N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-26.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:27-26.6 - Compliance procedures and test methods

(a) Except as provided in (c), (d) and (e) below, the VOC and solids content of all non-aerosol adhesives, adhesive primers and cleanup solvents shall be determined using either:

1. EPA Reference Method 24, Determination of Volatile Matter Content, Water Content, Density, Volume Solids, and Weight Solids of Surface Coatings, as identified in 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, as supplemented or amended, and incorporated herein by reference;

2. SCAQMD Method 304-91, Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) In Various Materials, as supplemented or amended, and incorporated herein by reference, available in "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" which can be viewed or downloaded from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) website at http://www.aqmd.gov/tao/methods/labmethtoc.html by clicking on the appropriate heading or method listed; or

3. For reactive adhesives, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products, Determination of Weight Volatile Matter Content and Weight Solids Content of Reactive Adhesives, at 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart PPPP, Appendix A, incorporated herein by reference.

(b) The organic content of exempt compounds shall be determined using ASTM D4457-02(2008), Test Method for Determination of Dichloromethane and 1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane in Paints and Coatings by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph, as applicable, as supplemented or amended, and incorporated herein by reference, which is available from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, Post Office Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 or from its website at www.astm.org.

(c) The VOC content of any plastic welding cement adhesive or primer shall be determined using SCAQMD Method 316A 92, Determination Of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) In Materials Used For Pipes And Fittings, as supplemented or amended, and incorporated herein by reference, available in "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" which can be viewed or downloaded from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) website at http://www.aqmd.gov/tao/methods/labmethtoc.html by clicking on the appropriate heading or method listed.

(d) To determine if a diluent is a reactive diluent, the percent of the reactive organic compound that becomes an integral part of the finished materials shall be determined using SCAQMD Method 316A 92, Determination Of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) In Materials Used For Pipes And Fittings, as supplemented or amended, and incorporated herein by reference, available in "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" which can be viewed or downloaded from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) website at http://www.aqmd.gov/tao/methods/labmethtoc.html by clicking on the appropriate heading or method listed.

(e) The composite vapor pressure of organic compounds in cleaning materials shall be determined by quantifying the amount of each compound in the blend using, as applicable, either:

1. For organics: ASTM E260-96(2006), General Gas Chromatography Procedures, as supplemented or amended, and incorporated herein by reference; or

2. For water content, ASTM D3792-05 Standard Test Method for Water Content of Water-Reducible Paints by Direct Injection into a Gas Chromatograph, as supplemented or amended, and incorporated herein by reference, and the following equation:

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Where:

Pp[LESS THAN] c [GREATER THAN] = VOC composite partial pressure at 20 degrees C, in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg)

W = Weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams, as determined by ASTM E260-96(2006), as supplemented or amended

W[LESS THAN] w [GREATER THAN] = Weight of water, in grams as determined by ASTM D3792-05, as supplemented or amended

W[LESS THAN] e [GREATER THAN] = Weight of the "i"th exempt compound, in grams, as determined by ASTM E260-96(2006), as supplemented or amended

Mw = Molecular weight of the "i"th VOC compound, in grams per g-mole, as given in chemical reference literature

Mw[LESS THAN] w [GREATER THAN] = Molecular weight of water, 18 grams per g-mole

Mw[LESS THAN] e [GREATER THAN] = Molecular weight of the "i"th exempt compound, in grams per g-mole, as given in chemical reference literature

Vp = Vapor pressure of the "i"th VOC compound at 20 degrees C, in mm Hg, as determined by (f) below.

Both of the above ASTM test methods are available from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, Post Office Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA19428-2959, or from its website at www.astm.org.

