Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.35 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants › Section 26.11.35.03 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "ABS welding adhesive" means
				  acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene adhesive.
(2) "Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
				  adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer to weld
				  acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene pipe, which is made by reacting monomers of
				  acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene.
(3) "Adhesive" means a chemical substance
				  that is applied for the purpose of bonding two surfaces together other than by
				  mechanical means.
(4) "Adhesive
				  primer" means a product intended by the manufacturer for application to a
				  substrate, before the application of an adhesive, to provide a bonding
				  surface.
(5) "Aerosol adhesive"
				  means an adhesive packaged as an aerosol product in which the spray mechanism
				  is permanently housed in a nonrefillable can designed for handheld application
				  without the need for ancillary hoses or spray equipment.
(6) "Aerospace component" means the
				  fabricated part, assembly of parts, or completed unit of an aircraft,
				  helicopter, missile, or space vehicle, including passenger safety
				  equipment.
(7) "Architectural
				  sealant or primer" means a sealant or sealant primer intended by the
				  manufacturer to be applied to stationary structures, including mobile homes,
				  and their appurtenances such as hand railings, cabinets, bathroom and kitchen
				  fixtures, fences, rain gutters and downspouts, and windows.
(8) "Automotive glass adhesive primer" means
				  an adhesive primer:
(a) Labeled by the
				  manufacturer to be applied to automotive glass before installation of the glass
				  using an adhesive/sealant; and
(b)
				  That improves adhesion to pinch weld and blocks ultraviolet light.
(9) "CARB" means the California
				  Air Resources Board.
(10) "Ceramic
				  tile installation adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer for
				  use in the installation of ceramic tiles.
(11) "Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic"
				  means a polymer of the vinyl chloride monomer that contains 67 percent chlorine
				  and is normally marked with the identifier "CPVC".
(12) "Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride welding
				  adhesive" means an adhesive labeled for welding of chlorinated polyvinyl
				  chloride plastic.
(13) "Computer
				  diskette jacket manufacturing adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the
				  manufacturer to glue the fold-over flaps to the body of a vinyl computer
				  diskette jacket.
(14) Contact Bond
				  Adhesive.
(a) "Contact bond adhesive" means
				  an adhesive that:
(i) Is designed for
				  application to both surfaces to be bonded together;
(ii) Is allowed to dry before the two
				  surfaces are placed in contact with each other;
(iii) Forms an immediate bond that is
				  impossible, or difficult, to reposition after both adhesive-coated surfaces are
				  placed in contact with each other; and
(iv) Does not need sustained pressure or
				  clamping of surfaces after the adhesive-coated surfaces have been brought
				  together using sufficient momentary pressure to establish full contact between
				  both surfaces.
(b)
				  "Contact bond adhesive" does not include rubber cements that are primarily
				  intended for use on paper substrates or vulcanizing fluids that are designed
				  and labeled for tire repair only.
(15) "Cove base" means a flooring trim unit,
				  generally made of vinyl or rubber, having a concave radius on one edge and a
				  convex radius on the opposite edge, that is used in forming a junction between
				  the bottom wall course and the floor or to form an inside corner.
(16) "Cove base installation adhesive" means
				  an adhesive intended by the manufacturer to be used for the installation of
				  cove base or wall base on a wall or vertical surface at floor level.
(17) "CPVC welding adhesive" means
				  chlorinated polyvinyl chloride welding adhesive.
(18) "Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means an
				  adhesive with a cyanoacrylate content of at least 95 percent by
				  weight.
(19) "Dry wall
				  installation" means the installation of gypsum dry wall to studs or solid
				  surfaces using an adhesive formulated for that purpose.
(20) "Exempt compound" means a compound that
				  does not contain VOCs.
(21)
				  "Fiberglass" means a material consisting of extremely fine glass
				  fibers.
(22) "Flexible vinyl" means
				  nonrigid polyvinyl chloride plastic with at least 5 percent by weight
				  plasticizer content.
(23) Indoor
				  Floor Covering Installation Adhesive.
(a)
				  "Indoor floor covering installation adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the
				  manufacturer for use in the installation of wood flooring, carpet, resilient
				  tile, vinyl tile, vinyl backed carpet, resilient sheet and roll, or artificial
				  grass.
(b) "Indoor floor covering
				  installation adhesive" does not include adhesives used to install ceramic tile
				  and perimeter bonded sheet flooring with vinyl backing onto a nonporous
				  substrate, such as flexible vinyl.
(24) "Laminate" means a product made by
				  bonding together two or more layers of material.
