New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 26 - PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM ADHESIVES, SEALANTS, ADHESIVE PRIMERS AND SEALANT PRIMERS › Section 7:27-26.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene" or "ABS welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to weld acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene pipe, which is made by reacting monomers of acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene.
"Adhesive" means any chemical substance that is applied for the purpose of bonding two surfaces together other than by mechanical means.
"Adhesive primer" means any product intended by the manufacturer for application to a substrate, prior to the application of an adhesive, to provide a bonding surface.
"Aerospace component" means for the purposes of this subchapter, the fabricated part, assembly of parts or completed unit of any aircraft, helicopter, missile, or space vehicle, including passenger safety equipment.
"Aerosol adhesive" means an adhesive packaged as an aerosol product in which the spray mechanism is permanently housed in a non-refillable can designed for handheld application without the need for ancillary hoses or spray equipment.
"Architectural sealant or primer" means any sealant or sealant primer intended by the manufacturer to be applied to stationary structures, including mobile homes, and their appurtenances. Appurtenances to an architectural structure include, but are not limited to: hand railings, cabinets, bathoom and kitchen fixtures, fences, rain gutters and downspouts, and windows.
"Automotive glass adhesive primer" means an adhesive primer labeled by the manufacturer to be applied to automotive glass prior to the installation of the glass using an adhesive/sealant. This primer improves adhesion to the pinch weld and blocks ultraviolet light.
"Bituminous" means a material, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons and soluble in carbon disulfide, that is obtained from natural deposits or as residue from the distillation of crude petroleum oils or of low grades of coal.
"CARB" means the California Air Resources Board.
"Ceramic tile installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation of ceramic tiles.
"Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic" or "CPVC plastic" means a polymer of the vinyl chloride monomer that contains 67 percent chlorine and is normally identified with a CPVC marking.
"Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride welding adhesive" or "CPVC welding adhesive" means an adhesive labeled for the welding of chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic.
"Cleanup solvent" means a VOC-containing material used to remove a loosely held uncured (that is, not dry to the touch) adhesive or sealant from a substrate, or to clean equipment used in applying a material.
"Computer diskette jacket manufacturing adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to glue the fold-over flaps to the body of a vinyl computer diskette jacket.
"Contact bond adhesive" means an adhesive that:
1. Is designed for application to both surfaces to be bonded together;
2. Is allowed to dry before the two surfaces are placed in contact with each other;
3. Forms an immediate bond that is impossible, or difficult, to reposition after both adhesive-coated surfaces are placed in contact with each other; and
4. 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.
This term does not include rubber cements that are primarily intended for use on paper substrates and vulcanizing fluids that are designed and labeled for tire repair only.
"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.
"Cove base installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to be used for the installation of a cove base or wall base on a wall or vertical surface at floor level.
"Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means any adhesive with a cyanoacrylate content of at least 95 percent by weight.
"Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection.
"Distributor" means a person to whom a product is sold or supplied for the purpose of resale or distribution in commerce, except that manufacturers, retailers, and consumers are not distributors.
"Dry wall installation" means the installation of gypsum dry wall to studs or solid surfaces using an adhesive formulated for that purpose.
"EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
"Exempt compound" means any compound exempted by the EPA from the definition of "VOC" at 40 CFR 51.100(s), as supplemented or amended, which is incorporated by reference herein.
"Flexible vinyl" means non-rigid polyvinyl chloride plastic with at least five percent by weight plasticizer content.
"Fiberglass" means a material consisting of extremely fine glass fibers.
"Indoor floor covering installation adhesive" means any 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. This term does not include any adhesive that is used to install ceramic tile and perimeter-bonded sheet flooring with vinyl backing onto a non-porous substrate, such as flexible vinyl.
"Laminate" means a product made by bonding together two or more layers of material.
"Low-solids adhesive, sealant or primer" means any product that contains 120 grams or less of solids per liter of material.
"Marine deck sealant" or "marine deck sealant primer" means any sealant or sealant primer labeled for application to wooden marine decks.
"Medical equipment manufacturing" means the manufacture of medical devices, such as, but not limited to, catheters, heart valves, blood cardioplegia machines, tracheostomy tubes, blood oxygenators, and cardiatory reservoirs.
"Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to bond metal to high density or elastomeric urethane or molded rubber materials, in heater molding or casting processes, to fabricate products such as rollers for computer printers or other paper handling equipment.
"Multipurpose construction adhesive" means any 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.
"Nonmembrane roof installation/repair adhesive or sealant" means any adhesive or sealant intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation or repair of nonmembrane roofs and that is not intended for the installation of prefabricated single-ply flexible roofing membrane, including, but not limited to, plastic or bituminous roof cement, and cold application cement.
