R307-351-5. VOC Content Limits

  (1) No owner or operator shall apply graphic arts materials with a VOC content greater than the amounts specified in Table 1 or Table 2, unless the owner or operator uses an add-on control device as specified in R307-351-6.

TABLE 1

VOC Limits

(values in gram of VOC per liter, minus water and

exempt solvents (compounds not classified as VOC as defined in

R307-101-2)

Graphic Art Material VOC Limit (g/L)

Adhesive 150

Coating 300

Flexographic Fluorescent Ink 300

Flexographic Ink-Non-Porous Substrate 300

Flexographic Ink-Porous Substrate 225

Gravure Ink 300

Letterpress Ink 300

Offset Lithographic Ink 300

Heatset Web Offset Litographic ink 300

Heatset Web Offset Lithographic Ink:

          Used on Book Presses and Presses

          Less Than 22 Inches in Diameter 400

          Used on Presses With Potential to Emit Less

          Than 10 Tons/Year 400

  (2) No owner or operator shall apply fountain solution, including additives with a VOC content greater than the amounts specified in Table 2, unless the owner or operator uses an add-on control device as specified in R307-351-6.

TABLE 2

VOC Limits

(values in gram of VOC per liter, minus water and

exempt solvents (compounds not classified as VOC as defined in R307-101-2), as applied

Graphic Art Material VOC Limit (g/L)

Heatset Web-Fed

          Alcohol without Refrigerated Chiller 16

          Alcohol with Refrigerated Chiller 30

          Alcohol Substitute 50

Sheet-Fed

          Alcohol without Refrigerated Chiller 50

          Alcohol with Refrigerated Chiller 85

          Alcohol Substitute 50

Non-Heatset Web-Fed

          All Alcohol Substitutes 50

  (3) Alcohol containing fountain solutions shall not be used in non-heatset web-fed operations.

  (4) Cleaning materials with a VOC composite vapor pressure of less than 10 mm Hg at 68 degrees Fahrenheit or cleaning materials containing less than 50 percent VOC by weight shall be used.