.1 and 124.1).
1. The object of this Regulation is to establish particle and gas emission standards, emission opacity standards, air quality standards and monitoring measures to prevent, eliminate, or reduce the emission of contaminants into the atmosphere.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 1.
2. This Regulation applies to every source of atmospheric contamination, subject to the following cases:
(1) in the case of bituminous concrete plants, only the fuel sulphur content standards set out in section 57, the combustion gas discharge velocity standards set out in section 61, the standards that apply to the use of a fuel referred to in Division V of Chapter VI of Title II and the air quality standards referred to in section 197 apply;
(2) in the case of quarries and sandpits, only the emission opacity standards set out in section 16, the fuel sulphur content standards set out in section 57, the combustion gas discharge velocity standards set out in section 61, the standards that apply to the use of a fuel referred to in Division V of Chapter VI of Title II and the air quality standards referred to in section 197 apply;
(3) in the case of production equipment subject to the provisions of Chapter III of the Regulation respecting pulp and paper mills (chapter Q-2, r. 27), only the emission opacity standards set out in section 16, the fugitive particle emission standards set out in Division III of Chapter II of Title II, the fuel sulphur content standards set out in section 57, subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the first paragraph and subparagraph 1 of the second paragraph of section 58, the combustion gas discharge velocity standards set out in section 61, the standards that apply to the use of a fuel referred to in Division V of Chapter VI of Title II and the air quality standards referred to in section 197 apply;
(4) in the case of flour mills and other grain processing facilities whose production is not commercialized or whose drying capacity does not exceed 15 tons per hour, only the emission opacity standards set out in section 16, the fugitive particle emission standards set out in Division III of Chapter II of Title II, the fuel sulphur content standards set out in section 57 and the air quality standards referred to in section 197 apply;
(5) in the case of fuel burning systems used for domestic heating, only the fuel sulphur content standards set out in section 57 apply.
Subject to the first paragraph, the emission standards referred to in section 9 apply to every source of contamination other than the facilities referred to in sections 132 and 138 for which no specific particle emission standards are determined under this Regulation or any other regulation made under the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2).
In the event that the provisions of this Regulation are inconsistent with those of any other Regulation made under the Environment Quality Act, the provisions that ensure greater protection of the environment are to prevail.
The provisions of this Regulation also apply in a reserved area or an agricultural zone established under the Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities (chapter P-41.1).
O.C. 501-2011, s. 2.
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, unless the context indicates otherwise,
(1) the words and expressions below are to be interpreted as follows:
“emission limit” and “emission limit value” mean the mass, expressed in terms of certain parameters, the concentration, rate or level of an emission that may not be exceeded during one or more specified periods or, in the cases provided for in certain provisions of this Regulation, that may be exceeded only on the conditions prescribed by those provisions; (valeur limite d’émission)
“existing” means established or put into operation or the construction of which commenced before 30 June 2011, except any part of the contamination source modified or expanded as of that date; (existant)
“heavy fuel oil” means fuel oil meeting the specifications for types 4, 5 or 6 set out in CAN/CGSB-3.2-2007 Heating Fuel Oil published in July 2007 by the Canadian General Standards Board; (mazout lourd)
“light fuel oil” means fuel oil meeting the specifications for types 0, 1 or 2 set out in CAN/CGSB-3.2-2007 Heating Fuel Oil published in July 2007 by the Canadian General Standards Board; (mazout léger)
“new” means established or put into operation or the construction of which commenced on or after 30 June 2011, including any part of an existing source of contamination that is altered or expanded as of that date; (nouveau ou nouvel)
“particle” means any substance, except uncombined water, which exists in a finely divided liquid or solid state in suspension in a gaseous environment; (particule)
(2) the term “PCBs” means polychlorinated biphenyls;
(3) the term “PAHs” means any type of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons listed in Schedule A;
(4) the term “average” means arithmetic average;
(5) the term “ppb” means parts per billion in volume;
(6) the term “ppm” means parts per million in volume; and
(7) the reference conditions or “R” are a temperature of 25 °C and a pressure of 101.3 kPa.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 3.
INFORMATION, DATA AND EQUIPMENT
4. Every operator of a source of contamination to which a standard set out in this Regulation applies must provide the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, at the Minister’s request and within the time indicated, with all information necessary to identify the nature of contaminants being emitted or likely to be emitted into the atmosphere, to evaluate their quantity or concentration, to locate the emission sites or to be familiar with the features of the facilities, equipment or processes involved.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 4.
5. Any data entered into a register or other document, recorded by a continuous emission measurement and recording system, collected, measured, calculated, used or provided in accordance with this Regulation must be retained by the operator for a minimum of 5 years.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 5.
6. Any device, system or other equipment required under this Regulation must be maintained in good working order and operate optimally during production hours.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 6.
7. Unless indicated otherwise, the standards prescribed by this Title do not apply during the start-up or shutdown operations of a device or process.
The standards prescribed by this Title also do not apply to emissions from motor vehicles, aircraft, ships or locomotives.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 7.
8. In this Title, unless the context indicates otherwise,
“biomedical waste” means biomedical waste referred to in section 1 of the Regulation respecting biomedical waste (chapter Q-2, r. 12); (déchets biomédicaux)
“feed rate” means the total weight of the substances introduced into an industrial process during a full operating cycle, except liquid and gaseous fuels and combustion air; (taux d’alimentation)
“hazardous material” means hazardous material within the meaning of paragraph 21 of section 1 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2); (matière dangereuse)
“process” means any method, reaction or operation through which the substance treated undergoes a chemical or physical change; in a physical change, the process includes all successive operations on the same substance bringing about the same type of physical change; (procédé)
“rated heat capacity” means the maximum heat input rate of fuel burning equipment or an industrial furnace as specified by the manufacturer, or if a certificate of authorization issued by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks for the equipment or furnace provides for a different heat input rate, the heat input rate indicated in the certificate; (capacité calorifique nominale)
“rated power” means the maximum useful power of equipment as specified by the manufacturer or, if a certificate of authorization issued by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks for the equipment provides for a different power, the power indicated in the certificate; (puissance nominale)
“residual hazardous material” means residual hazardous material within the meaning of section 5 of the Regulation respecting hazardous materials (chapter Q-2, r. 32); (matière dangereuse résiduelle)
“toxic material” means toxic material within the meaning of paragraphs 2 and 3 of the definition of toxic material in section 3 of the Regulation respecting hazardous materials; (matière toxique)
“vapor pressure” means the equilibrium partial pressure exerted by a volatile organic liquid as specified in the method entitled Test Method for Vapor Pressure-Temperature Relationship and Initial Decomposition Temperature of Liquids by Isoteniscope published by the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM-D-2879-97 (2007)). (tension de vapeur)
O.C. 501-2011, s. 8.
LIMIT VALUES AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO PARTICLE EMISSIONS
LIMIT VALUES APPLICABLE TO PARTICLE EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
LIMIT VALUES AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO PARTICLE EMISSIONS FROM CERTAIN FACILITIES OR ACTIVITIES OR CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
10. Subject to the provisions of Chapter VI of this Title, the following industrial facilities, activities and processes must not emit or have the effect of emitting particles into the atmosphere in a concentration greater than 30 mg/Rm3 of dry gas for each emission point:
(1) flour mills or other grain processing facilities;
(2) distilleries;
(3) breweries;
(4) powdered food plants;
(5) fertilizer mixing plants;
(6) concrete plants;
(7) ceramic, refractory composite, clay or porcelain products plants;
(8) polyvinyl chloride processing plants;
(9) storage in a confined environment;
(10) welding or metal works in a plant;
(11) indoor sandblasting;
(12) preparation, concentration, agglomeration or drying of ore or ore concentrate, except asbestos ore and aluminum hydroxide;
(13) drilling other than the drilling of a water supply well;
(14) crushing or sieving of concrete waste, cement, bricks, bituminous concrete or architectural stones carried out outside a quarry or sand pit.
The emission limit prescribed by the first paragraph also applies to any particle collection system designed to prevent fugitive particle emissions during the transfer, fall or handling of the materials referred to in section 12, except sawdust and wood chips for which the particle emission limit value is 50 mg/Rm3 of dry gas.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 10.
11. A grain processing facility, installed or put into operation after 14 November 1979, whose rated drying capacity exceeds 15 t per hour and whose grain moisture rate reduction is at least 15% must be situated more than 300 m from a residential zone established by the competent municipal authorities or from a dwelling situated in the direction of the prevailing wind, and more than 150 m from any other dwelling, except a dwelling owned by or leased to the owner or the operator of the grain processing facility.
For the purposes of this section, “prevailing wind” means the wind from August to November inclusively that prevails on average more than 20% of the time in a direction if a wind rose that has 8 compass directions is used, or more than 10% of the time in a direction if a wind rose that has 16 compass directions is used, as measured by the meteorological station nearest to the facility.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 11.
FUGITIVE PARTICLE EMISSION STANDARDS
12. Particle emissions from the transfer, fall or handling of materials including aggregates, ashes, grains, fertilizers, sawdust, wood chips, mine tailings, ore, ore concentrate, ore slag, coal, coke or iron concentrate pellets must not be visible more than 2 m from the emission point.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 12.
13. Particle emissions from abrasive blast cleaning or scraping must be contained within an enclosed space, except in the case of a bridge or a metallic wharf being cleaned or scraped.
The same applies to cleaning or scraping with a wet blast system where particle emissions resulting from those operations are visible more than 2 m from the emission point.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 13.
14. Despite the provisions of the Regulation respecting hazardous materials (chapter Q-2, r. 32), particles recovered with a dry dust collector must be handled, transported, stored and disposed of so no particle emission is visible more than 2 m from the emission point.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 14.
EMISSION OPACITY
15. The opacity standards prescribed by this Chapter do not apply to smoke from open burning authorized under Title III, to fugitive particle emissions to which Division III of Chapter II of this Title applies and to emissions from residual materials incineration facilities referred to in Chapter III of the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials (chapter Q-2, r. 19).
O.C. 501-2011, s. 15.
16. The opacity of grey or black emissions into the atmosphere from a source of contamination must not exceed 20% for each emission point.
During the operation of a source of contamination, emission opacity may exceed 20%, without exceeding 40%, for one or more periods totalling 4 minutes per hour.
In addition, on starting a stationary internal combustion engine, emission opacity may exceed 20% for a maximum period of 4 minutes.
On igniting a combustion furnace or blowing tubes, emission opacity may exceed 20%, without exceeding 60%, for a maximum period of 4 minutes.
For the purposes of this section, emission opacity is measured using the Micro-Ringelmann chart in Schedule D, in accordance with the instructions in that Schedule.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 16.
EMISSION LIMIT VALUES FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL FACILITIES OR ACTIVITIES
18. This Chapter applies to volatile organic compounds emitted into the atmosphere or likely to be emitted during storage or during the use or storage of organic solvents.
Despite the foregoing, the provisions of this Chapter do not apply to the following volatile organic compounds: acetone, methane, ethane, methyl acetate, tert-Butyl acetate, methyl formate, 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform), dichloromethane (methylene chloride), fluorocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 18.
§ 1. — Emission standards and general operating conditions
19. Organic solvents or substances that contain organic solvents must not be used in a manner that emits or allows the emission of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere in excess of the limit of 100 kg per day.
Despite the first paragraph, volatile organic compound emissions may exceed 100 kg per day if the source of emission has a system that reduces on a daily basis at least 90% of the source’s volatile organic compound emissions.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 19.
20. The prohibition under section 19 does not apply to the manufacturing of insecticides, pesticides or herbicides or to the use of halocarbons.
The activities referred to in the provisions of subdivisions 1 and 3 to 8 of Division III of this Chapter are also excluded from the application of section 19.
In addition, the activities referred to in the provisions of subdivision 2 of Division III of this Chapter are excluded from the application of the second paragraph of section 19.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 20.
21. The operator of a source of emission referred to in section 19 must maintain a record indicating for each day of operation and for each type of organic solvent used or each type of substance that contains organic solvents, the volumes used in litres, their volatile organic compound content and all other data necessary to calculate volatile organic compound emissions.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 21.
§ 2. — Emission monitoring measures
22. The operator of a source of emission referred to in section 19 must, at least once every 3 years, calculate the rate of volatile organic compound emissions into the atmosphere using a mass balance performed on the basis of the combined volatile organic compound content of all the products used.
For the application of the second paragraph of section 19, the operator must, at the same frequency, perform source emissions testing and analyze the volatile organic compounds emitted into the atmosphere, calculate the percentage of reduction, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters established in that section.
In addition, the operator must carry out a first calculation of the emission rate or, where applicable, take the first sample and carry out the first analysis within 1 year as of 30 June 2011 in the case of an existing operation or, in the case of a new operation, within 1 year as of the date on which the operation commences.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 22.
STANDARDS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION
§ 1. — Paint or adhesive manufacturing
23. The operator of an establishment where paints or adhesives are manufactured must ensure that the vats used to mix the ingredients are provided with lids that comply with the following specifications:
(1) the lids must be attached to the rim of the vat or the rim of the lids must extend at least 1.3 cm beyond the outer rim of the vat;
(2) the lids must maintain contact with the rim of the vat over at least 90% of the circumference; and
(3) when equipped with an opening to allow for the insertion of a mixer shaft, the shaft clearance must not exceed 5 cm.
In addition, the operator must ensure that the vats are kept covered, except for the time required to fill them, add ingredients or take samples.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 23.
24. The operator of an establishment referred to in section 23 must also, where the production equipment has mills, ensure that the mills have fully enclosed screens to prevent volatile organic compound emissions.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 24.
25. The operator of an establishment referred to in section 23 must maintain a record, indicating for each month of operation, the quantity of each type of paint or adhesive manufactured, the percentage in weight of each volatile organic compound used in the manufacturing and the quantity of solvents required to clean the paint manufacturing equipment.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 25.
