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 Title 40 - Protection of Environment
 Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency
 SubChapter C - Air Programs
 Part 63 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories
 Subpart HHHHHHH - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production

  Table 1 to Subpart HHHHHHH of Part 63 - Emission Limits and Standards for Existing Affected Sources  

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  • Table 1 to Subpart HHHHHHH of Part 63 - Emission Limits and Standards for Existing Affected Sources

    For this type of emission
    point . . .     		And for this air pollutant . . . And for an affected source producing this type of PVC
    resin . . .     		You must meet this emission
    limit . . .
    1. PVC-only process ventsa a. Vinyl chloride All resin types 6.0 parts per million by volume (ppmv).
    b. Total hydrocarbons All resin types 9.7 ppmv measured as propane.
    c. Total organic HAPb All resin types 56 ppmv.
    d. Hydrogen chloride All resin types 78 ppmv.
    e. Dioxins/furans (toxic equivalency basis) All resin types 0.038 nanograms per dry standard cubic meter (ng/dscm).
    2. PVC-combined process ventsa a. Vinyl chloride All resin types 1.1 ppmv.
    b. Total hydrocarbons All resin types 4.2 ppmv measured as propane.
    c. Total organic HAPb All resin types 9.8 ppmv.
    d. Hydrogen chloride All resin types 380 ppmv.
    e. Dioxins/furans (toxic equivalency basis) All resin types 0.051 ng/dscm.
    3. Stripped resin a. Vinyl chloride i. Bulk resin 7.1 parts per million by weight (ppmw).
    ii. Dispersion resin 1300 ppmw.
    iii. Suspension resin 37 ppmw.
    iv. Suspension blending resin 140 ppmw.
    v. Copolymer resin 790 ppmw.
    b. Total non-vinyl chloride organic HAP i. Bulk resin 170 ppmw.
    ii. Dispersion resin 240 ppmw.
    iii. Suspension resin 670 ppmw.
    iv. Suspension blending resin 500 ppmw.
    v. Copolymer resin 1900 ppmw.
    4. Process Wastewater a. Vinyl chloride All resin types 6.8 ppmw.
    b. Total non-vinyl chloride organic HAP All resin types 110 ppmw.

    a Emission limits at 3 percent oxygen, dry basis.

    b Total organic HAP is alternative compliance limit for THC.