(f) The vapor pressure of each single component compound may be determined from ASTM D2879-97, Test Method for Vapor Pressure-Temperature Relationship and Initial Decomposition Temperature of Liquids by Isoteniscope, as supplemented or amended, and incorporated herein by reference, which is available from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, Post Office Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, or from its website at www.astm.org, or may be obtained from any of the following sources:

1. The Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances; Boublik, Fried, and Hala; Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, New York, 1984, as supplemented or amended;

2. Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook; McGraw-Hill Book Company, Eighth Edition, 2007, as supplemented or amended;

3. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics; Chemical Rubber Publishing Company, 88th Edition, 2007, as supplemented or amended;

4. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry; John Dean, editor, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 15th Edition, 1998, as supplemented or amended; or

5. Additional sources approved by the SCAQMD or other California air districts.

(g) If air pollution control equipment is used to meet the requirements of this subchapter, the owner or operator shall make the following determinations:

1. The measurement of capture efficiency shall be conducted and reported in accordance with the EPA Technical Document "Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency," issued January 9, 1995, as supplemented or amended and incorporated by reference herein, which is available from the USEPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Emission Monitoring and Analysis Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; and

2. The control efficiency shall be determined in accordance with one of the following:

i. EPA Method 25, 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, - Determination of Total Gaseous Non-Methane Organic Emissions as Carbon, as supplemented or amended and incorporated by reference herein;

ii. EPA Reference Method 25A, 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Determination of Total Gaseous Organic Concentration Using a Flame Ionization Analyzer, as supplemented or amended and incorporated by reference herein;

iii. EPA Reference Method 25B, 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Determination of Total Gaseous Organic Concentration Using a Non-Dispersive Infrared Analyzer, as supplemented or amended and incorporated by reference herein; or

iv. CARB Test Method 100, Procedures for Continuous Gaseous Emission Stack Sampling, as supplemented or amended and incorporated by reference herein, which can be obtained from CARB, Monitoring and Laboratory, 1927 13th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, or at http://www.arb.ca.gov/testmeth/VOL1/M[_]100.PDF.

(h) The active and passive solvent losses from spray gun cleaning systems shall be determined using SCAQMD's "General Test Method for Determining Solvent Losses from Spray Gun Cleaning Systems," dated October 3, 1989, as supplemented or amended, and incorporated herein by reference, available from South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), 21865 Copley Dr, Diamond Bar, CA 91765, and at http://yosemite.epa.gov/R9/R9Testmethod.nsf/0/4C22DA95566CEFE78825708F006010EC/$_file/SC%20Sol%20LossSprayGun.pdf. The test solvent for this determination shall be any lacquer thinner with a minimum vapor pressure of 105 mm of Hg at 20 degrees Celsius, and the minimum test temperature shall be 15 degrees Celsius.

(i) For adhesives, sealants and primers, with the exception of low solids adhesives, sealants and primers, that do not contain reactive diluents, grams of VOC per liter of adhesive, less water and exempt compounds, shall be calculated according to the following equation:

Ws - Ww - We
Grams of VOC per	=	-------------
liter of adhesive	Vm - Vw - Ve

Where

Ws=weight of volatile compounds, in grams

Ww=weight of water, in grams

We=weight of exempt compounds, in grams

Vm=volume of material, in liters

Vw=volume of water, in liters

Ve=volume of exempt compounds, in liters

(j) For adhesives, sealants and primers, that contain reactive diluents, the VOC content of the adhesive is determined after curing. The grams of VOC per liter of adhesive, less water and exempt compounds, shall be calculated according to the following equation:

Wrs - Wrw - Wre
Grams of VOC per	=	----------------
liter of adhesive	Vrm - Vrw - Vre

Where

Wrs=weight of volatile compounds not consumed during curing, in grams

Wrw=weight of water not consumed during curing, in grams

Wre=weight of exempt compounds not consumed during curing, in grams

Vrm=volume of material not consumed during curing, in liters

Vrw=volume of water not consumed during curing, in liters

Vre=volume of exempt compounds not consumed during curing, in liters

(k) For low-solids adhesives, sealants or primers, grams of VOC per liter of material shall be calculated according to the following equation:

Ws - Ww - We
Grams of VOC per	=	_____________
liter of adhesive	Vm

Where

Ws=weight of volatile compounds, in grams

Ww=weight of water, in grams

We=weight of exempt compounds, in grams

Vm=volume of material, in liters

(l) Percent VOC by weight shall be calculated according to the following equation:

% VOC by weight

=

[(Wv / W)] x 100

Where

Wv=weight of VOCs in grams

W=weight of material in grams

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-26.6