Section Env-A 1216.03 - Emission Standards for Offset Lithographic and Letterpress Printing(a) Except as provided in (b), below, the owner or operator of an individual press with a TPE from the dryer of at least 25 tons per consecutive 12-month period, shall comply with one of the following control options:(1) Control option 1 shall consist of the use of an add-on control with an overall control efficiency of at least 90.0%, by weight, for a dryer whose first installation date was prior to the 2011 effective date of this rule;(2) Control option 2 shall consist of the use of an add-on control with an overall control efficiency of at least 95%, by weight, for a dryer whose first installation date was on or after the 2011 effective date of this rule; or(3) Control option 3 shall consist of the use of an add-on control to reduce the outlet VOC concentration to less than or equal to 20 parts per million (ppm), by volume, as hexane on a dry basis, prior to dilution, where there is no identifiable measurable inlet, or the inlet VOC concentration is so low that the applicable control efficiency in either (1) or (2), above, can not be achieved.(b) The following heatset ink presses shall be exempt from the requirements of (a), above:(2) Presses with a maximum web width of 22 inches.(c) The fountain solution used in a heatset web offset lithographic printing press shall be limited to one of the following: (1) VOC content of 1.6% or less, by weight;(2) VOC content of 3.0% or less, by weight, if the fountain solution is refrigerated to a temperature below 16C, equivalent to 60F; or(3) VOC content of 5.0% or less, by weight, if the fountain solution contains no alcohol.(d) The fountain solution used in a sheet-fed offset lithographic printing press shall be limited to either of the following: (1) VOC content of 5.0% or less, by weight; or(2) VOC content of 8.5% or less, by weight, if the fountain solution is refrigerated to a temperature below 16C, equivalent to 60F.(e) The fountain solution used in a non-heatset web-fed offset lithographic printing process, including both newspaper and non-newspaper facilities, shall contain no alcohol and the concentration of total VOCs shall not exceed 5.0 %, by weight, in the final solution.(f) The control requirements for fountain solution in (c), (d), and (e), above, shall not be applied to sheet-fed presses with a maximum sheet size of 11 by 17 inches or smaller, or to any press with a total fountain solution reservoir of less than one gallon.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 1216.03
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-A 1200) #9933, eff 6-1-11
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 46, Filed November 14, 2019, Proposed by #12899, Effective 10/17/2019, Expires 10/17/2029