15a ncac 02q .0711 EMISSION RATES REQUIRING A PERMIT
(a) A permit to emit toxic air pollutants shall be required for any facility, excluding sources exempt from evaluation by 15A NCAC 02Q .0702, if one or more emission release points are obstructed or non-vertically oriented whose actual rate of emissions by pollutant from all sources is greater than any one of the following toxic air pollutant permitting emissions rates:
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Obstructed or Non-Vertical Oriented Toxic Air Pollutant Permitting Emission Rates (TPER) |
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Pollutant (CAS Number) |
Carcinogens
lb/yr |
Chronic Toxicants
lb/day |
Acute Systemic Toxicants lb/hr |
Acute Irritants
lb/hr |
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acetaldehyde (75-07-0) |
6.8 |
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acetic acid (64-19-7) |
0.96 |
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acrolein (107-02-8) |
0.02 |
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acrylonitrile (107-13-1) |
0.4 |
0.22 |
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ammonia (7664-41-7) |
0.68 |
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aniline (62-53-3) |
0.25 |
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arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds |
0.053 |
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asbestos (1332-21-4) |
5.7 X 10-3 |
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aziridine (151-56-4) |
0.13 |
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benzene (71-43-2) |
8.1 |
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benzidine and salts (92-87-5) |
0.0010 |
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benzo(a)pyrene (50-32-8) |
2.2 |
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benzyl chloride (100-44-7) |
0.13 |
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beryllium (7440-41-7) |
0.28 |
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beryllium chloride (7787-47-5) |
0.28 |
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beryllium fluoride (7787-49-7) |
0.28 |
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beryllium nitrate (13597-99-4) |
0.28 |
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bioavailable chromate pigments, as chromium (VI) equivalent |
0.0056 |
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bis-chloromethyl ether (542-88-1) |
0.025 |
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bromine (7726-95-6) |
0.052 |
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1,3-butadiene (106-99-0) |
11 |
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cadmium (7440-43-9) |
0.37 |
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cadmium acetate (543-90-8) |
0.37 |
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cadmium bromide (7789-42-6) |
0.37 |
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carbon disulfide (75-15-0) |
3.9 |
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carbon tetrachloride (56-23-5) |
460 |
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chlorine (7782-50-5) |
0.79 |
0.23 |
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chlorobenzene (108-90-7) |
46 |
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chloroform (67-66-3) |
290 |
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chloroprene (126-99-8) |
9.2 |
0.89 |
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cresol (1319-77-3) |
0.56 |
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p-dichlorobenzene (106-46-7) |
16.8 |
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di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (117-81-7) |
0.63 |
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dimethyl sulfate (77-78-1) |
0.063 |
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1,4-dioxane (123-91-1) |
12 |
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epichlorohydrin (106-89-8) |
5600 |
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ethyl acetate (141-78-6) |
36 |
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ethylenediamine (107-15-3) |
6.3 |
0.64 |
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ethylene dibromide (106-93-4) |
27 |
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ethylene dichloride (107-06-2) |
260 |
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ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (110-80-5) |
2.5 |
0.48 |
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ethylene oxide (75-21-8) |
1.8 |
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ethyl mercaptan (75-08-1) |
0.025 |
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fluorides |
0.34 |
0.064 |
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formaldehyde (50-00-0) |
0.04 |
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hexachlorocyclopentadiene (77-47-4) |
0.013 |
0.0025 |
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hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (57653- 85-7) |
0.0051 |
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n-hexane (110-54-3) |
23 |
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hexane isomers except n-hexane |
92 |
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hydrazine (302-01-2) |
0.013 |
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hydrogen chloride (7647-01-0) |
0.18 |
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hydrogen cyanide (74-90-8) |
2.9 |
0.28 |
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hydrogen fluoride (7664-39-3) |
0.63 |
0.064 |
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hydrogen sulfide (7783-06-4) |
1.7 |
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maleic anhydride (108-31-6) |
0.25 |
0.025 |
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manganese and compounds |
0.63 |
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manganese cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl (12079-65-1) |
0.013 |
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manganese tetroxide (1317-35-7) |
0.13 |
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mercury, alkyl |
0.0013 |
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mercury, aryl and inorganic compounds |
0.013 |
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mercury, vapor (7439-97-6) |
0.013 |
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methyl chloroform (71-55-6) |
250 |
64 |