§ 2. — Printing activities
§ 3. — Application of paint
27. The emission of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere from the combined paint application activities of an establishment, including the use of solvents to dilute the paint or clean the equipment, must not exceed 15 kg per day.
That prohibition does not apply to the application of translucid paints in sign manufacturing processes or to the application of paint outside a paint shop or paint room. It also does not apply to the application of paint performed in accordance with any of sections 30 to 32, 34, 35, 37 and 38.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 27.
28. An establishment in which organic solvent-based paints or water-based paints are applied, for industrial or commercial purposes, must have
(1) a collection system of particles with a minimum efficiency of 90%; and
(2) a gas exhaust stack that extends at least 5 m above the roof ridge of the building where the paint is applied.
In addition, the updraft vertical exhaust velocity of the gases must be at least 15 m per second at the stack outlet.
This section applies to establishments existing as of 30 June 2012.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 28.
29. The operator of an establishment in which paint application activities are carried out must maintain a record, indicating for each day of operation and for each type of paint used, the volumes used, their volatile organic compound content, the volumes of solvents added to dilute the paint or clean the equipment, and all data necessary to calculate volatile organic compound emissions.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 29.
§ 4. — Application of paint on wood surfaces
31. The emission of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere from the combined paint application activities of a door or window manufacturing establishment may exceed the limit prescribed by section 27, provided that the volatile organic compound content of the paints applied does not exceed the limit set out in the following table for each type of paint:
Pigmented primer 600
Pigmented finishing coat 480
O.C. 501-2011, s. 31.
32. The emission of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere from the combined paint application activities of a furniture, cupboard, casket or other wood products manufacturing establishment, except an establishment referred to in section 30 or 31, may exceed the limit prescribed by section 27, provided that the volatile organic compound content of the paints applied does not exceed the limit set out in the following table for each type of paint:
Pigmented coating 600
Laquered finishing coat 780
All other types of paint 780
O.C. 501-2011, s. 32.
33. The operator of a paint shop or paint room must not use or permit the use therein of a paint gun having a transfer efficiency lower than that of an HVLP paint gun to apply paint on wood surfaces if the emission of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere from the combined paint application activities exceeds 15 kg per day.
That prohibition does not apply to touch-up paint work.
This section applies to existing paint shops and paint rooms as of 30 June 2012.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 33.
§ 5. — Application of paint on surfaces other than wood
34. The emission of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere from the combined paint application activities of an establishment in a class listed in the following table may exceed the limit prescribed by section 27, provided that the volatile organic compound content of the paints applied does not exceed the limit set out in the table for each class of establishment and each type of paint application:
Class of establishment Type of paint Maximum VOC
Manufacturing establishment Base coat and varnish 340
of tins, cans or other types for metal sheet
of closed metallic containers _______________________________________________
Coating of the interior 510
and top of the container
Coating of the weld 660
Seal coating 440
Textile industry Fabric coating process 350
Vinyl coating 450
Other establishments All applications 580
except those referred to in
subdivisions 6 to 8 of
Division III of this Chapter
Emissions of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere from an industrial or a commercial establishment in a class covered by the last box in the above table may exceed the limit prescribed by section 27 even if the volatile organic compound content of the paints applied exceeds 580 g per litre of applied product, provided that the emissions are not higher than would be the case if the paint were applied using an HVLP paint gun.
For the purposes of this section, the volatile organic compound content is established according to the monthly weighted average composition of the volumes used for each type of paint application. If a solvent, hardener or catalyst is mixed with the paint, the volatile organic compound content of the product must be included in the calculation of the average content of the paint used to determine its volatile organic compound content.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 34.
§ 6. — Application of paint in the automobile industry
35. The emission of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere from the combined paint application activities of a light motor vehicle assembly plant may exceed the limit prescribed by section 27, provided that the volatile organic compound content of the paints applied does not exceed the limit set out in the following table for each type of paint application:
Type of paint application VOC emission limit values
(g/l of solids applied)
Electroplating bath 160
Primer coat spraying 1,400
Coat spraying including colour 1,890
and transparent part
O.C. 501-2011, s. 35.
36. The operator of a plant referred to in the first paragraph of section 35 must maintain a record indicating for each month of operation the average quantities of volatile organic compounds emitted per litre of paint solids applied, the percentage of solids in the paint, the quantities of solvents added, the actual efficiency coefficients of the equipment used and any other parameter necessary to calculate the emissions. The calculation must be performed using the method established in section 60.393 of Part 60 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 60.393) and published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
O.C. 501-2011, s. 36.
37. The emission of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere from the combined paint application activities of a bus body paint shop or paint room may exceed the limit prescribed by section 27, provided that the average volatile organic compound content of the paints applied does not exceed 580 g of volatile organic compounds per litre of product applied.
For the purposes of this section, the volatile organic compound content is established according to the annual weighted average composition of the volumes of paint used for each type of paint. If a solvent, hardener or catalyst is mixed with the paint, the volatile organic compound content of the product must be included in the calculation of the average content of paint applied to determine its volatile organic compound content.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 37.
38. The emission of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere from the combined paint application activities of a body repair and paint shop may exceed the limit prescribed by section 27, provided that the volatile organic compound content of the paints applied does not exceed the limit set out in the following table for each type of paint:
Primer surfacer 250
Primer sealer 340
Pre-treatment wash primer 660
Adhesion promoter 840
Colour coating 420
Uniform finish coating 540
Truck-bed liner coating 310
Temporary protection coating 60
Underbody coating 430
Single-stage coating 420
Multi-colour coating 680
Clear coating 250
Other coatings 250
Surface cleaners 50
For the purposes of this section, the volatile organic compound content is established according to the monthly weighted average composition of the volumes of paint used for each type of paint. If a solvent, hardener or catalyst is mixed with the paint, the volatile organic compound content of the product must be included in the calculation of the average content of the paint used to determine its volatile organic compound content.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 38.
39. The operator of a body repair and paint shop must not use or permit the use in the shop of a paint gun having a transfer efficiency lower than that of an HVLP paint gun.
This section applies to existing body repair and paint shops as of 30 June 2012.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 39.
§ 7. — Application of paint on roads, roadways, parking areas and certain other surfaces
40. The volatile organic compound content of paint applied on parking areas, sidewalks, bicycle trails, curbs, approach noses, roads and roadways must not exceed
(1) 150 g per litre of product applied between 1 May and 15 October; and
(2) 450 g per litre of product applied between 16 October and 30 April.
For the purposes of this section, the volatile organic compound content is established according to the monthly weighted average composition of the volumes of paint used for each type of paint. If a solvent, hardener or catalyst is mixed with the paint, the volatile organic compound content of the product must be included in the calculation of the average content of the paint applied to determine its volatile organic compound content.
This section takes effect on 9 September 2012.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 40.
§ 8. — Dry cleaning activities
41. A dry cleaning establishment that uses tetrachloroethylene or other cleaning agent containing chlorine or substances containing chlorine must not emit into the atmosphere more than 20 kg of volatile organic compounds per 1,000 kg of textiles cleaned.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 41.
42. A dry cleaning establishment that uses petroleum solvents or substances containing such solvents must not emit into the atmosphere more than 65 kg of volatile organic compounds per 1,000 kg of textiles cleaned.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 42.
43. The operator of a dry cleaning establishment must maintain a record indicating for each month of operation the quantities of volatile organic compounds bought, the quantities of volatile organic compounds on hand at the end of that period, the weight of the textiles cleaned and the quantities in kilograms of volatile organic compounds used during that period per 1,000 kg of textiles cleaned.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 43.
§ 9. — Above-ground storage of volatile organic compounds
44. Every above-ground tank of a capacity equal to or greater than 4 m3 that is used to store volatile organic compounds that have a vapor pressure under storage conditions equal to or greater than 10 kPa must have a submerged fill pipe.
This section applies to existing above-ground tanks as of the date of the first repair that requires degassing or not later than 31 December 2011, whichever is earlier.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 44.
45. Every above-ground tank of a capacity equal to or greater than 75 m3 that is used to store volatile organic compounds that have a vapor pressure under storage conditions between 10 and 76 kPa must have a floating roof of one of the following types:
(1) double seal;
(2) liquid-mounted primary seal;
(3) mechanical shoe seal; or
(4) another type that has a sealing efficiency of at least 95%.
If the vapor pressure of the stored products is greater than 76 kPa under storage conditions, the tank must have an emission recovery system.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 45.
§ 10. — Volatile organic compound leak control plan
46. The operator of a petroleum refinery, petrochemical or organic chemical plant or petroleum depot or terminal whose production or distribution volume is greater than 250 million litres per year and whose equipment contains or is intended to contain substances consisting of 10% or more in volume of volatile organic compounds that have a vapor pressure equal to or greater than 1 kPa at a temperature of 20 °C, must implement an annual plan able to detect and repair any volatile organic compound leak causing a concentration in the atmosphere in excess of 10,000 ppm, or any benzene or butadiene leak causing a concentration in the atmosphere in excess of 1,000 ppm.
The implementation of the plan referred to in the first paragraph must be completed not later than 30 June 2016.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 46.
47. The plan referred to in section 46 must cover all of the following equipment parts:
(1) gate valves and other valves of a diameter equal to or greater than 1.875 cm;
(2) pump, compressor and agitator seals;
(3) joints or connections of a diameter equal to or greater than 1.875 cm; and
(4) open pipes.
Equipment maintained under negative pressure or completely covered with thermal insulation is excluded from the plan.
For the purposes of this section, an open pipe means a gate valve or a valve, except a pressure relief valve, with one side of the seat in contact with one of the substances referred to in section 46 and the other side exposed to the atmosphere.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 47.
48. Leak detection must be carried out
(1) once every 3 months between 1 April and 31 December for pump, compressor and agitator seals; and
(2) once a year for all other parts.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 48.
49. If a volatile organic compound leak is detected with respect to an equipment part, the operator must have the required repair carried out within 15 days in the case of fluid or gas consisting of 10% or more in volume of benzene or butadiene or within 45 days in any other case. However, if the repair requires the interruption of an on-going process, the repair must be carried out not later than the next shutdown of the process involved.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 49.
50. Despite section 47, if the number of leaks detected for the entire operation during 2 consecutive annual detection periods is less than 2% of the number of equipment parts in each category inspected, the plan may be limited to 10% of the equipment parts of each type, as long as the number of leaks detected does not exceed 1% of the number of equipment parts sampled.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 50.
51. The operator referred to in section 46 must forward to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, not later than 1 June of each year,
(1) a report indicating, for each category of equipment part, the results of the leak detection program for the previous calendar year and any repair work performed; and
(2) an estimate of the total quantities of volatile organic compounds emitted into the atmosphere for all of the equipment parts listed in section 47, for the entire operation in the previous calendar year.
For the purposes of subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph, the estimate of the quantities of volatile organic compounds emitted must be calculated using the formulas in Table I of Schedule E for each category of operation and the most recent measure of volatile organic compound concentration used for each equipment part.
The formulas in Table II of Schedule E apply when no leaks are detected for a category of equipment part.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 51.
EMISSION LIMIT VALUES AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO STATIONARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
EMISSION MONITORING MEASURES
53. The operator of a stationary internal combustion engine with a rated power equal to or greater than 10 MW must, at least once every 3 years, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere, calculate the rate of the contaminants referred to in section 52, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 53.
54. Fuel that has a sulphur content exceeding the following limits cannot be used in a stationary internal combustion engine:
(1) 1.5% (mass/mass) by weight for heavy fuel oil; or
(2) 0.5% (mass/mass) by weight for light fuel oil.
Despite the first paragraph, the operator of an existing stationary internal combustion engine may, until 30 June 2012, use heavy fuel oil that has a sulphur content exceeding 2% by weight.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 54.
EMISSION LIMIT VALUES AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO COMBUSTION PLANTS
55. In this Chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise,
“fuel burning equipment” means any indirect heat transfer equipment that uses fuel for heating purposes, for an industrial process or for electricity production; (appareil de combustion)
“industrial furnace” means any direct heat transfer equipment that uses fuel for an industrial process; (four industriel)
“pulp and paper mill residual materials” means mill residual materials within the meaning of section 1 of the Regulation respecting pulp and paper mills (chapter Q-2, r. 27), except bark and wood waste; (matières résiduelles de fabrique de pâtes et papiers)
“wood waste” means wood waste from wood cutting activities or wood product transformation and includes tree branches, sawdust, chips, shavings, particles and bark, except pulp and paper mill residual materials, free of any foreign material or substance other than soil or sand. (résidus de bois)
O.C. 501-2011, s. 55.
56. If the combustion chamber of fuel burning equipment is modified after 29 June 2011, the fuel burning equipment is considered to be new equipment within the meaning of section 3.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 56.
58. The sulphur limits prescribed by section 57 for heavy fuel oil, coal, coke and pitch do not apply if
(1) part of the sulphur that would otherwise be emitted in the form of sulphur dioxide in the combustion gases is collected and blended with a raw material or product coming into contact with the gases;
(2) part of the sulphur that would otherwise be emitted in the form of sulphur dioxide in the combustion gases is collected and treated in a scrubber; or
(3) in a petroleum refinery, another low sulphur fossil fuel is used simultaneously.
Despite the first paragraph, the quantity of sulphur dioxide emitted into the atmosphere during fossil fuel combustion must not exceed the quantity emitted when burning fuel that has a calorific value of 42.6 MJ/kg and a sulphur content
(1) meeting the requirements of section 57 that apply in the case of subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the first paragraph of this section;
(2) of 1% (mass/mass) by weight in the case of subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of this section.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 58.
