Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 159 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants › Section 096-159-5 - Compliance Procedures and Test Methods

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person who sells, supplies, offers for sale or
				  manufactures an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer subject to
				  this rule on or after January 1, 2011 for sale in Maine shall possess
				  documentation that such adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer
				  complies with the VOC limits in Table 1 of this rule, where the VOC content is
				  determined according to the requirements of this section.
A. Except as provided in subsections 5(C),
				(D) and (E) of this section, the VOC and solids content of all non-aerosol
				adhesives, adhesive primers and cleanup solvents shall be determined using U.S.
				EPA Reference Method 24, as identified in 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, or SCAQMD
				Method 304.
B. The organic content
				of exempt organic compounds shall be determined using ASTM D4457-85, as
				applicable.
C. The VOC content of
				any plastic welding cement adhesive or primer shall be determined using SCAQMD
				Method 316A.
D. To determine if a
				diluent is a reactive diluent, the percent of the reactive organic compound
				that becomes an integral part of the finished materials shall be determined
				using SCAQMD Method 316A.
E. The
				composite vapor pressure of organic compounds in cleaning materials shall be
				determined by quantifying the amount of each compound in the blend using gas
				chromatographic analysis (ASTM E 260-91) for organics and ASTM D3792-79 for
				water content, as applicable, and the following equation:
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Where:
Ppc = VOC composite partial pressure at 20 C, in mm Hg
Wi = Weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams, as
				  determined by ASTM E 260-91
Ww = Weight of water, in grams as determined by ASTM D
				  3792-86
We = Weight of the "i"th exempt compound, in grams, as
				  determined by ASTM E 260-91
Mwi = Molecular weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams
				  per g-mole, as given in chemical reference literature
Mww = Molecular weight of water, 18 grams per g-mole
Mwe = Molecular weight of the "i"th exempt compound, in grams
				  per g-mole, as given in chemical reference literature
Vpi = Vapor pressure of the "i"th VOC compound at 20 C, in mm
				  Hg, as determined by subdivision (6) of this section
F. The vapor pressure of each single
				component compound may be determined from ASTM D2879-86 or may be obtained from
				any of the following sources:
(1) The most
				recent edition of The Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances, Boublik, Fried, and
				Hala; Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, New York;
(2) The most recent edition of Perry's
				Chemical Engineer's Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Company;
(3) The most recent edition of CRC Handbook
				of Chemistry and Physics, Chemical Rubber Publishing Company;
(4) The most recent edition of Lange's
				Handbook of Chemistry, John Dean, editor, McGraw-Hill Book Company;
				or
(5) Additional sources approved
				by the Department.