Utah Admin. Code 307-351-5

Current through Bulletin 2024-23, December 1, 2024
Section 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.

Utah Admin. Code R307-351-5

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-1, effective 12/6/2017