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methylene chloride (75-09-2) |
1600 |
0.39 |
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methyl ethyl ketone (78-93-3) |
78 |
22.4 |
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methyl isobutyl ketone (108-10-1) |
52 |
7.6 |
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methyl mercaptan (74-93-1) |
0.013 |
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nickel carbonyl (13463-39-3) |
0.013 |
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nickel metal (7440-02-0) |
0.13 |
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nickel, soluble compounds, as nickel |
0.013 |
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nickel subsulfide (12035-72-2) |
0.14 |
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nitric acid (7697-37-2) |
0.256 |
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nitrobenzene (98-95-3) |
1.3 |
0.13 |
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n-nitrosodimethylamine (62-75-9) |
3.4 |
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non-specific chromium (VI) compounds, as chromium (VI) equivalent |
0.0056 |
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pentachlorophenol (87-86-5) |
0.063 |
0.0064 |
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perchloroethylene (127-18-4) |
13000 |
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phenol (108-95-2) |
0.24 |
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phosgene (75-44-5) |
0.052 |
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phosphine (7803-51-2) |
0.032 |
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polychlorinated biphenyls (1336-36- 3) |
5.6 |
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soluble chromate compounds, as chromium (VI) equivalent |
0.013 |
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styrene (100-42-5) |
2.7 |
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sulfuric acid (7664-93-9) |
0.25 |
0.025 |
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tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1746- 01-6) |
0.00020 |
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1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (79-34-5) |
430 |
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toluene (108-88-3) |
98 |
14.4 |
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toluene diisocyanate,2,4-(584-84-9) and 2,6- (91-08-7) isomers |
0.003 |
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trichloroethylene (79-01-6) |
4000 |
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vinyl chloride (75-01-4) |
26 |
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vinylidene chloride (75-35-4) |
2.5 |
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xylene (1330-20-7) |
57 |
16.4 |
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(b) A permit to emit toxic air pollutants shall be required for any facility if all emission release points are unobstructed and vertically oriented whose actual rate of emissions from all sources is greater than any one of the following toxic air pollutant permitting emissions rates:
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Unobstructed Toxic Air Pollutant Permitting Emission Rates (TPER) |
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Pollutant (CAS Number) |
Carcinogens
lb/yr |
Chronic Toxicants
lb/day |
Acute Systemic Toxicants lb/hr |
Acute Irritants
lb/hr |
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acetaldehyde (75-07-0) |
28.43 |
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acetic acid (64-19-7) |
3.90 |
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acrolein (107-02-8) |
0.08 |
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acrylonitrile (107-13-1) |
1.3 |
1.05 |
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ammonia (7664-41-7) |
2.84 |
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aniline (62-53-3) |
1.05 |
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arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds |
0.194 |
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asbestos (1332-21-4) |
7.748 x 10-3 |
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aziridine (151-56-4) |
0.3 |
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benzene (71-43-2) |
11.069 |
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benzidine and salts (92-87-5) |
1.384 x 10-3 |
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benzo(a)pyrene (50-32-8) |
3.044 |
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benzyl chloride (100-44-7) |
0.53 |
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beryllium (7440-41-7) |
0.378 |
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beryllium chloride (7787-47-5) |
0.378 |
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beryllium fluoride (7787-49-7) |
0.378 |
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beryllium nitrate (13597-99-4) |
0.378 |
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bioavailable chromate pigments, as chromium (VI) equivalent |
0.008 |
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bis-chloromethyl ether (542-88-1) |
0.034 |
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bromine (7726-95-6) |
0.21 |
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1,3-butadiene (106-99-0) |
40.585 |
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cadmium (7440-43-9) |
0.507 |
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cadmium acetate (543-90-8) |
0.507 |
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cadmium bromide (7789-42-6) |
0.507 |
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carbon disulfide (75-15-0) |
7.8 |
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carbon tetrachloride (56-23-5) |
618.006 |
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chlorine (7782-50-5) |
1.6 |
0.95 |
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chlorobenzene (108-90-7) |
92.7 |
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chloroform (67-66-3) |
396.631 |
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chloroprene (126-99-8) |
18.5 |
3.69 |
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cresol (1319-77-3) |
2.32 |
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p-dichlorobenzene (106-46-7) |
69.50 |
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di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (117-81-7) |
1.3 |
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dimethyl sulfate (77-78-1) |