59. The operator of a fuel burning equipment or an industrial furnace to which one of the cases described in section 58 applies must maintain a record of the origin, quantity, sulphur content and heat content of the heavy fuel oil, coal, coke, or pitch used.
In the case described in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of section 58, the operator must also maintain a record indicating for each day of operation the nature, quantity, sulphur content and heat content of each fossil fuel used.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 59.
60. As of 30 June 2012, when replacing a burner in fuel burning equipment with a rated heat capacity or rated power, as the case may be, equal to or greater than 3 MW, the installation of a new burner that has a nitrogen oxide emission rate greater than that of a staged combustion burner is prohibited.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 60.
62. For the purposes of sections 60 and 61, rated heat capacity is in reference to fuel burning equipment whose fuel is in a liquid or gaseous state at the feed point. If the fuels used are not in a liquid or gaseous state at the feed point, rated power applies.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 62.
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT OR STATIONARY COMBUSTION TURBINES USING FOSSIL FUELS OTHER THAN USED OIL
63. For the purposes of this Division, fuel burning equipment coupled to one or more stationary combustion turbines are considered stationary combustion turbines.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 63.
§ 2. — Fuel burning equipment
64. Fuel burning equipment using exclusively fossil fuel other than used oil must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the limits set out in the following table:
Rated heat Fuel used Particle emission limits
capacity (g/GJ of fuel input)
Equipment installed Equipment installed
or put into operation or put into operation
14 November 1979 14 November 1979
≥ 3 and ≤ 15 Light or heavy 85 60
> 15 Light or heavy 60 45
For fuel burning equipment used in an electricity generating station and that produces steam at a rated heat capacity that enables electric power production equal to or greater than 125 MW, the particle emission limit is 45 g/GJ of fuel input.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 64.
65. New fuel burning equipment using exclusively fossil fuel other than used oil must not emit nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere in excess of the limits set out in the following table:
Rated heat Fuel used Nitrogen oxide
capacity emission limits
(MW) (g/GJ of fuel input)
≥ 3 and ≤ 30 Natural gas 26
Light fuel oil 40
Heavy fuel oil 90
(nitrogen content ≤ 0.35%)
Heavy fuel oil 110
(nitrogen content > 0.35%)
> 30 Natural gas 40
Light fuel oil 50
Heavy fuel oil 125
In the case of existing fuel burning equipment installed or put into operation after 14 November 1979, the applicable limits are the limits set out in the following table:
≥ 15 and ≤ 70 Natural gas 80
Light or heavy fuel oil 175
> 70 Natural gas 110
Light or heavy fuel oil 135
O.C. 501-2011, s. 65.
66. In the case of fuel burning equipment in an electricity generating station that was established or put into operation on or before 14 November 1979, that is situated in the area described in Schedule J and that uses electric generators having an electricity generating capacity greater than 125 MW, the applicable limit for nitrogen oxide emissions from all the equipment combined is, as of 30 June 2012, 2.1 kt per year.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 66.
67. Where fossil fuel is used for at least 50% of total heat input in the fuel burning equipment in an electricity generating station that has a rated electricity generating capacity greater than 25 MW, that is situated in the area described in Schedule J and that supplies electricity to a public distribution network, the applicable limits for nitrogen oxide emissions are, as of 30 June 2012, the limits prescribed by the first paragraph of section 65 for a rated heat capacity greater than 30 MW.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 67.
§ 3. — Stationary combustion turbines
68. A stationary combustion turbine used to produce electricity must not emit nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere in excess of the limits set out in the following table for each category of turbine:
Category of turbine Nitrogen oxide emission
(electricity generating capacity - MW) limits (ppm)
< 50 30
< 50 supplied by liquid fuel and situated 60
outside the area described in Schedule J
≥ 50 15
≥ 50 situated in the area described in Schedule J 4
For the purposes of this section, if a facility has several turbines, the prescribed limits are determined according to the total production capacity of all the facility’s turbines.
This section does not apply to a stationary combustion turbine or a set of turbines if the nitrogen oxide emission is less than 25 t per year.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 68.
69. A stationary combustion turbine referred to in section 68 must not emit carbon monoxide into the atmosphere in excess of 16 ppm.
This section applies to existing stationary combustion turbines with an electricity generating capacity less than 50 MW as of 1 January 2013.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 69.
70. If the stationary combustion turbine has a catalytic reduction system for nitrogen oxide control, the ammonia content of the combustion gases must not exceed 5 ppm.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 70.
71. For the purposes of sections 68 to 70, the concentration of the contaminants emitted is determined using average concentration measured in the emissions over a period of 3 hours, expressed on a dry basis corrected to 15% oxygen according to the following formula:
E = Ea x 5.9
20.9 - A
“E” is the corrected concentration;
“Ea” is the concentration on a dry basis, uncorrected; and
“A” is the percentage of oxygen on a dry basis in the combustion gases at the sampling site.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 71.
§ 4. — Monitoring equipment
73. Every stationary combustion turbine, except a turbine referred to in the third paragraph of section 68, must have a system that continuously measures and records nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and oxygen in the combustion gases. In the case referred to in section 70, the system must also measure and record continuously the ammonia content in the combustion gases.
The provisions of this section relating to carbon monoxide apply to existing stationary combustion turbines with a rated electricity generating capacity less than 50 MW as of 1 January 2013.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 73.
§ 5. — Emission monitoring measures
74. The operator of fuel burning equipment referred to in any of sections 64 to 67, with a rated heat capacity equal to or greater than 3 MW, and the operator of a stationary combustion turbine referred to in any of sections 68 to 70 must, at least once every 3 years, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by the equipment or turbine, calculate the rate or concentration of the contaminants referred to in those sections, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
In addition, the operator must carry out the first sampling and calculation within 1 year as of 30 June 2011 in the case of an existing equipment or turbine or, in the case of new equipment or turbine, within 1 year as of the date on which the equipment or turbine is put into operation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 74.
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT OR INDUSTRIAL FURNACES USING WOOD, WOOD WASTE OR PULP AND PAPER MILL RESIDUAL MATERIALS AS FUEL
§ 1. — Emission standards and other standards
76. New fuel burning equipment with a rated power greater than 15 MW and using one of the fuels referred to in section 65 for at least 50% of total heat input must not emit nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere in excess of the limits prescribed by the first paragraph of that section for a rated heat capacity greater than 30 MW.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 76.
79. For the purposes of sections 75 and 76, paragraph 1 of section 77 and the first paragraph of section 78, the concentration of the contaminants emitted is expressed on a dry basis corrected to 7% oxygen according to the following formula:
E = Ea x 13.9
For the purposes of the second paragraph of section 78, the concentration of the contaminants emitted is expressed on a dry basis corrected to 11% oxygen according to the following formula:
E = Ea x 9.9
O.C. 501-2011, s. 79.
81. The use as fuel of wood or wood waste containing one of the contaminants referred to in section 78 is permitted only in fuel burning equipment or an industrial furnace with a rated power or rated heat capacity equal to or greater than 3 MW that has a destruction and removal efficiency equal to or greater than 99.99% for each of the following substances:
(1) pentachlorophenol; and
(2) each of the organic compounds present as a result of creosote treatment and which would be a hazardous material if the compound were the sole component of the fuel.
“Qs” is the rate of emission of the organic compound concerned by “Qi” that is present in the gases emitted, expressed in kg/h.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 81.
82. Where the combustion gases from equipment referred to in section 75 are used to dry wood, wood waste or pulp and paper mill residual materials to be used as fuel in the equipment, the particle emissions from the dryer are deemed to be part of the emissions from the attendant fuel burning equipment and are governed by the provisions of this Division, despite section 154.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 82.
§ 2. — Monitoring equipment
84. A wet scrubber connected to fuel burning equipment with a rated power equal to or greater than 3 MW must have a system that continuously measures and records the gas pressure loss through the scrubber using a differential pressure gauge accurate to within 0.5 kPa.
In addition, the wet scrubber must have a system that continuously measures and records the scrubbing liquid pressure at the delivery pipe inlet using a pressure gauge accurate to within 10% of the rated pressure in that pipe.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 84.
85. A device capable of changing the flow resistance of the scrubbing liquids cannot be installed or used in a wet scrubber between the pressure gauge and the delivery pipe outlet.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 85.
§ 3. — Emission monitoring measures
87. In addition to the emissions testing referred to in section 86, the operator of fuel burning equipment using fuel that consists of wood or wood waste treated with a product containing creosote or pentachlorophenol must, at the frequency prescribed by the first paragraph of that section according to the rated power of that equipment, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by the equipment, calculate the destruction and removal efficiency of the equipment for those substances in accordance with section 81 and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
If the wood or wood waste used as fuel contains or is saturated with formaldehyde-based glue or has been treated with a product containing chromium, copper or arsenic, the operator must, at the same frequency, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere and calculate the concentration in the atmosphere of the contaminants referred to in the applicable provisions of the fifth paragraph of section 75 or paragraph 2 of section 77 using an air dispersion model in accordance with Schedule H.
In addition, the operator must carry out the first sampling and calculation within 1 year as of 30 June 2011 or as of the date on which the treated wood or wood waste is first used as fuel if that date is subsequent to the former date.
The provisions of this section apply, with the necessary modifications, to the operator of an industrial furnace supplied with such fuels.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 87.
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT OR INDUSTRIAL FURNACES USING OTHER FUELS
§ 1. — Fuel burning equipment
88. Fuel burning equipment using fuel other than fuel referred to in Divisions III and IV of this Chapter must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the following limits:
(1) the limits prescribed by section 64, according to the rated heat capacity of the equipment, in the case of fuel that is exclusively in a liquid or gaseous state at the feed point; or
(2) 100 mg/Rm3 of dry gas for existing equipment and 70 mg/Rm3 of dry gas for new equipment in all other cases, the measured concentration being corrected to 7% of oxygen according to the formula in the first paragraph of section 79.
This section does not apply to the use of fuel consisting of used oil in accordance with the second paragraph of section 26 of the Regulation respecting hazardous materials (chapter Q-2, r. 32).
O.C. 501-2011, s. 88.
§ 2. — Industrial furnaces
92. An industrial furnace using fuel other than fuel referred to in Divisions III and IV of this Chapter must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the emission limits prescribed by Chapter IX of Title II for that type of industrial furnace or, in other cases, in excess of the limits prescribed by Chapter II of Title II.
The use in an industrial furnace of fuel other than that referred to in Divisions III and IV of this Chapter is subject to the following emission limits and other standards:
(1) the furnace must have a rated heat capacity equal to or greater than 3 MW, subject in the case of used oil to section 26 of the Regulation respecting hazardous materials (chapter Q-2, r. 32); and
(2) an emission limit of 114 mg/Rm3 of dry gas for carbon monoxide calculated as the running average of the emissions over a period of 60 minutes.
That limit value may however be exceeded if the features of the industrial furnace used do not allow compliance with that limit, provided the total hydrocarbon concentration, calculated according to the running average of the emissions during a period of 60 minutes, remains equal to or less than 20 ppm, expressed as propane on a dry basis, in combustion gases. The limit value of the carbon monoxide then applicable is established on the basis of the results obtained during burning tests and calculated according to the average of the highest running averages of the carbon monoxide emissions during a period of 60 minutes, obtained for each burning test;
(3) a destruction and removal efficiency equal to or greater than 99.9999% for each of the following substances contained in the fuel if the fuel consists of a residual hazardous material or is fuel if its total halogen content at the feed point is greater than 0.15% by weight:
(a) any halogenated organic compound in a concentration such that the fuel containing it at the feed point is a toxic material;
(b) any halogenated organic compound if the total halogen content in the fuel containing it at the feed point is greater than 0.15% by weight; and
(c) any PCB if the total PCB concentration in the fuel containing it at the feed point is greater than 50 mg/kg;
(4) a destruction and removal efficiency equal to or greater than 99.99% for each of the following substances:
(a) any organic compound, other than those referred to in subparagraph 3 of the second paragraph, in fuel consisting of a residual hazardous material or in fuel if its total halogen content at the feed point is greater than 0.15% by weight and would be a hazardous material if it were the sole component of the fuel; and
(b) any halogenated organic compound present in a gaseous effluent used as fuel and originating from a process;
(5) if the fuel used contains a contaminant listed in Schedule G, the furnace must not emit such a contaminant into the atmosphere in such manner that its concentration in the atmosphere exceeds the concentration prescribed by that Schedule according to an air dispersion model in accordance with Schedule H; and
(6) an emission limit of 0.08 ng/Rm3 of dry gas for polychlorinated dibenzofuran and polychlorinated dibenzo [b,e] [1,4] dioxin congeners if chlorinated compounds are present in the fuel used. The calculation of the contaminant concentration must take into account the toxicity equivalency factors listed in Schedule I.
Subparagraphs 2 to 6 of the second paragraph do not apply to the use of used oil as fuel in accordance with the second paragraph of section 26 of the Regulation respecting hazardous materials.
In addition, subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph does not apply to
(1) clinker kilns;
(2) lime kilns;
(3) furnaces with a destruction and removal efficiency prescribed by this Regulation that is equal to or greater than 99.9999%; or
(4) furnaces using carbon monoxide or hydrogen as fuel, alone or in combination with non combustible compounds.
For the purposes of subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the second paragraph, the destruction and removal efficiency is calculated using the formula in the fourth paragraph of section 90.
Subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the second paragraph do not apply to fuel consisting exclusively of used oil that has a contaminant content meeting the standards in Schedule 6 to the Regulation respecting hazardous materials.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 92.
93. For the purposes of section 92, the contaminant concentration measured is expressed on a dry basis corrected to 7% oxygen according to the formula in the first paragraph of section 79.
Despite the foregoing, the contaminant concentration measured pursuant to subparagraph 6 of the second paragraph of section 92 is expressed on a dry basis corrected to 11% oxygen according to the formula in the second paragraph of section 79.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 93.