(25) "Low-solids adhesive, sealant, or
				  primer" means a product that contains 120 grams or less of solids per liter of
				  material.
(26) "Marine deck
				  sealant" or "marine deck sealant primer" means a sealant or sealant primer
				  labeled for application to wooden marine decks.
(27) "Medical equipment manufacturing" means
				  the manufacture of medical devices, including catheters, heart valves, blood
				  cardioplegia machines, tracheostomy tubes, blood oxygenators, and cardiatory
				  reservoirs.
(28) "Metal to
				  urethane/rubber molding or casting adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the
				  manufacturer to bond metal to high density or elastomeric urethane or molded
				  rubber materials, in heated molding or casting processes, to fabricate products
				  such as rollers for computer printers or other paper handling
				  equipment.
(29) "Multipurpose
				  construction adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use
				  in the installation or repair of various construction materials, including but
				  not limited to drywall, subfloor, panel, fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP),
				  ceiling tile, and acoustical tile.
(30) "Nonmembrane roof installation/repair
				  adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the
				  installation or repair of nonmembrane roofs but is not intended for the
				  installation of prefabricated single-ply flexible roofing membrane, such as
				  plastic or asphalt roof cement, asphalt roof coating, and cold application
				  cement.
(31) "Operator" means the
				  person or persons that are legally responsible for the operation of a source of
				  air pollution.
(32) "Outdoor floor
				  covering installation adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer
				  for use in the installation of floor covering that is not in an enclosure but
				  is exposed to ambient weather conditions during normal use.
(33) "Panel installation" means the
				  installation of plywood, predecorated hardboard or tileboard,
				  fiberglass-reinforced plastic, and similar predecorated or nondecorated panels
				  to studs or solid surfaces using an adhesive formulated for that
				  purpose.
(34) "Perimeter bonded
				  sheet flooring installation" means the installation of sheet flooring with
				  vinyl backing onto a nonporous substrate using an adhesive designed to be
				  applied only to a strip of up to 4 inches wide around the perimeter of the
				  sheet flooring.
(35) "Plastic
				  cement welding adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use
				  to dissolve the surface of plastic, except ABS, CPVC, and PVC plastic, to form
				  a bond between mating surfaces.
(36) "Plastic cement welding adhesive primer"
				  means a primer intended by the manufacturer for use to prepare plastic
				  substrates before bonding or welding.
(37) "Plastic foam" means foam constructed of
				  plastics.
(38) "Plasticizer" means
				  a material, such as a high boiling point organic solvent, that is incorporated
				  into a vinyl to increase its flexibility, workability, or distensibility, as
				  determined by ASTM Method E-260-96.
(39) "Plastics" means synthetic materials
				  chemically formed by the polymerization of organic (carbon-based) substances
				  that are usually compounded with modifiers, extenders, or reinforcers and are
				  capable of being molded, extruded, cast into various shapes, or films, or drawn
				  into filaments.
(40) "Polyvinyl
				  chloride plastic" means a polymer of the chlorinated vinyl monomer that
				  contains 57 percent chlorine.
(41)
				  "Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) welding adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the
				  manufacturer for use in the welding of polyvinyl chloride plastic
				  pipe.
(42) "Porous material" means
				  a substance that has tiny openings, often microscopic, in which fluids may be
				  absorbed or discharged, including, but not limited to, wood, paper, and
				  corrugated paperboard.
(43)
				  "Propellant" means a fluid under pressure that expels the contents of a
				  container when a valve is opened.
(44) "PVC welding adhesive" means polyvinyl
				  chloride welding adhesive.
(45)
				  Radar System.
(a) "Radar system" means a
				  system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range, altitude,
				  direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships,
				  motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain.
(b) "Radar system" includes a transmitter
				  that emits radio waves, which are reflected by the target and detected by a
				  receiver, typically in the same location as the transmitter.
(46) "Reactive diluent" means a
				  liquid that is a reactive organic compound during application and through
				  chemical and physical reactions, such as polymerization, 20 percent or more of
				  the reactive organic compound becomes an integral part of a finished
				  material.
(47) "Roadway sealant"
				  means a sealant intended by the manufacturer for application to public streets,
				  highways, and other surfaces, including curbs, berms, driveways, and parking
				  lots.
(48) "Rubber" means a natural
				  or manmade rubber substrate, including, but not limited to, styrene-butadiene
				  rubber, polychloroprene (neoprene), butyl rubber, nitrile rubber,
				  chlorosulfonated polyethylene, and ethylene propylene diene
				  terpolymer.