"Outdoor floor covering installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation of floor covering that is not in an enclosure and that is exposed to ambient weather conditions during normal use.
"Panel installation" means the installation of plywood, pre-decorated hardboard (or tileboard), fiberglass reinforced plastic, and similar pre-decorated or non-decorated panels to studs or solid surfaces using an adhesive formulated for that purpose.
"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 with a width of up to four inches around the perimeter of the sheet flooring.
"Person" means an individual, public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society or joint stock company, municipality, state, interstate body, the United States, or any board, commission, employee, agent, officer or political subdivision of a state, an interstate body or the United States.
"Plastic" or "plastics" means a synthetic material chemically formed by the polymerization of organic (carbon-based) substances. Plastics are usually compounded with modifiers, extenders, and/or reinforcers and are capable of being molded, extruded, cast into various shapes and films or drawn into filaments.
"Plastic cement welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use to dissolve the surface of plastic to form a bond between mating surfaces.
"Plastic cement welding adhesive primer" means any primer intended by the manufacturer for use to prepare plastic substrates prior to bonding or welding.
"Plastic foam" means foam constructed of plastics.
"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(2006), as supplemented and amended.
"Polyvinyl chloride plastic" or "PVC plastic" means a polymer of the chlorinated vinyl monomer that contains 57 percent chlorine.
"Polyvinyl chloride welding adhesive" or "PVC welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the welding of PVC plastic pipe.
"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.
"Propellant" means a fluid under pressure that expels the contents of a container when a valve is opened.
"Reactive adhesive" means an adhesive that requires a hardener or catalyst in order for the bond to occur. This term includes, but is not limited to, epoxies, urethanes and silicones.
"Reactive diluent" means a liquid that is a reactive organic compound during application and one in that, through chemical and/or physical reactions such as polymerization, 20 percent or more of the reactive organic compound becomes an integral part of a finished material.
"Retailer" means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a retail outlet.
"Retail outlet" means any establishment at which products are sold, supplied, or offered for sale directly to consumers.
"Roadway sealant" means any sealant intended by the manufacturer for application to public streets, highways and other surfaces, including, but not limited to, curbs, berms, driveways and parking lots.
"Rubber" means any 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.
"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.
"Sealant" means any material with adhesive properties that is formulated primarily to fill, seal, waterproof or weatherproof gaps or joints between two surfaces. Sealants include sealant primers and caulks.
"Sealant primer" means any product intended by the manufacturer for application to a substrate, prior to the application of a sealant, to enhance the bonding surface.
"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. These operations also include laminating sheet rubber to fabric by hand.
"Single-ply roof membrane" means a prefabricated single sheet of rubber (normally ethylene-propylene diene terpolymer) that is field-applied to a building roof using one layer of membrane material.
"Single-ply roof membrane installation and repair adhesive" means any adhesive labeled for use in the installation or repair of single-ply roof membrane. Installation 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. Repair 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.
"Single-ply roof membrane adhesive primer" means any primer labeled for use to clean and promote adhesion of the single-ply roof membrane seams or splices prior to bonding.
"Single-ply roof membrane sealant" means any sealant labeled for application to single-ply roof membrane.
"Solvent" means organic compounds that are used as diluents, thinners, dissolvers, viscosity reducers, cleaning agents or other related uses.
"Structural glazing adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to apply glass, ceramic, metal, stone or composite panels to exterior building frames.
"Subfloor installation" means the installation of subflooring material over floor joists, including the construction of any load-bearing joists. Subflooring is covered by a finish surface material.
"Surface preparation solvent" means a solvent used to remove dirt, oil and other contaminants from a substrate prior to the application of a primer, adhesive or sealant.
"Thin metal laminating adhesive" means any 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(s) is less than 0.25 mils.
"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.
"Tire retread adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for application to the back of precured tread rubber and to the casing and cushion rubber. Tire retread adhesive may also be used to seal buffed tire casings to prevent oxidation while the tire is being prepared for a new tread.
"Traffic marking tape" means preformed reflective film intended by the manufacturer for application to public streets, highways and other surfaces, including but not limited to curbs, berms, driveways and parking lots.
"Traffic marking tape adhesive primer" means any primer intended by the manufacturer for application to surfaces prior to installation of traffic marking tape.
"Undersea-based weapons systems component" means the fabrication of parts, assembly of parts or completed units of any portion of a missile launching system used on undersea ships.
"Volatile organic compound" or "VOC" means a volatile organic compound as that term is defined by the EPA at 40 CFR 51.100(s), as supplemented or amended, which is incorporated by reference herein.
"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.