94. The use in an industrial furnace of fuel referred to in subparagraph 3 of the second paragraph of section 92 is also subject to the following emission limits and other standards:
(1) an emission limit for hydrogen chloride of 50 mg/Rm3, expressed on a dry basis corrected to 11% oxygen according to the formula in the second paragraph of section 79;
(2) the fuels for which section 92 prescribes a destruction and removal efficiency equal to or greater than 99.9999% must not be introduced into the furnace before the combustion chamber and accessory equipment have reached and maintained normal operating temperature for a minimum period of 60 consecutive minutes;
(3) the combustion chamber and accessory equipment must be maintained at normal operating temperature for a minimum period of 30 consecutive minutes after the last fuel for which section 92 prescribes a destruction and removal efficiency equal to or greater than 99.9999% have been introduced into the furnace, or for a minimum period of 10 consecutive minutes after the introduction of that fuel if it is in a liquid state; and
(4) the furnace, except a clinker kiln or lime kiln, must have an emergency device that stops the supply of fuel if the carbon monoxide concentration in the combustion gases exceeds the limit of 57 mg/Rm3 on a dry basis corrected to 11% oxygen for 1 minute.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 94.
§ 3. — Monitoring equipment
95. The fuel burning equipment referred to in sections 88 and 89 and every industrial furnace referred to in section 92 with a rated heat capacity or rated power, as the case may be, equal to or greater than 3 MW, must have a system that continuously measures and records the oxygen and carbon monoxide concentration in the gases emitted into the atmosphere.
In addition, if the fuel burning equipment or industrial furnace has a rated heat capacity or a rated power, as the case may be, greater than 15 MW, the system required under the first paragraph must also continuously measure and record the particle concentration or opacity of the gases emitted into the atmosphere, except for fuel burning equipment or an industrial furnace supplied exclusively with gaseous fuel.
Fuel burning equipment referred to in the second paragraph must have a system that continuously measures and records the concentration of nitrogen oxides emitted into the atmosphere if fuels in a liquid or gaseous state constitute at least 50% of the total heat input.
For the purposes of the second paragraph, all fuel burning equipment or a series of industrial furnaces is considered to be a single unit of equipment or a single furnace if the combustion gases are emitted through a single stack.
An industrial furnace using combustible materials for which section 92 prescribes a destruction and removal efficiency equal to or greater than 99.9999% must have a system that continuously measures and records the feed rate of the fuels and the hydrogen chloride concentration in the gases emitted into the atmosphere. Sections 83 and 84 apply, with the necessary modifications, to the industrial furnaces to which this section applies.
This section applies to existing fuel burning equipment and industrial furnaces as of 30 June 2012.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 95.
§ 4. — Emission monitoring measures
96. The operator of fuel burning equipment referred to in sections 88 and 89 or subparagraph 2 or 4 of the first paragraph of section 90 or of an industrial furnace referred to in the first paragraph or subparagraph 2 or 6 of the second paragraph of section 92 or paragraph 1 of section 94 must perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by the equipment or furnace, calculate the rate or concentration of the contaminants listed in the applicable provisions, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation
(1) at least once every 3 years in the case of the use of biogas or granules produced from lignocellulosic crops and in the case where the fuel used consists of used oil meeting the standards in Schedule 6 to the Regulation respecting hazardous materials (chapter Q-2, r. 32); and
(2) at least once a year for equipment or a furnace supplied with fuel other than fuel referred to in subparagraph 1.
The operator must carry out the first sampling and calculation within 1 year as of 30 June 2011 in the case of existing equipment or a furnace, or within 1 year as of the date on which the equipment or furnace is put into operation.
This section does not apply to an operator who uses biogas in fuel burning equipment with a rated heat capacity or rated power less than 3 MW.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 96.
97. The operator of fuel burning equipment referred to in the second paragraph of section 91 or an industrial furnace referred to in subparagraph 5 of the second paragraph of section 92 must, for the contaminants listed in Schedule G, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by the equipment or furnace and calculate their concentration in the atmosphere using an air dispersion model in accordance with Schedule H
(1) at least once every 3 years if the fuel used consists of used oil meeting the standards in Schedule 6 to the Regulation respecting hazardous materials (chapter Q-2, r. 32); and
In addition, the operator must carry out the first sampling and calculation within 1 year as of 30 June 2011 in the case of existing equipment or a furnace or, in the case of new equipment or a new furnace, within 1 year as of the date on which the equipment or furnace is put into operation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 97.
98. The operator of fuel burning equipment or an industrial furnace in respect of which subparagraph 5 of the first paragraph of section 90 or subparagraph 3 or 4 of the second paragraph of section 92 prescribes a destruction and removal efficiency percentage for certain contaminants must calculate the destruction and removal efficiency at least once a year in accordance with the fourth paragraph of section 90, and for that purpose, take samples of the contaminants and measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
If the composition of a fuel consisting of a residual hazardous material or a fuel other than that referred to in Divisions III and IV of this Chapter if the total halogen content at the feed point is greater than 0.15% by weight is modified after the calculation of the destruction and removal efficiency referred to in the first paragraph by the introduction of an organic compound that is more thermally stable than the compound for which the destruction and removal efficiency has been calculated, the operator must immediately carry out a new sampling and calculation of the destruction and removal efficiency for that compound.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 98.
99. The operator of fuel burning equipment or an industrial furnace using fuel that contains residual hazardous materials or that is fuel other than that referred to in Divisions III and IV of this Chapter if the total halogen content at the feed point is greater than 0.15% by weight must maintain a record, for each fuel batch, of
(1) the number or identification code assigned by the operator to the fuel batch and the quantity in kilograms;
(2) the date of use;
(3) the PCB and total halogen content, expressed in mg/kg of fuel, at the equipment or furnace feed point;
(4) the concentration of each organic compound present in the fuel, expressed in mg/kg of fuel, at the equipment or furnace feed point; and
(5) the concentration of each contaminant listed in Schedule G present in the fuel, expressed in mg/kg of fuel, at the equipment or furnace feed point.
Fuel consisting exclusively of used oil meeting the standards in Schedule 6 to the Regulation respecting hazardous materials (chapter Q-2, r. 32) is excluded from the application of this section.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 99.
100. Despite this Division, where fuel burning equipment or an industrial furnace uses household garbage as fuel, the rules applicable to the equipment or furnace are those concerning incineration plants provided for in Chapter VII.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 100.
EMISSION LIMIT VALUES AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO INCINERATION PLANTS
102. This Chapter does not apply to crematoriums, animal incinerators or residual materials incineration facilities referred to in Chapter III of the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials (chapter Q-2, r. 19).
O.C. 501-2011, s. 102.
GENERAL EMISSION STANDARDS AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO INCINERATORS
103. An incinerator must not emit combustion gases into the atmosphere that contain carbon monoxide in a concentration in excess of the limits set out in the following table for the period:
Type of incinerated Carbon monoxide emission limits
materials ___________________________________________________
(mg/Rm3 of dry gas) Period for which
Residual hazardous materials 100 20
Biomedical waste and 57 240
other residual materials
This section does not apply to incinerators used for the destruction of residual hazardous materials for which a destruction and removal efficiency equal to or greater than 99.9999% is prescribed.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 103.
104. An incinerator must not emit combustion gases into the atmosphere that contain
(1) more than 20 mg/Rm3 of particles; that limit is raised to 50 mg/Rm3 in the case of a facility with a design feed rate of less than 1 ton per hour that does not burn residual hazardous materials or biomedical waste;
(2) more than 50 mg/Rm3 of hydrogen chloride; that limit is raised to 100 mg/Rm3 in the case of a facility with a design feed rate of less than 1 ton per hour that does not burn residual hazardous materials or biomedical waste;
(3) more than 150 mg/Rm3 of dioxide sulphur if the facility burns residual hazardous materials; or
(4) more than 0.08 ng/Rm3 of polychlorinated dibenzofuran or polychlorinated dibenzo [b,e] [1,4] dioxin congeners; the concentration of those contaminants in the combustion gases is obtained by adding the concentrations of each of the congeners listed in Schedule I and multiplying the sum obtained by the corresponding toxicity equivalency factor listed in that Schedule.
Subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the first paragraph and sections 103, 105, 108 to 110 and 115 do not apply to an incinerator used to scrub a gas effluent generated by an industrial process. The standards related to the industrial process apply to such an incinerator.
In addition, subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph does not apply to an incinerator referred to in the second paragraph if the effluent does not contain chlorinated compounds.
Subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph applies to existing incinerators as of 30 June 2012.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 104.
105. An incinerator must not emit mercury into the atmosphere in excess of the following limits:
(1) 40 µg/Rm3 in the case of biomedical waste incinerated in a facility with a design feed rate of less than 1 ton per hour;
(2) 50 µg/Rm3 in the case of residual hazardous materials; or
(3) 20 µg/Rm3 in cases other than those referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
This section applies to existing incinerators as of 30 June 2012.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 105.
106. For the purposes of sections 103 to 105, the contaminant concentration measured is expressed on a dry basis corrected to 11% oxygen according to the formula in the second paragraph of section 79.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 106.
§ 2. — Installation and operation
108. An incinerator with a design feed rate of less than 1 ton per hour and a biomedical waste incinerator must have a primary combustion chamber and at least one secondary combustion chamber.
Gases from the combustion of residual materials in the primary combustion chamber must be brought to a temperature greater than 1,000 °C for at least 1 second when they reach the final secondary combustion chamber.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 108.
109. An incinerator with a design feed rate of less than 1 ton per hour and a residual hazardous materials incinerator or a biomedical waste incinerator and must have auxiliary gas or liquid fossil fuel burners other than used oil.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 109.
110. Materials to be incinerated must not be introduced in the primary chamber of a biomedical waste incinerator or an incinerator with a design feed rate of less than 1 ton per hour during the preheating of the final secondary combustion chamber or be ignited until the temperature of the final secondary combustion chamber has been maintained at a temperature of at least 1,000 °C for a minimum of 15 consecutive minutes.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 110.
111. Residual hazardous materials must not be fed into an incinerator during start-up until the temperature of the incinerator and accessory equipment has been maintained at normal operating temperature for a minimum of 60 consecutive minutes.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 111.
112. If residual hazardous materials are incinerated, combustion chambers must be maintained at normal operating temperature for a minimum of 30 consecutive minutes after the last solid residual hazardous materials introduced have been incinerated, or for a minimum of 10 consecutive minutes in the case of liquid or gaseous materials.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 112.
113. A residual hazardous materials or biomedical waste incinerator with a design feed rate equal to or greater than 1 ton per hour must have an emergency device that stops the supply of the materials or waste if the concentration of carbon monoxide exceeds the limits prescribed by section 103.
A residual hazardous materials incinerator for which a destruction and removal efficiency equal to or greater than 99.9999% is required must have an emergency device that stops the supply of the materials if the concentration of carbon monoxide in the combustion gases, on a dry basis corrected to 11% oxygen, exceeds 57 mg/Rm3 for 1 minute.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 113.
114. Sections 103 and 104, subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph and the second paragraph of section 105 and sections 106, 107, 111 to 113 and 115 to 120 apply, with the necessary modifications, to the thermal treatment of contaminated soils.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 114.
116. A wet scrubber connected to an incinerator must have a system that continuously measures and records the gas pressure loss through the scrubber and a differential pressure gauge accurate to within 0.5 kPa.
In addition, the incinerator must have a system that continuously measures and records the scrubbing liquid pressure at the delivery pipe inlet and have a pressure gauge accurate to within 10% of the rated pressure in that pipe.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 116.
117. The installation or use of a device likely to modify flow resistance of scrubbing liquids is prohibited in a wet scrubber, between the pressure gauge and the delivery pipe outlet.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 117.
118. A residual hazardous materials incinerator with a design feed rate equal to or greater than 1 ton per hour must have a system that continuously measures and records the feed rate of the materials.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 118.
119. The operator of an incinerator with a design feed rate equal to or greater than 1 ton per hour must, at least once a year, perform source emissions testing of the combustion gases emitted into the atmosphere, calculate the emission rate or concentration of the contaminants referred to in the applicable provisions of sections 103 to 105, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
In the case of an incinerator with a design feed rate of less than 1 ton per hour, the testing prescribed by the first paragraph must be performed at least once every 3 years.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 119.
120. The operator of an incinerator for which section 107 prescribes a destruction and removal efficiency for certain contaminants must, at least once a year, calculate the destruction and removal efficiency for each contaminant referred to in that section and, for that purpose, take samples of the contaminants and measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
If the composition of the residual hazardous materials is modified after the calculation of the destruction and removal efficiency referred to in the first paragraph by the introduction of a contaminant that is more thermally stable than the contaminant for which the destruction and removal efficiency has been calculated, the operator must immediately carry out a new sampling and calculation of the destruction and removal efficiency for that contaminant.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 120.
121. The operator of a residual hazardous materials incinerator must maintain a record, for each batch of residual hazardous materials, of
(1) the number or identification code assigned by the operator to the batch of residual hazardous materials and the quantity in kilograms;
(2) the incineration date;
(3) the total PCB concentration and total halogen content at the feed point, expressed in mg/kg of residual hazardous materials; and
(4) the content of each organic compound present in the residual hazardous materials at the feed point, expressed in mg/kg of residual hazardous materials.
This section does not apply to residual hazardous materials consisting exclusively of used oil meeting the standards in Schedule 6 to the Regulation respecting hazardous materials (chapter Q-2, r. 32).
O.C. 501-2011, s. 121.
EMISSION STANDARDS AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO CONICAL BURNERS
122. The building or erection of a conical burner is prohibited.
As of 30 June 2012, the operation of a conical burner that is unable to maintain burner particle emissions below 100 mg/Rm3 on a dry basis corrected to 7% oxygen at all times is prohibited.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 122.
