Section 1980. Standard for particulate matter  


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  • A. