R307-304-5. VOC Content Limits

  (1) No person shall use solvent products with a VOC content greater than the amounts specified in Table 1, unless the owner or operator uses an add-on control device as specified in R307-304-7 or the alternative method in R307-304-5(2).

TABLE 1

Solvent Cleaning VOC Limits (excluding water and exempt

solvents from the definition of volatile organic compounds

found in R307-101-2)

Solvent Cleaning Category VOC Limit (lb/gal) (g/L)

Coatings, adhesives and ink manufacturing 4.2 500

Electronic parts and components 4.2 500

Medical devices and pharmaceutical

Tools, equipment and machinery 6.7 800

General surface cleaning 5.0 600

Screening printing operations 4.2 500

Semiconductor tools, maintenance

and equipment cleaning 6.7 800

Advanced composites manufacturing 6.7 800

Baby and child care diapers manufacturing 5.0 500

  (2) As an alternative to the limits in Table 1 and for all general miscellaneous cleaning operations, a person may use a cleaning material with a VOC composite vapor pressure no greater than 8 mm Hg at 20 degrees Celsius.