123. The operation of a conical burner to burn residual materials other than wood waste from sawing operations is prohibited.
Wood waste used to feed a burner must be free of any foreign material or substance other than soil or sand.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 123.
EMISSION LIMIT VALUES AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO CREMATORIUMS AND ANIMAL INCINERATORS
124. In this Chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise,
“animal incinerator” means any facility used to burn animal carcasses and animal parts exclusively; (incinérateur d’animaux)
“crematorium” means any facility used to reduce dead human bodies or human remains, including stillborn babies, to ashes by cremation. (crématorium)
O.C. 501-2011, s. 124.
EMISSION STANDARDS AND OTHER STANDARDS
125. A crematorium or animal incinerator must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of 70 mg/Rm3. The concentration is calculated over the entire cremation or incineration cycle or over a period of not more than 2 hours from the time the burner is ignited. It is expressed on a dry basis corrected to 11% oxygen according to the formula in the second paragraph of section 79.
Sections 108 to 110 apply, with the necessary modifications, to the layout and operation of a crematorium and an animal incinerator.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 125.
126. Only dead human bodies and human remains, including stillborn babies, may be cremated in a crematorium.
Only animal carcasses and animal parts excluded from the application of the Regulation respecting biomedical waste (chapter Q-2, r. 12) may be incinerated in an animal incinerator.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 126.
127. The operation of a crematorium or animal incinerator having only one combustion chamber is prohibited.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 127.
128. The final combustion chamber in a crematorium or animal incinerator must have at its outlet a system that continuously measures and records gas temperature.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 128.
129. The operator of a crematorium or animal incinerator must, at least once every 5 years, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere, calculate the particle concentration, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
In addition, the operator must carry out the first sampling and calculation within 1 year as of 30 June 2011 in the case of an existing crematorium or incinerator or, in the case of a new crematorium or incinerator, within 1 year as of the date on which the crematorium or incinerator is put into operation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 129.
EMISSION LIMIT VALUES AND OTHER STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION
131. In this Division, unless the context indicates otherwise,
“potline” means a group of pots in an aluminum smelter electrically connected in series; (série de cuves)
“total fluorides” means the sum of fluorides emitted as gases and fluorides emitted as particles. (fluorures totaux)
O.C. 501-2011, s. 131.
§ 2. — Emission standards applicable to aluminum smelter potlines
132. A new potline must not emit total fluorides into the atmosphere in excess of an annual limit of 0.95 kg per ton of aluminum produced, or in excess of a monthly limit of 1.25 kg per ton of aluminum produced.
The limits prescribed by the first paragraph also apply to existing centre-worked prebaked anode type potline.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 132.
133. An existing vertical stud Söderberg anode type potline must not emit total fluorides, particles and PAHs into the atmosphere in excess of the limits prescribed as of the dates indicated and set out in the following table:
(kg/t of aluminum produced)
Total fluorides Particles PAHs Date of application
Annual 1.8 8 0.25 30 June 2011
1.5 1 January 2015
Monthly 2.25 9 N/A 30 June 2011
2 N/A 1 January 2015
O.C. 501-2011, s. 133.
134. An existing horizontal stud Söderberg anode type potline must not emit total fluorides, particles and PAHs into the atmosphere in excess of the limits prescribed as of the dates indicated and set out in the following table:
Annual 3.5 16 1.05 30 June 2011
1.35 7 0.2 1 January 2015
Monthly 4 18 N/A 30 June 2011
1.5 8 N/A 1 January 2015
O.C. 501-2011, s. 134.
135. An existing side-worked prebaked anode type potline must not emit total fluorides and particles into the atmosphere in excess of the limits prescribed as of the dates indicated and set out in the following table:
Total fluorides Particles Date of application
Annual 4.5 14 30 June 2011
1.35 7 1 January 2015
Monthly 5 15 30 June 2011
1.5 8 1 January 2015
O.C. 501-2011, s. 135.
136. For the purposes of sections 132 to 135,
(1) the monthly emission limit for total fluorides or particles from a potline is calculated as the sum of the emissions measured at the potline roof vents over 4 consecutive weeks and the emissions measured at each potline scrubber;
(2) the annual emission limit for total fluorides or particles from a potline is calculated as the annual average of the emissions measured monthly at the potline roof vents and the emissions measured at each potline scrubber; and
(3) the annual emission limit for PAHs from a potline is calculated as the sum of the average of the emissions measured over 1 week every 3 months at the potline roof vents and the emissions measured at each potline scrubber.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 136.
§ 3. — Fluoride standards in forage and other standards
137. In addition to the limits prescribed by sections 132 to 135, an aluminum smelter must not emit total fluorides into the environment in such manner that the fluoride concentration in forage for feeding animals measured in samples taken off the property of the contamination source exceeds the following limits:
(1) an annual average of 40 ppm;
(2) a monthly average of 60 ppm over 2 consecutive months; and
(3) a monthly average of 80 ppm.
The monthly average fluoride concentration may once a year exceed the limit of 80 ppm prescribed by subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph. It may also exceed the limit of 60 ppm prescribed by subparagraph 2 as long as the limit is not exceeded for more than 2 consecutive months.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 137.
138. An anode baking furnace used in an aluminum smelter must not emit total fluorides into the atmosphere in excess of the limit of 0.1 kg per ton of anodes produced or PAHs in excess of the limit of 0.05 kg per ton of anodes produced.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 138.
139. The operator of an aluminum smelter must install, on each potline gas scrubber, a continuous gas measuring and recording system that enables the operation of the scrubber to be verified at any time.
(1) in the case of a wet scrubber,
(a) must continuously measure and record gas pressure loss through the scrubber using a differential pressure gauge accurate to within 0.5 kPa;
(b) must continuously measure and record the flow and scrubbing liquid pressure, measured at the delivery pipe inlet using a pressure gauge accurate to within 10% of rated pressure in that delivery pipe; and
(c) must continuously measure and record scrubbing liquid pH using a device accurate to within 20%; and
(2) in the case of a dry scrubber, must have a continuous leak and malfunction detection and recording device.
In addition, every scrubber of emissions from an anode baking furnace must have a continuous leak and malfunction detection and recording device.
Subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph applies to dry scrubbers of an existing aluminum smelter as of 30 June 2012.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 139.
140. For emissions measured at the roof vents, the operator of an aluminum smelter must install a continuous total fluoride and particle sampling system for each potline.
This section applies to potlines of an existing aluminum smelter as of 30 June 2013.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 140.
141. The operator of an aluminum smelter must measure the contaminants referred to in sections 132 to 135 that are emitted into the atmosphere for all potlines.
In the case of potline scrubbers, the operator must measure the contaminants
(1) at least once every 2 years when the aluminum smelter has at least 5 scrubbers; and
(2) at least once every 3 years when the aluminum smelter has 5 scrubbers or more.
If potlines are connected to less than 5 scrubbers each, the operator must measure the emissions of at least 1 potline per year.
In the case of potline roof vents, the operator must measure the contaminants every 4 weeks.
This section applies to existing aluminum smelters as of 30 June 2013.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 141.
142. The operator of an aluminum smelter must maintain a record of the quantities of coke and pitch used in the process and their sulphur content.
No later than 1 June following the end of each calendar year, the operator must send the following to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks:
(1) a detailed sulphur balance report for each month of the year ended, in which the emissions into the atmosphere are reported in the form of sulphur dioxide; the report must indicate the quantities of sulphur contained in the input for aluminum production processes and manufacturing and baking of anodes, including the quantities of sulphur contained in the fuel; and
(2) a report indicating, for each month of the year ended, the quantities of coke and pitch used, from each supplier, and their respective sulphur content.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 142.
143. The operator of an anode baking furnace referred to in section 138 must, at least once a year, perform source emissions testing of total fluorides and PAHs, calculate the rate, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 143.
§ 1. — Emission standards
144. A cement plant kiln or clinker cooler must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the limits respectively of 150 g and 125 g per ton of clinker produced.
Despite the first paragraph, a kiln and a clinker cooler in an existing cement plant may, until 30 June 2012, emit particles into the atmosphere beyond the limit values of 240 g and 150 g per ton of clinker produced.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 144.
145. A source of sporadic emission from a cement plant other than a kiln or a clinker cooler must not emit particles into the atmosphere in a concentration greater than 30 mg/Rm3 of dry gas.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 145.
146. A cement plant must have a system that continuously measures and records the opacity of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by the kiln and the clinker cooler, or their particle concentration.
This section does not apply if the clinker cooler has a fabric filter gas scrubber, provided that the scrubber has a continuous leak or malfunction detection device.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 146.
147. The operator of a cement plant must, at least once a year, for each kiln and clinker cooler, perform emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere, calculate the emission particle rate, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
The operator must carry out the first sampling and calculation within 1 year as of 30 June 2011 in the case of existing kiln and clinker coolers of a cement plant or within 1 year as of the date on which it is put into operation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 147.
§ 1. — Particle emission standards applicable to cast iron or steel production processes
148. A cast iron or steel production process must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the emission limits listed respectively for new plants and existing plants in Schedules C and F.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 148.
149. Despite section 148, a cast iron or steel production process with a feed rate equal to or less than 5 t per hour must not emit more than 5.9 kg of particles per hour into the atmosphere.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 149.
§ 2. — Emission standards applicable to certain activities
150. The activities of metal casting, cutting, shake-out, grit blasting, grinding or sanding castings, preparation of the casting sand and core making in a cast iron or steel foundry must take place in the presence of a local ventilation system and must not emit or have the effect of emitting particles into the atmosphere in a concentration greater than 30 mg/Rm3 of dry gas for each emission point.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 150.
151. Every dry scrubber for a cast iron or steel production furnace must have a continuous leak and malfunction detection device.
This section applies to scrubbers of existing steel mill as of 30 June 2013.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 151.
152. The operator of a steel mill with a production capacity equal to or greater than 5,000 ton per year must, at least once a year, take samples of the gases at the stack or at the emission point into the atmosphere from the scrubbers connected to the furnace and, every 3 years, take samples of the gases from the building housing the furnaces, calculate the rate or concentration, as the case may be, of the contaminants to which this Division applies, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation and determination of the applicable limit.
The operator must also take the first sample and calculation of the gases from the building housing the furnaces within 2 years as of 30 June 2011 in the case of an existing plant or, in the case of a new plant, within 1 year as of the date on which it is put into operation.
The operator of a steel mill with a production capacity equal to or greater than 5,000 ton per year carrying out the activities referred to in section 150 must, at least once every 5 years, take samples of the gases at the emission point into the atmosphere of the local ventilation system, calculate the particle emission rate, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 152.
§ 1. — Particle and formaldehyde emission standards applicable to wood processing facilities
153. A primary or secondary wood or wood product processing facility or particle board or fibreboard manufacturing facility using the processes of sawing, chipping, planing, trimming, levelling, edging, sanding and screening must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of 2.5 kg per hour for all processes combined, unless the particle concentration is less than 50 mg/Rm3 of dry gas at each emission point.
In addition, a particle board, fibreboard or other wood product manufacturing facility containing or saturated with formaldehyde-based glue must not emit formaldehyde into the atmosphere in a concentration in excess of 37 µg/Rm3, over a period of 15 consecutive minutes, for all processes combined, using an air dispersion model in accordance with Schedule H.
This section applies to existing facilities as of 30 June 2016.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 153.
§ 2. — Particle emission standards applicable to dryers
§ 3. — Emission standards and other standards applicable to charcoal kilns and other wood or wood waste pyrolysis facilities
155. A charcoal kiln or other wood or wood waste pyrolysis facility must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the limit of 225 mg/Rm3 of dry gas.
The emissions from a kiln or facility referred to in the first paragraph must be routed to one or more stacks and emitted into the atmosphere.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 155.
156. The operator of a facility must perform source emissions testing, calculate the rate of the contaminants referred to in this Division, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation and determination of the applicable limit
(1) in the case of a facility referred to in the first paragraph of section 153 using a quantity of wood or wood products equal to or greater than 250,000 m3 for at least one year over a 5-year period, at least once during that period;
(2) in the case of a facility referred to in the second paragraph of section 153 and section 154, at least once every 3 years; or
(3) in the case of a facility referred to in section 155, at least once every 5 years.
If the wood or wood waste contains or is saturated with formaldehyde-based glue, the operator must at the same frequency perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere and calculate the concentration of formaldehyde in the atmosphere using an air dispersion model in accordance with Schedule H.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 156.
157. In this Division, unless the context indicates otherwise, “asbestos tailings” means fibres and particles collected by the dust collection equipment in a mine or an asbestos extraction or processing plant, particles of serpentine rocks from the fibre circuit, the waste from the rock circuit and the waste from ore preparation in the establishment.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 157.
§ 2. — Emission standards and other standards
158. In a mine or an asbestos extraction plant, drilling, crushing, drying, dry rock storage, ore processing or asbestos processing must not cause asbestos fibres to be emitted into the atmosphere in excess of the limit of 2 fibres per cm3 of dry gas at reference conditions.
For the purposes of this section, only fibres at least 5 µm long with a length/width ratio of at least 3:1 are calculated.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 158.
159. Every outside conveyor used to transport asbestos ore, asbestos concentrates or asbestos tailings and all transfer points must be completely enclosed and connected to a dust collector whose asbestos fibre emissions comply with the limit prescribed by section 158.
If the loading or unloading of ore or asbestos concentrates into or from trucks, railroad cars or ships causes particle emissions visible more than 2 m from the emission point, the person in charge of the source of contamination must take the necessary measures so that the loading or unloading points are in an enclosed space that has ducts which draw the particles into a dust collector in such manner that the asbestos fibre emissions comply with the limit prescribed by section 158.
This section does not apply to stacker-conveyors discharging asbestos tailings onto waste piles.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 159.
160. The discharging of asbestos tailings onto waste piles by stacker-conveyors, the transportation, loading and unloading of asbestos tailings into or from trucks or railroad cars and the levelling of tailings piles must be carried out in such manner that no emission into the atmosphere is visible more than 2 m from the emission point.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 160.
161. In every asbestos mine or asbestos extraction plant, asbestos tailings must be wetted before being discharged onto waste piles. The fine particles collected by the dust collectors in the facilities must be mixed with water in a mixer before being disposed of.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 161.
162. The operator of a mine or an asbestos extraction or processing plant must, at least once a year, perform source emissions testing for each process referred to in section 158, calculate the asbestos fibre concentration, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
The operator must also, at least once every 3 years, perform source emissions testing for each dust collector referred to in section 159 and have the samples analyzed to measure the asbestos fibre concentration for each of the parameters established in that section.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 162.
163. In this Division, unless the context indicates otherwise, “secondary lead smelter” means any plant or industrial equipment that processes a substance containing lead, other than an ore concentrate, to produce refined lead, lead oxide or a lead alloy.
Any other equipment used to remelt lead for recycling purposes is considered to be a smelter.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 163.
164. A secondary lead smelter or plant that processes, uses or remelts lead or lead compounds must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the following limits:
(1) 46 mg/Rm3 of dry gas in the case of smelting furnaces; and
(2) 23 mg/Rm3 of dry gas in the case of holding furnaces or kettle furnaces, lead oxide production, lead material handling or refuse units, or lead crushing, slagging, tapping, furnace cleaning or casting units.
In addition, a secondary lead smelter or plant that processes or uses lead or lead compounds must not emit lead into the atmosphere in excess of
(1) 30 mg/Rm3 of dry gas in the case of the emission sources referred to in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph; and
(2) 15 mg/Rm3 of dry gas in the case of the emission sources referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 164.
165. Lead oxide and lead compounds salvaged from batteries must be stored outside a building.
No salvaging of lead from batteries may take place outside a building.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 165.
166. The handling or transfer of lead substances must not cause emissions into the atmosphere that are visible more than 2 m from the emission source.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 166.
167. The operator of a secondary lead smelter or plant that processes, uses or remelts lead or lead compounds must, at least once a year, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by each emission source referred to in section 164, calculate the concentration of the contaminants referred to in that section, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 167.
168. A catalyst regeneration process used in catalytic cracking in a petroleum refinery must not emit into the atmosphere
(1) particles in a concentration greater than 100 mg/Rm3 of dry gas; and
(2) carbon monoxide in a concentration greater than 500 ppm of dry gas at reference conditions.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 168.
169. If the flare of a petroleum refinery or a petrochemical plant has a steam injection system, the steam/gas ratio must be regulated automatically.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 169.
170. Every petroleum refinery must have a system that continuously measures and records the opacity of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by the catalyst regeneration process referred to in section 168, or the gas particle concentration, and the gas carbon monoxide concentration.
This section applies to existing petroleum refineries as of 30 June 2013.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 170.
171. The operator of a petroleum refinery must, at least once a year, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by the catalyst regeneration process used in catalytic cracking, calculate the particle and carbon monoxide concentration, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 171.
172. In this Division, unless the context indicates otherwise, “treatment of metallic surfaces” means the preparation of metallic surfaces by pickling, other than abrasive blast cleaning, or etching, and the treatment of the surfaces by chemical or electrochemical methods.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 172.
§ 2. — Emission standards
173. A metallic surface treatment process must not emit contaminants into the atmosphere in excess of the limits prescribed as of the dates indicated and set out for each type of contaminant in the following table:
Contaminant Inorganic acid or Date of application
(mg/Rm3 of dry gas)
Inorganic acid 10 30 June 2011
Hexavalent chromium 0.9 30 June 2011
0.03 4 January 2012
O.C. 501-2011, s. 173.
174. The operator of a metallic surface treatment process that uses a chromic acid process must, at least once every 5 years, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by the process, calculate the concentration of the contaminants referred to in section 173, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
The operator must also carry out the first sampling and calculation within 1 year as of the date of application set out in section 173 in the case of the value of 0.9 mg/Rm3 of dry gas and no later than 4 January 2012 in the case of the value of 0.03 mg/Rm3 of dry gas.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 174.
175. Section 174 does not apply to an operator of a metallic surface treatment process that reduces surface tension of a solution containing hexavalent chromium so that the tension does not exceed
(1) 35 dynes per centimetre when the tension is measured with a tensiometer;
(2) 45 dynes per centimetre when the tension is measured with a stalagmometer.
The operator must measure that tension once a day for each vat used, and take 2 successive measurements at least 16 hours apart.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 175.
176. An iron ore sintering furnace of a plant in one of the categories referred to in the following table must not, as of the dates prescribed for that category, emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the limits prescribed by the table, for that category:
Category of plant Particle emission limits Date of application
(kg/t of sinters produced,
including the recirculating
load, where applicable)
Existing plant established 0.12 30 June 2011
or put into operation or
commenced on or before
Existing plant established 0.10 30 June 2011
commenced after
Existing plant 0.075 30 June 2014
New plant 0.05 30 June 2011
O.C. 501-2011, s. 176.
177. Every scrubber of emissions from a furnace used to harden iron ore concentrate must have a system that continuously measures and records
(1) voltage and amperage operation;
(2) gas velocity and temperature; and
(3) the opacity or the particle concentration in the gases emitted into the atmosphere.
This section applies to scrubbers of existing iron ore concentrate plants as of 30 June 2013.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 177.
178. The operator of an iron ore pelletizing/concentrate/sinter plant must, at least once a year, perform source emissions testing of the gases emitted into the atmosphere by a furnace referred to in section 176, calculate the particle emission rate, and for that purpose, measure each of the parameters necessary for the calculation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 178.
179. For the purposes of this Division, silicon is considered to be a ferro-alloy.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 179.
180. A ferro-alloy production plant using one or more existing furnaces must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the following limits:
(1) 10 kg/t of finished product in the case of metallurgical grade silicon;
(2) limit values prescribed by Schedule C in the case of solar or electronic grade silicon;
(3) 7.5 kg/t of finished product in the case of other categories of ferro-alloys.
A process using one or more new furnaces must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of the limits listed in Schedule C.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 180.
181. An emission source in a ferro-alloy plant other than a process must not emit particles into the atmosphere in a concentration greater than 30 mg/Rm3 of dry gas.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 181.
182. Every scrubber of emissions from a furnace used to produce a ferro-alloy must have a system that continuously measures and records the opacity of the gases emitted into the atmosphere or the particle concentration and that is capable of detecting any leak and malfunction of the scrubber.
This section applies to scrubbers of existing ferro-alloy plants as of 30 June 2013.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 182.
COPPER OR ZINC PRODUCING PLANTS
184. A primary copper production plant in a category listed in the following table must not, as of the date prescribed for that category, emit a percentage of sulphur into the atmosphere, in the form of sulphur dioxide, greater than the maximum percentage of input sulphur set out in the table for that category:
Category of plant Maximum % Date of application
sulphur emitted
Existing plant 25 30 June 2011
10 30 June 2012
New plant 5 30 June 2011
For the purposes of the first paragraph, input sulphur is the sulphur contained in the total feed, including the sulphur contained in the fuel. The percentage is calculated on an annual basis using the monthly production data average.
In addition, a primary copper production plant must not emit sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere in such manner that the average concentration of the contaminant measured in the atmosphere at each sampling station exceeds the limits set out in the following table:
Limits for sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere
Concentration Sampling time
ppm µg/m3
0.21 550 Average over 1 hour
0.11 288 Average over 24 hours
0.02 52 Annual average on a 1-hour
sampling basis
Despite the third paragraph, a primary copper production plant built or put into operation before 30 June 2011 may exceed the limit of 0.21 ppm or 550 µg/m3 prescribed by the table above, without exceeding the limit of 0.34 ppm or 890 µg/m3.
The primary copper production plant referred to in the fourth paragraph may exceed the limit of 0.34 ppm or 890 µg/m3 prescribed by that paragraph by a maximum of 0.2% of the samples taken over a 1-year period per sampling station, provided that the concentration of sulphur dioxide never exceeds 0.5 ppm or 1,310 µg/m3.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 184.
186. A primary copper production plant must not emit mercury into the atmosphere in excess of the limit of 2 g/t of anodes produced in the case of an existing plant, or in excess of the limit of 0.2 g/t of anodes produced in the case of a new plant.
For the purposes of this section, mercury emissions are calculated by the sum of the emissions from the reactor, converters and anode furnaces. Emissions are calculated on an annual basis in grams of mercury per ton of copper anodes produced.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 186.
187. A sulphuric acid plant used to reduce emissions into the atmosphere of sulphur dioxide from a primary copper production plant must fix the sulphur in the gases to be treated at not less than 96% efficiency, and must not emit more than 0.075 kg of sulphuric acid into the atmosphere, including sulphur trioxide, per ton of 100% acid produced.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 187.
188. If a sulphuric acid plant referred to in section 187 is not in operation, no gases may be emitted into the atmosphere from a reactor or a converter other than the thermal refining type for a period exceeding 90 consecutive minutes.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 188.
189. A zinc production plant must not emit into the atmosphere in the form of sulphur dioxide more than 4% of the total sulphur introduced monthly into the process or more than 0.2 g of mercury per ton of zinc produced.
A zinc production plant must not emit sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere in such manner that the average concentration of the contaminant measured in the atmosphere at each sampling station exceeds the limits set out in the third and fourth paragraphs of section 184.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 189.
190. A sulphuric acid plant used to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions from a zinc production plant must not emit into the atmosphere
(1) more than 25 kg of sulphur dioxide per ton of sulphuric acid on a monthly basis in the case of a plant established, put into operation or the construction of which commenced on or before 14 November 1979, or not more than 5 kg of sulphur dioxide per ton of sulphuric acid in the case of a plant established, put into operation or built after that date.
If the operator of a zinc production plant uses more than one sulphuric acid plant to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions from the zinc production plant and all the sulphuric acid plants were established, put into operation or the construction of which commenced on or before 14 November 1979, the total sulphur dioxide emitted for all the sulphuric acid plants combined must not exceed 20 kg/t, calculated as the weighted average of the total production of the plants; and
(2) more than 0.5 kg of sulphuric acid, including sulphur trioxide, per ton of acid calculated at 100%, in the case of a plant established, put into operation or the construction of which commenced on or before 14 November 1979, or more than 0.075 kg of sulphuric acid per ton of acid calculated to 100% in the case of a plant established, put into operation or the construction of which commenced after that date.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 190.
193. Where the operator of a primary copper production plant or a zinc production plant becomes aware that the limits referred to respectively in the third or fourth paragraph of section 184 or the second paragraph of section 189 are exceeded in the atmosphere, the operator must immediately notify the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks and take the necessary measures to remedy the situation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 193.
194. Open air burning of residual materials, even for partial recovery, is prohibited, except in the case of branches, trees, dead leaves, explosive products or empty explosive containers.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 194.
195. Section 194 does not apply to burning activities subject to the provisions of Chapter I of Title VI of the Sustainable Forest Development Act (chapter A-18.1). It also does not apply to the landfills referred to in Division 4 of Chapter II and section 115 of the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials (chapter Q-2, r. 19), to flares used to burn residual gases produced by landfills, to industrial flares or to burning activities carried out in connection with the training of firefighters.
The person in charge of the training of firefighters must ensure that the emissions produced are not likely to affect the life, health, safety, welfare or comfort of human beings, or to cause damage to or otherwise impair the quality of the soil, vegetation, wildlife or property. The operator of a landfill has the same obligation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 195.
196. The air quality standards prescribed for the territory of Québec are listed in Schedule K.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 196.
197. As of 30 June 2011, the construction or alteration of a stationary source of contamination or an increase in the production of a good or service is prohibited if it will likely result in an increase in the concentration of a contaminant listed in Schedule K in the atmosphere in excess of the limit for that contaminant in column 1 of that Schedule or in excess of the concentration of a contaminant for which the limit is already exceeded.
For the purposes of this section, the air dispersion models in Schedule H are to be used as provided in that Schedule.
This section does not operate to restrict the application of section 196 for any other purpose.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 197.
MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS METHODS, PROCEDURES AND FOLLOW-UP
199. For the purposes of this Regulation, an emission limit or other emission standard established for a source of contamination is complied with if
(1) the arithmetic average of 3 results of measures taken during the same sampling run carried out is less than or equal to the limit or standard;
(2) at least 2 of the results are less than the limit or standard; and
(3) none of the 3 results exceeds the limit or standard by not more than 20%.
This section does not apply to emission limits and other emission standards for which a provision of this Regulation prescribes a contaminant sampling taken by a continuous measuring and recording system, or to the limits prescribed by section 137 for fluorides. It also does not apply to the limits prescribed by Title IV.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 199.
201. The analyses required for the purposes of this Regulation must be carried out by a laboratory accredited by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks under section 118.6 of the Act.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 201.
202. For the purposes of sections 75, 77, 91, 92, 97 and 153 and Title IV, the concentration of contaminants must be calculated for a point off the limits of the property occupied by the source of contamination and off a sector zoned for industrial purposes or in a buffer zone adjacent to such a sector, as established by the competent municipal authorities. If the territory thus zoned includes one or more permanent residences, the contaminant concentration must also be calculated for a point within the property limits of each of those residences.
A contaminant concentration in the atmosphere is calculated on the basis of the initial concentration in the results of sampling carried out or validated by the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs for all or part of the 3 preceding years and taken on the site of the stationary source of contamination or in a comparable environment or, if sampling results are not available for that period, on the basis of the initial concentration for that contaminant appearing in column 2 of Schedule G or K, as the case may be.