0.1 |
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1,4-dioxane (123-91-1) |
23.6 |
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epichlorohydrin (106-89-8) |
7655.891 |
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ethyl acetate (141-78-6) |
147.41 |
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ethylenediamine (107-15-3) |
12.6 |
2.63 |
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ethylene dibromide (106-93-4) |
36.896 |
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ethylene dichloride (107-06-2) |
350.511 |
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ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (110-80-5) |
5.1 |
2.00 |
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ethylene oxide (75-21-8) |
2.490 |
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ethyl mercaptan (75-08-1) |
0.11 |
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fluorides |
0.7 |
0.26 |
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formaldehyde (50-00-0) |
0.16 |
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hexachlorocyclopentadiene (77-47-4) |
2.5 x 10-2 |
0.01 |
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hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (57653- 85-7) |
0.007 |
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n-hexane (110-54-3) |
46.3 |
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hexane isomers except n-hexane |
379.07 |
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hydrazine (302-01-2) |
2.5 x 10-2 |
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hydrogen chloride (7647-01-0) |
0.74 |
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hydrogen cyanide (74-90-8) |
5.9 |
1.16 |
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hydrogen fluoride (7664-39-3) |
1.3 |
0.26 |
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hydrogen sulfide (7783-06-4) |
5.1 |
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maleic anhydride (108-31-6) |
0.5 |
0.11 |
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manganese and compounds |
1.3 |
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manganese cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl (12079-65-1) |
2.5 x 10-2 |
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manganese tetroxide (1317-35-7) |
0.3 |
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mercury, alkyl |
2.5 x 10-3 |
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mercury, aryl and inorganic compounds |
2.5 x 10-2 |
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mercury, vapor (7439-97-6) |
2.5 x 10-2 |
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methyl chloroform (71-55-6) |
505.4 |
257.98 |
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methylene chloride (75-09-2) |
2213.752 |
1.79 |
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methyl ethyl ketone (78-93-3) |
155.8 |
93.19 |
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methyl isobutyl ketone (108-10-1) |
107.8 |
31.59 |
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methyl mercaptan (74-93-1) |
0.05 |
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nickel carbonyl (13463-39-3) |
2.5 x 10-2 |
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nickel metal (7440-02-0) |
0.3 |
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nickel, soluble compounds, as nickel |
2.5 x 10-2 |
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nickel subsulfide (12035-72-2) |
0.194 |
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nitric acid (7697-37-2) |
1.05 |
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nitrobenzene (98-95-3) |
2.5 |
0.53 |
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n-nitrosodimethylamine (62-75-9) |
4.612 |
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non-specific chromium (VI) compounds, as chromium (VI) equivalent |
0.008 |
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pentachlorophenol (87-86-5) |
0.1 |
0.03 |
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perchloroethylene (127-18-4) |
17525.534 |
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phenol (108-95-2) |
1.00 |
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phosgene (75-44-5) |
0.1 |
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phosphine (7803-51-2) |
0.14 |
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polychlorinated biphenyls (1336-36- 3) |
7.656 |
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soluble chromate compounds, as chromium (VI) equivalent |
2.6 x 10-2 |
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styrene (100-42-5) |
11.16 |
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sulfuric acid (7664-93-9) |
0.5 |
0.11 |
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tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1746- 01-6) |
2.767 x 10-4 |
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1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (79-34-5) |
581.110 |
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toluene (108-88-3) |
197.96 |
58.97 |
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toluene diisocyanate,2,4-(584-84-9) and 2,6- (91-08-7) isomers |
8.4 x 10-3 |
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trichloroethylene (79-01-6) |
5442.140 |
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vinyl chloride (75-01-4) |
35.051 |
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vinylidene chloride (75-35-4) |
5.1 |
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xylene (1330-20-7) |
113.7 |
68.44 |
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(c) For the following pollutants, the highest emissions occurring in any 15-minute period shall be multiplied by four and the product shall be compared to the value in Paragraph (a) or (b), as applicable:
(1) acetaldehyde (75-07-0);
(2) acetic acid (64-19-7);
(3) acrolein (107-02-8);
(4) ammonia (7664-41-7);
(5) bromine (7726-95-6);
(6) chlorine (7782-50-5);
(7) formaldehyde (50-00-0);
(8) hydrogen chloride (7647-01-0);
(9) hydrogen fluoride (7664-39-3); and
(10) nitric acid (7697-37-2).
History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215-107; 143-215.108; 143B-282;
Rule originally codified as part of 15A NCAC 02H .0610;
Eff. July 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2015; July 7, 2014; May 1, 2014; January 1, 2010; June 1, 2008; April 1, 2005; February 1, 2005; April 1, 2001;
Readopted Eff. July 1, 2018.