(49) "SCAQMD" means the
				  South Coast Air Quality Management District, a part of the California Air
				  Resources Board, which is responsible for the regulation of air quality in the
				  State of California.
(50) Sealant.
(a) "Sealant" means a material with adhesive
				  properties that is formulated primarily to fill, seal, waterproof, or
				  weatherproof gaps or joints between two surfaces.
(b) "Sealant" includes sealant primers and
				  caulks.
(51) "Sealant
				  primer" means a product intended by the manufacturer for application to a
				  substrate, before the application of a sealant, to enhance the bonding
				  surface.
(52) Sheet-Applied Rubber
				  Installation.
(a) "Sheet-applied rubber
				  installation" means the process of applying sheet rubber liners by hand to
				  metal or plastic substrates to protect the underlying substrate from corrosion
				  or abrasion.
(b) "Sheet-applied
				  rubber installation" includes laminating sheet rubber to fabric by
				  hand.
(53) "Single-ply
				  roof membrane" means a prefabricated single sheet of rubber, normally
				  ethylene-propylenediene terpolymer, that is field applied to a building roof
				  using one layer of membrane material.
(54) "Single-ply roof membrane adhesive
				  primer" means a primer labeled for use to clean and promote adhesion of the
				  single-ply roof membrane seams or splices before bonding.
(55) "Single-ply roof membrane installation
				  and repair adhesive" means an adhesive labeled for use in:
(a) Single-ply roof membrane installation,
				  which includes, as a minimum, attaching the edge of the membrane to the edge of
				  the roof and applying flashings to vents, pipes, and ducts that protrude
				  through the membrane; or
(b)
				  Single-ply roof membrane repair, which includes gluing the edges of torn
				  membrane together, attaching a patch over a hole, and reapplying flashings to
				  vents, pipes, or ducts installed through the membrane.
(56) "Single-ply roof membrane sealant" means
				  a sealant labeled for application to single-ply roof membrane.
(57) "Solvent" means an organic compound that
				  is used as a diluent, thinner, dissolver, viscosity reducer, cleaning agent, or
				  other related use.
(58) "Specialty
				  electronic systems and subsystems for defense and homeland security" means
				  electronic systems and subsystems used in defense and homeland security
				  applications for:
(a) Air traffic
				  control;
(b) Ground-based,
				  sea-based, and air-based command and control;
(c) Radar systems;
(d) Space;
(e) Detection of chemical, biological, or
				  explosive materials; or
(f)
				  Sensing, jamming, deciphering, scrambling, unscrambling, intercepting, and
				  modifying electronic signals and functions.
(59) "Structural glazing adhesive" means an
				  adhesive intended by the manufacturer to apply glass, ceramic, metal, stone, or
				  composite panels to exterior building frames.
(60) Subflooring Installation.
(a) "Subflooring installation" means the
				  installation of subflooring material over floor joists, including the
				  construction of any load bearing joists.
(b) "Subflooring" includes being covered by a
				  finish surface material.
(61) "Surface preparation solvent" means a
				  solvent used to remove dirt, oil, and other contaminants from a substrate
				  before the application of a primer, adhesive, or sealant.
(62) "Thin metal laminating adhesive" means
				  an adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in bonding multiple layers of
				  metal to metal or metal to plastic, in the production of electronic or magnetic
				  components in which the thickness of the bond line or lines is less than 0.25
				  mils.
(63) Tire Retread Adhesive.
(a) "Tire retread adhesive" means an adhesive
				  intended by the manufacturer for application to the back of precure tread
				  rubber and to the casing and cushion rubber.
(b) "Tire retread adhesive" includes sealing
				  buffed tire casings to prevent oxidation while the tire is being prepared for a
				  new tread.
(64) "Tire
				  repair" means a process that includes expanding a hole, tear, fissure, or
				  blemish in a tire casing by grinding or gouging, applying adhesive, and filling
				  the hole or crevice with rubber.
(65) "Traffic marking tape" means preformed
				  reflective film intended by the manufacturer for application to public streets,
				  highways, and other surfaces, including curbs, berms, driveways, and parking
				  lots.
(66) "Traffic marking tape
				  adhesive primer" means a primer intended by the manufacturer for application to
				  surfaces before installation of traffic marking tape.
(67) "Undersea-based ship and weapons systems
				  components" means parts, an assembly of parts, or completed units of
				  defense-related manned or unmanned submersible vehicles, and missile launching
				  systems used on undersea ships.
(68) "Waterproof resorcinol glue" means a
				  two-part resorcinol-resin-based adhesive designed for applications where the
				  bond line must be resistant to conditions of continuous immersion in fresh or
				  salt water.