Despite the second paragraph, in the case of the calculation of the concentration of fine particles and benzene, the initial concentration corresponds to the 98th percentile of the same sampling results or to the initial concentration for those contaminants appearing in column 2 of Schedule K.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 202.
203. Every offence against sections 6, 9, 46 to 50, 88 to 92, 94 to 98, 103 to 105, 107 to 113, 115 to 120, 132 to 152, 158 to 162, 164 to 171, 173 to 178, 180 to 193 or section 197 renders the operator liable to a fine of
(1) $2,000 to $25,000, in the case of a natural person; and
(2) $25,000 to $500,000, in the case of a legal person.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 203.
204. Every offence against sections 10 to 14, 16, 19, 22 to 24, 26 to 28, 30 to 35, 37 to 42, 44 and 45, 52 to 54, 57 and 58, 60 and 61, 63 to 70, 72 to 78, 80 and 81, 83 to 87, 122 and 123, 125 to 129, 153 to 156, 194, 198 or 201 renders the operator liable to a fine of
(1) $2,000 to $15,000, in the case of a natural person; and
(2) $5,000 to $100,000, in the case of a legal person.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 204.
205. Every person who fails to communicate information to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks required to be communicated under section 4, communicates false or inaccurate information to the Minister or fails to keep data or any other document for the period prescribed by section 5 or fails to keep a record or send a report or other document referred to in section 21, 25, 29, 36, 43, 51, 59, 99, 121, 141, 192, 193 or 200, or includes false or inaccurate information or fails to include prescribed data in the documents is liable to a fine of
(1) $2,000 to $12,000, in the case of a natural person; and
(2) $5,000 to $25,000, in the case of a legal person.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 205.
206. In the case of a second or subsequent offence, the fines prescribed by sections 203 to 205 are doubled.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 206.
MISCELLANEOUS, AMENDING AND TRANSITIONAL
207. A facility in operation on 30 June 2011, governed up to that date by the provisions of section 16 and paragraph i of section 96 of the Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 38), remains governed for a 5-year period following that date by those provisions as they read on 29 June 2011.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 207.
208. Subparagraphs 1 to 13 of the first paragraph of section 10 apply to industrial facilities, activities and processes referred to in that section and in operation on 30 June 2011 as of 30 June 2013. Until that date, they remain governed by sections 24 and 25 of the Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 38) that apply to them, as they read on 29 June 2011.
Subparagraph 14 of the first paragraph of section 10 applies to the activities referred to in that section and in operation on 30 June 2011 as of 30 June 2013.
The second paragraph of section 10 applies to the activities referred to in that section and in operation on 30 June 2011 as of 30 June 2013. Until that date, they remain governed by paragraph a of section 19 of the Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere as it read on 29 June 2011.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 208.
209. Section 19 applies to emission sources in operation on 30 June 2011 as of 30 June 2014. Until that date, they remain governed by sections 12 and 13 of the Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 38) as they read on 29 June 2011.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 209.
210. The first paragraph of section 68 applies to stationary combustion turbines with an electricity generating capacity less than 50 MW and in operation on 30 June 2011 as of 1 January 2013. Until that date, they remain governed by section 35 of the Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 38) as it read on 29 June 2011.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 210.
211. The first paragraph of section 75 applies to fuel burning equipment in operation on 30 June 2011 as of 30 June 2016. Until that date, the equipment remains governed by section 45 of the Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 38) as it read on 29 June 2011 or, in the case of pulp and paper mill residual materials, section 94 of the Regulation respecting pulp and paper mills (chapter Q-2, r. 27) as it read on 29 June 2011.
Despite the first paragraph, as of 30 June 2011, the provisions of section 86 related to the emission monitoring measures of fuel burning equipment referred to in the first paragraph of section 75 apply, with the necessary modifications, to the operators of that fuel burning equipment with respect to the provisions of the regulations referred to in the first paragraph that apply to the equipment.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 211.
212. Section 145 applies to a source of sporadic emission, other than a kiln or a clinker cooler, from a cement plant in operation on 30 June 2011 as of 30 June 2013. Until that date, the sources remain governed by the applicable provisions of section 42 of the Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 38) as it read on 29 June 2011.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 212.
213. The activities referred to in section 150 that take place in an establishment in operation on 30 June 2011 remain governed for a period of 2 years after that date by section 62 of the Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 38) as it read on 29 June 2011.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 213.
214. For the purposes of sections 15, 102 and 195, a reference to a provision of the Regulation respecting the land-filling and incineration of residual materials (chapter Q-2, r. 19) is also a reference to a corresponding provision of the Regulation respecting solid waste (chapter Q-2, r. 13) to the extent that the first Regulation maintains the application of the second Regulation.
O.C. 501-2011, s. 214.
215. This Regulation replaces the Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere (chapter Q-2, r. 38), except paragraph 33 of section 1 and sections 96.1 to 96.3 and 96.6.
Despite the foregoing, the provisions of the Regulation continue to apply to existing establishments, facilities, equipment and furnaces to the extent provided for in this Title.
216. (Amendment integrated into c. C-61.1, r. 6, s. 2).
O.C. 501-2011, s. 216.
217. (Amendments integrated into c. Q-2, r. 27, ss. 91, 92, 94 and 141).
O.C. 501-2011, s. 217.
218. (Omitted).
O.C. 501-2011, s. 218.
LIST OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHs) TO WHICH TITLE II APPLIES
Polycyclic aromatic halocarbons (PAHs)
Benzo [e] pyrene
Benzo [g,h,i] perylene
Indeno [1,2,3, - cd] pyrene
Dibenzo [a,h] anthracene
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. A.
PARTICLE EMISSION LIMIT VALUES ACCORDING TO THE PROCESS FEED RATE FOR CERTAIN EXISTING SOURCES INSTALLED OR PUT INTO OPERATION ON OR BEFORE 14 NOVEMBER 1979
Process feed rate Particle emission limits
For the purposes of this Schedule,
(1) “feed rate” means the feed rate as defined in section 8 of this Regulation;
(2) interpolation and extrapolation of the values in this Schedule for a feed rate under 25 t/h are effected using the equation E = 2.0 p0.67, where E is the emission standard in kg/h and p is the feed rate in t/h; for a feed rate equal to or greater than 25 t/h, the formula used is E = 25 p0.11 - 18;
(3) in the case of intermittent process operation, the feed rate is calculated by dividing the total feed weight by the number of hours of full operation and subtracting the time during which the equipment was not in operation. The hourly feed rate is calculated by dividing the feed weight for a typical time period by the number of hours in that period; and
(4) where the process has a number of production lines, the limit value of the process is the limit value corresponding to the total of the feed rates of each of the lines.
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. B.
(ss. 9, 148, 154 and 180)
PARTICLE EMISSION LIMIT VALUES ACCORDING TO THE PROCESS FEED RATE FOR CERTAIN EXISTING SOURCES INSTALLED OR PUT INTO OPERATION AFTER 14 NOVEMBER 1979 AND FOR CERTAIN NEW SOURCES
(2) interpolation and extrapolation of the values in this Schedule for a feed rate under 25 t/h are effected using the formula E = 1.7 p0.62, where E is the emission standard in kg/h and p is the feed rate in t/h; for a feed rate equal to or greater than 25 t/h, the formula used is E = 8 p0.16;
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. C.
CHART TO MEASURE OPACITY OF GREY OR BLACK EMISSIONS
Opacity of grey or black emissions into the atmosphere is measured using a Micro Ringelmann Chart in good condition, printed within the last 5 years, that meets the following specifications:
The Micro Ringelmann Chart is printed on a card 12.8 cm long by 8.6 cm wide on which opacities of 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 respectively) are represented in order, in an alignment of vertical rectangles 24 mm by 58 mm (±1 mm), within which a 13 mm (±1 mm) slit is made. Each degree of opacity is represented by an ultra fine grid of black lines on a white background, according to the following specifications:
For opacity No. 1: Black grid lines measuring 0.055 mm that are 0.555 mm apart with white spaces 0.5 mm by 0.5 mm.
For opacity No. 2: Black grid lines measuring 0.128 mm that are 0.555 mm apart with white spaces 0.427 mm by 0.427 mm.
For opacity No. 3: Black grid lines measuring 0.205 mm that are 0.555 mm apart with white spaces 0.35 mm by 0.35 mm.
For opacity No. 4: Black grid lines measuring 0.305 mm that are 0.555 mm apart with white spaces 0.25 mm by 0.25 mm.
The month and year the chart was printed must be indicated in the lower left-hand corner.
CHART SPECIMEN
Opacity is measured from an observation point located between 30 m and 400 m from the emission point. The observation point must be such that the observer’s line of vision is perpendicular to the direction of the plume and that the sun is oriented in the 140 º sector to the observer’s back.
The observer holds the chart at arm’s length and looks at the emission through the slit in the card. The observer notes the scale number (No. 1, 2, 3 or 4) that best suits the opacity observed. No. 0 is used to indicate that no emission is visible and No. 4 applies to opacity of 100%. Momentary and punctual observations are noted every 15 seconds. Opacity evaluation is carried out over a 60-minute period without interruption (240 observations over 60 minutes) or over 2 30-minute periods with an interruption after the first 30-minute period (120 observations over 30 minutes, twice). Each observation is considered to be representative of the opacity for a 15-second period.
Opacity evaluation must be carried out at the point of maximum opacity, in a part of the plume where there is no condensed water vapour. Where water vapour condenses and becomes visible at a certain distance from the emission point, the opacity must be evaluated between the emission point and the condensation point of the water vapour. When condensed water vapour is present in the plume, at its emission point, the opacity of the plume must be observed at the point where the vapour is no longer visible.
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. D.
FORMULAS FOR CALCULATING ESTIMATIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS
Category of operation Category of equipment parts Formula
PETROLEUM REFINERY Overpressure valves E=1.36 x 10-5 x C0.589
PETROCHEMICAL PLANT Gate valves and other valves E=2.29 x 10-6 x C0.746
OIL TERMINAL Pump, compressor and agitator E=5.03 x 10-5 x C0.610
Joints and connections E=4.61 x 10-6 x C0.703
Open pipes E=2.20 x 10-6 x C0.704
ORGANIC CHEMICAL PLANT Gate valves and other E=1.87 x 10-6 x C0.873
Gate valves and other E=6.41 x 10-6 x C0.797
valves (liquid)
Pump, compressor, agitator and E=1.9 x 10-5 x C0.824
overpressure valve seals and
other valve seals (liquid)
Joints and connections E=3.05 x 10-6 x C0.885
Open pipes E=6.41 x 10-6 x C0.797
PETROLEUM REFINERY Overpressure valves E=4 x 10-6 kg/h/part
PETROCHEMICAL PLANT Gate valves and other valves E=7.8 x 10-6 kg/h/part
OIL TERMINAL Pump, compressor and agitator E=2.4 x 10-5 kg/h/part
Joints and connections E=3.1 x 10-7 kg/h/part
Open pipes E=2.0 x 10-6 kg/h/part
ORGANIC CHEMICAL PLANT Gate valves and other E=6.6 x 10-7 kg/h/part
Gate valves and other E=4.9 x 10-7 kg/h/part
Pump, compressor, agitator, E=7.5 x 10-6 kg/h/part
overpressure valve and other
valve seals (liquid)
Joints and connections E=6.1 x 10-7 kg/h/part
For the purposes of the above tables,
“E” is the total or specific organic compound emissions in kg/h per part; and
“C” is the measured concentration of total or specific organic compounds expressed in ppmv; if the concentration “C” measured for a part is greater than 10,000 ppmv (C > 10,000 ppmv), use C = 33,620 ppmv in the emission calculation equation for that part.
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. E.
(ss. 148 and 154)
PARTICLE EMISSION LIMIT VALUES ACCORDING TO THE PROCESS FEED RATE FOR CERTAIN EXISTING SOURCES
100 43.8
200 69.6
(2) interpolation and extrapolation of the values in this Schedule are effected using the equation E = 2.0 p0.67, where E is the emission standard in kg/h and p is the feed rate in t/h;
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. F.
(ss. 77, 91, 92, 97, 99 and 202)
LIMIT VALUES FOR CERTAIN METALS AND METALLOIDS IN THE AIR
Nature of CAS1 Limit Initial Period
contaminants (µg/m3) concentration
Antimony 7440-36-0 0.17 0.007 1 year
Arsenic 7440-38-2 0.003 0.002 1 year
Barium 7440-39-3 0.05 0.025 1 year
Beryllium 7440-41-7 0.0004 0 1 year
Cadmium 7440-43-9 0.0036 0.003 1 year
Chromium 7440-47-3 0.004 0.0037 1 year
Copper 7440-50-8 2.5 0.2 24 hours
Lead 7439-92-1 0.1 0.025 1 year
Mercury 7439-97-6 0.15 0.01 1 year
Nickel 7440-02-0 0.012 0.01 1 year
Nickel 7440-02-0 6 0.25 1 hour
Silver 7440-22-4 0.23 0.005 1 year
Thallium 7440-28-0 0.25 0.05 1 year
Vanadium 7440-62-2 1 0.01 1 year
Zinc 7440-66-6 2.5 0.1 24 hours
1 The figures appearing opposite the contaminants listed in the Schedule are those of the identification code assigned by the Chemical Abstract Services of the American Chemical Society.
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. G.
(ss. 75, 77, 87, 91, 92, 97, 153, 156 and 197)
The dispersion models that may be used are those in the latest edition of the US-EPA Guideline on Air Quality Models (Appendix W to Part 51).
Using the model, the operator must calculate the concentration in the atmosphere of each contaminant emitted for which a limit is prescribed by sections 75 and 153 and in Schedules G and K.
