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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 2 to Subpart HHHHHHH of Part 63 - Emission Limits and Standards for New Affected Sources  

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  • Table 2 to Subpart HHHHHHH of Part 63 - Emission Limits and Standards for New 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 0.56 ppmv.
    b. Total hydrocarbons All resin types 7.0 ppmv measured as propane.
    c. Total organic HAPb All resin types 5.5 ppmv.
    d. Hydrogen chloride All resin types 0.17 ppmv.
    e. Dioxins/furans (toxic equivalency basis) All resin types 0.038 ng/dscm.
    2. PVC-combined process ventsa a. Vinyl chloride All resin types 0.56 ppmv.
    b. Total hydrocarbons All resin types 2.3 ppmv measured as propane.
    c. Total organic HAPb All resin types 5.5 ppmv.
    d. Hydrogen chloride All resin types 1.4 ppmv.
    e. Dioxins/furans (toxic equivalency basis) All resin types 0.034 nanograms per dry standard cubic meter (ng/dscm).
    3. Stripped resin a. Vinyl chloride i. Bulk resin 7.1 parts per million by weight (ppmw).
    ii. Dispersion resin 480 ppmw.
    iii. Suspension resin 7.3 ppmw.
    iv. Suspension blending resin 140 ppmw.
    v. Copolymer - all resin types 790 ppmw.
    b. Total non-vinyl chloride organic HAP i. Bulk resin 170 ppmw.
    ii. Dispersion resin 66 ppmw.
    iii. Suspension resin 15 ppmw.
    iv. Suspension blending resin 500 ppmw.
    v. Copolymer resin 1900 ppmw.
    4. Process Wastewater a. Vinyl chloride All resin types 0.28 ppmw.
    b. Total non-vinyl chloride organic HAP All resin types 0.018 ppmw.

    a Emission limits at 3 percent oxygen, dry basis.

    b Total organic HAP is alternative compliance limit for THC.