Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 45 - CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS › Part II - Emission Standards › Article 3 - Emission Standards for Consumer Products Manufactured before August 1, 2010 › Section 9VAC5-45-310 - Standard for volatile organic compounds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Except as provided in
					 9VAC5-45-290,
					 9VAC5-45-320, and
					 9VAC5-45-330, no owner or other
					 person shall (i) sell, supply, or offer for sale a consumer product
					 manufactured on or after the applicable compliance date specified in
					 9VAC5-45-360 or(ii) manufacture for sale a consumer product on or after the
					 applicable compliance date specified in
					 9VAC5-45-360, that contains
					 volatile organic compounds in excess of the limits specified in Table 45-3A.
TABLE 45-3A
Product Category
Percent VOC by Weight
Adhesives
Aerosol adhesives
Mist spray adhesive:
65%
Web spray adhesive:
55%
Special purpose spray adhesives
Automotive engine compartment adhesive:
70%
Automotive headliner adhesive:
65%
Flexible vinyl adhesive:
70%
Laminate repair or edgebanding adhesive:
60%
Mounting adhesive:
70%
Polystyrene foam adhesive:
65%
Polyolefin adhesive:
60%
Contact adhesive:
80%
Construction, panel, and floor covering
								adhesive:
15%
General purpose adhesive:
10%
Structural waterproof adhesive:
15%
Air fresheners
Single-phase aerosol:
30%
Double-phase aerosol:
25%
Liquid/Pump spray:
18%
Solid/Gel:
3%
Antiperspirants
Aerosol:
40% HVOC, 10% MVOC
Nonaerosol:
0% HVOC, 0% MVOC
Automotive brake cleaner:
45%
Automotive rubbing or polishing
								compound:
17%
Automotive wax, polish, sealant, or
								glaze
Hard paste wax:
45%
Instant detailer:
3%
All other forms:
15%
Automotive windshield washer fluid:
35%
Bathroom and tile cleaners
Aerosol:
7%
All other forms:
5%
Bug and tar remover:
40%
Carburetor or fuel-injection air intake
								cleaner:
45%
Carpet and upholstery cleaners
Aerosol:
7%
Nonaerosol (dilutable):
0.1%
Nonaerosol (ready-to-use):
3.0%
Charcoal lighter material:
See subsection F of this section.
Cooking spray, aerosol:
18%
Deodorants
Aerosol:
0% HVOC, 10% MVOC
Nonaerosol:
0% HVOC, 0% MVOC
Dusting aids
Aerosol:
25%
All other forms:
7%
Engine degreasers
Aerosol:
35%
Nonaerosol:
5%
Fabric protectant:
60%
Floor polishes/Waxes
Products for flexible flooring
								materials:
7%
Products for nonresilient flooring:
10%
Wood floor wax:
90%
Floor wax stripper, nonaerosol:
See subsection H of this section.
Furniture maintenance products
Aerosol:
17%
All other forms except solid or paste:
7%
General purpose cleaners
Aerosol:
10%
Nonaerosol:
4%
General purpose degreasers
Aerosol:
50%
Nonaerosol:
4%
Glass cleaners
Aerosol:
12%
Nonaerosol:
4%
Hair mousse:
6%
Hair shine:
55%
Hair spray:
55%
Hair styling gel:
6%
Heavy-duty hand cleaner or soap:
8%
Insecticides
Crawling bug (aerosol):
15%
Crawling bug (all other forms):
20%
Flea and tick:
25%
Flying bug (aerosol):
25%
Flying bug (all other forms):
35%
Fogger:
45%
Lawn and garden (all other forms):
20%
Lawn and garden (nonaerosol):
3%
Wasp and hornet:
40%
Laundry prewash
Aerosol/Solid:
22%
All other forms:
5%
Laundry starch product:
5%
Metal polish or cleanser:
30%
Multipurpose lubricant (excluding solid
								or semi-solid products):
50%
Nail polish remover:
75%
Nonselective terrestrial herbicide,
								nonaerosol:
3%
Oven cleaners
Aerosol/Pump spray:
8%
Liquid:
5%
Paint remover or stripper:
50%
Penetrant:
50%
Rubber and vinyl protectants
Nonaerosol:
3%
Aerosol:
10%
Sealant and caulking compound:
4%
Shaving cream:
5%
Silicone-based multipurpose lubricant
								(excluding solid or semi-solid products):
60%
Spot removers
Aerosol:
25%
Nonaerosol:
8%
Tire sealant and inflator:
20%
Undercoating, aerosol:
40%
B. No owner or other person shall sell,
					 supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale an antiperspirant or a
					 deodorant that contains a compound that has been defined as a toxic pollutant
					 in 9VAC5-60-210 C.
C. Provisions follow concerning products that
					 are diluted prior to use.
1. For consumer
					 products for which the label, packaging, or accompanying literature
					 specifically states that the product should be diluted with water or non-VOC
					 solvent prior to use, the limits specified in Table 45-3A shall apply to the
					 product only after the minimum recommended dilution has taken place. For
					 purposes of this subsection, "minimum recommended dilution" shall not include
					 recommendations for incidental use of a concentrated product to deal with
					 limited special applications such as hard-to-remove soils or stains.
2. For consumer products for which the label,
					 packaging, or accompanying literature states that the product should be diluted
					 with a VOC solvent prior to use, the limits specified in Table 45-3A shall
					 apply to the product only after the maximum recommended dilution has taken
					 place.