All the values of the parameters required for the model must be listed.
The concentration of a contaminant in the atmosphere for a single source must be calculated by modeling with one of the following methods:
(a) a simple model, called a level 1 model, for a single source; or
(b) a multi-source complex model, called a level 2 model, simulating a single source.
For the sum of the concentration of contaminants calculated with a level 1 model and of the initial concentration exceeds 80% of the limit, modeling with a level 2 model is required.
If the establishment has several emission sources, the concentrations of contaminants in the atmosphere must be calculated using a level 2 model.
By using the concentration obtained for the calculation with a level 1 model, the daily and annual concentrations are obtained in the following manner:
Cdaily = CMAX-H x 0.24
CAN = CMAX-H x 0.04
where Cdaily is the daily concentration, CAN is the annual concentration and CMAX-H is the highest hourly concentration calculated.
For a level 2 model, the operator must use
(a) 5 years of complete meteorological data representative of the location of the establishment;
(b) the overall regional meteorological data supplied by the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs for the region where the establishment is located; or
(c) the overall general meteorological data supplied by the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs if the data described in paragraph a or b above does not exist.
The operator must describe all the calculations made using the meteorological data to obtain the specific parameters that the use of the model requires.
The annual and daily concentrations for each calculation point are obtained in the following manner, according to the meteorological data used and described above:
Meteorological Annual Daily
data concentration concentration
Complete and Average of the Average of the 24 hourly
representative of the 8,760 concentrations concentrations calculated
location of the calculated, for for every day of
establishment for each year every year
Overall regional Average of the Average of the 24 hourly
meteorological data 8,760 concentrations concentrations calculated
supplied by the calculated for every day
Overall general From the highest hourly From the highest hourly
meteorological data concentration calculated: concentration calculated:
supplied by the CAN = CMAX-H x 0.04, Cdaily = CMAX-H x 0.24
Ministère du where CAN is the annual where Cdaily is the daily
Développement durable, concentration and CMAX-H concentration and CMAX-H
de l’Environnement is the highest hourly is the highest hourly
et des Parcs if the concentration calculated concentration calculated
data described above
In the case of a contaminant for which column 1 of Schedule K provides that the limit is established over a period of less than 1 hour, the concentration is calculated using the following formula:
C(T) = CMAX-H x 0.97 T - 0.25
where T is the time in hours and CMAX-H is the maximum concentration for 1 hour.
The operator must take into account the topography if the difference in altitude between the highest and the lowest points of the region for which the calculations are made is equal to or greater than 10 m.
The initial concentrations of contaminants into the atmosphere, without the contribution of the source or sources considered for the modeling, must be added to the concentrations calculated. The resulting concentrations must be presented to enable comparison with the limit values prescribed by Schedules G and K.
The operator must retain the following information for a minimum of 5 years:
(a) one or more maps showing the region for which the calculations have been made, indicating the calculation points and their altitude, the establishment and its property limits, and the pertinent geographical, physical and human elements. Each map must include a scale and the direction of geographical North;
(b) a top view and a sectional view of the establishment’s buildings and the location of the sources;
(c) the physical features of each source and the operating characteristics;
(d) for each contaminant, maps showing the modeling calculation results in the form of isopleth curves for each year of calculation;
(e) for each contaminant, a table showing the location of each calculation point and the concentrations modelized, for each year of calculation;
(f) for each contaminant, a table showing the maximum annual concentrations calculated for all the calculation points and years and their locations; the initial concentrations and the sum of the maximum concentrations calculated and the initial concentrations; and
(g) the input data required for the operation of the model in a form compatible with its use (model input file) for the modeling carried out.
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. H.
(ss. 78, 90, 92 and 104)
TOXICITY EQUIVALENCY FACTORS FOR POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN AND POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO [b,e] [1,4] DIOXIN CONGENERS
Congeners Toxicity equivalency
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin 1
1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorodibenzodioxin 1
Octachlorodibenzodioxin 0.0001
Octachlorodibenzofuran 0.0001
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. I.
(ss. 66, 67 and 68)
QUÉBEC NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSION MANAGEMENT AREA
The Québec nitrogen oxide emission management area is that part of the territory of Québec delimited as follows:
commencing at point A situated at the intersection of the border between Québec and Ontario having parallel of latitude 46º00′00″ N.;
thence, easterly, following parallel of latitude 46º00′00″ N. to its intersection with meridian of longitude 76º09′00″ W., or Point B;
thence, northerly, following meridian of longitude 76º09′00″ W. to its intersection with parallel of latitude 46º13′48″ N., or Point C;
thence, easterly, following parallel of latitude 46º13′48″ N. to its intersection with meridian of longitude 75º00′00″ W., or Point D;
thence, northerly, following meridian of longitude 75º00′00″ W. to its intersection with parallel of latitude 46º21′00″ N., or Point E;
thence, easterly, following parallel of latitude 46º21′00″ N. to its intersection with meridian of longitude 73º28′12″ W., or Point F;
thence, northerly, following meridian of longitude 73º28′12″ W. to its intersection with parallel of latitude 46º36′36″ N., or Point G;
thence, easterly, following parallel of latitude 46º36′36″ N. to its intersection with meridian of longitude 73º00′00″ W., or Point H;
thence, northerly, following meridian of longitude 73º00′00″ W. to its intersection with parallel of latitude 46º51′00″ N., or Point I;
thence, easterly, following parallel of latitude 46º51′00″ N. to its intersection with meridian of longitude 72º16′12″ W., or Point J;
thence, northerly, following meridian of longitude 72º16′12″ W. to its intersection with parallel of latitude 47º09′36″ N., or Point K;
thence, easterly, following parallel of latitude 47º09′36″ N. to its intersection with meridian of longitude 70º34′48″ W., or Point L;
thence, southerly, following meridian of longitude 70º34′48″ W. to its intersection with parallel of latitude 46º49′48″ N., or Point M;
thence, easterly, following parallel of latitude 46º49′48″ N. to its intersection with meridian of longitude 70º00′00″ W., or Point N;
thence, southerly, following meridian of longitude 70º00′00″ W. to its intersection with the border between Québec (Canada) and the United States of America, or Point O;
thence, in average southwesterly and westerly directions, following the border between Québec (Canada) and the United States of America to its intersection with the border between Québec and Ontario, or Point P;
thence, in average northerly and westerly directions, following the border between Québec and Ontario to its intersection with parallel of latitude 46º00′00″ N., or point of commencement A.
The area as delimited covers an area of 76,120 square kilometres.
The area is represented on the attached extract, at a scale of 1:2 000 000, of a general map of Québec prepared by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec.
Prepared at Québec, this 18th day of December 2002, under number 510 of my minutes.
Service de la gestion du domaine hydrique de l’État
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. J.
(ss. 196, 197 and 202)
Nature of CAS Limit Initial Period
contaminants number1 (µg/m3) concentration
Acetone 67-64-1 8,600 170 4 minutes
Acetone 67-64-1 380 4 1 year
Acetophenone 98-86-2 100 0 1 year
Acetophenone 98-86-2 830 0 4 minutes
Acrylic acid 79-10-7 270 0 4 minutes
Acrylic acid 79-10-7 1 0 1 year
Acrylonitrile 107-13-1 12 0 1 year
Ammonia 7664-41-7 350 100 4 minutes
Amyl acetate-n 628-63-7 25 0 4 minutes
Aniline 62-53-3 0.5 0 1 year
Antimony, metal 7440-36-0 0.17 0.007 1 year
(expressed as Sb)
Arsenic, elemental 7440-38-2 0.003 0.002 1 year
(except arsine),
(expressed as As)
Barium, metal and 7440-39-3 0.05 0.025 1 year
(expressed as Ba)
Benzaldehyde 100-52-7 100 0 1 year
Benzaldehyde 100-52-7 200 0 4 minutes
Benzene 71-43-2 10 3 24 hours
Benzo[a]pyrene 50-32-8 0.0009 0.0003 1 year
Beryllium, metal 7440-41-7 0.0004 0 1 year
(expressed as Be)
Bromoform 75-25-2 0.45 0.03 1 year
Bromomethane 74-83-9 5 0.4 1 year
2-Butoxyethanol 111-76-2 210 0 4 minutes
Butyl acetate-n 123-86-4 30 0 4 minutes
Cadmium compounds 7440-43-9 0.0036 0.003 1 year
(expressed as Cd)
Carbon disulphide 75-15-0 25 0 4 minutes
Carbon monoxide 630-08-0 34,000 2,650 1 hour
Carbon monoxide 630-08-0 12,700 1,750 8 hours
Chlorine dioxide 10049-04-4 0.2 0 1 year
Chlorobenzene 108-90-7 8.5 0.3 1 year
Chloroethane 75-00-3 10,900 0 4 minutes
Chloroethane 75-00-3 500 0 1 year
Bis(chloromethyl) 542-88-1 0.000016 0 1 year
3ß-Chloropropene 107-05-1 0.05 0 1 year
Cumene 98-82-8 40 0 4 minutes
1,2,Dibromoethane 106-93-4 0.022 0.02 1 year
o-Dichlorobenzene 95-50-1 4,200 0 4 minutes
o-Dichlorobenzene 95-50-1 40 0 1 year
p-Dichlorobenzene 106-46-7 730 0 4 minutes
p-Dichlorobenzene 106-46-7 160 0 1 year
Dichloroethyl ether 111-44-4 0.0015 0 1 year
Dichloromethane 75-09-2 14,000 6 1 hour
Dichloromethane 75-09-2 2 1 1 year
1,2-Dichloropropane 78-87-5 4 0 1 year
Dichloropropene 542-75-6 0.2 0 1 year
Diisobutyl ketone 108-83-8 640 0 4 minutes
Dimethylaniline - 121-69-7 2 0 1 year
Dimethylformamide - 68-12-2 6 0 1 year
Dioxins and furans 1746-01-6 0.00000006 0.00000004 1 year
(in toxic equivalents
of 2,3,7,8T4CDD)
1,2-Epoxybutane 106-88-7 20 0 1 year
Epychlorohydrin 106-89-8 0.8 0 1 year
Ethanol 64-17-5 340 0 4 minutes
Ethyl acetate 141-78-6 20 0 4 minutes
Ethylbenzene 100-41-4 200 3 1 year
Ethylbenzene 100-41-4 740 140 4 minutes
Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 0.0005 0 1 year
Ethyl-3-ethoxy 763-69-9 300 0 4 minutes
Fine particles (PM2.5) - 30 20 24 hours
Formaldehyde 50-00-0 37 3 15 minutes
Hexachloroethane 67-72-1 0.15 0 1 year
Hexane-n 110-54-3 140 3 1 year
Hexane-n 110-54-3 5,300 140 4 minutes
Hydrogen chloride 7647-01-1 1,150 0 4 minutes
Hydrogen chloride 7647-01-1 20 0 1 year
Hydrogen sulphide 7783-06-4 6 0 4 minutes
Hydrogen sulphide 7783-06-4 2 0 1 year
Isobutyl acetate 110-19-0 35 0 4 minutes
Isobutyl isobutyrate 97-85-8 440 0 4 minutes
Isopropanol 67-63-0 7,800 0 4 minutes
Methanol 67-56-1 5,500 120 4 minutes
Methanol 67-56-1 50 10 1 year
Methyl ethyl ketone 78-93-3 740 1.5 4 minutes
Methyl isobutyl 108-10-1 400 0 4 minutes
Methyl methacrylate 80-62-6 200 0 4 minutes
Methyl tert butyl 1634-04-4 180 0 4 minutes
Naphthalene 91-20-3 200 5 4 minutes
Naphthalene 91-20-3 3 0 1 year
Nickel compounds 7440-02-0 6 0.25 1 hour
Nickel compounds 7440-02-0 0.012 0.01 1 year
Nitrogen dioxide 10102-44-0 414 150 1 hour
Nitrogen dioxide 10102-44-0 207 100 24 hours
Nitrogen dioxide 10102-44-0 103 30 1 year
Ozone 10028-15-6 160 130 1 hour
Ozone 10028-15-6 125 120 8 hours
Pentachlorophenol 87-86-5 0.001 0.0005 1 year
Phenol 108-95-2 160 0 4 minutes
Phosphine 7803-51-2 0.15 0 1 year
Phosphoric acid 7664-38-2 10 0 1 year
Propylene oxide 75-56-9 3,100 0 1 hour
Propylene oxide 75-56-9 0.3 0 1 year
(soluble compounds,
expressed as Ag)
Styrene monomer 100-42-5 150 0 1 hour
Sulphur dioxide2 7446-09-5 1,050 150 4 minutes
Sulphur dioxide 7446-09-5 288 50 24 hours
Sulphur dioxide 7446-09-5 52 20 1 year
1,1,2,2- 79-34-5 0.05 0.03 1 year
Tetrachloroethylene 127-18-4 2 1 1 year
Tetrachloromethane 56-23-5 1 0.7 1 year
Toluene 108-88-3 600 260 4 minutes
Total particles - 120 90 24 hours
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 79-00-5 0.06 0.04 1 year
Trichloroethylene 79-01-6 0.4 0.3 1 year
Triethylamine 121-44-8 22 0 4 minutes
Triethylamine 121-44-8 7 0 1 year
Vinyl acetate 108-05-4 400 0 4 minutes
Vinyl acetate 108-05-4 200 0 1 year
Vinyl chloride 75-01-4 0.05 0.03 1 year
Vinylidene chloride 75-35-4 0.5 0.04 1 year
Xylene 1330-20-7 350 150 4 minutes
(o-,m-,p-isomers)
Xylene 1330-20-7 20 8 1 year
2 The limit may exceeded up to 0.5% of the time on an annual basis, without exceeding 1,310 µg/m3
O.C. 501-2011, Sch. K.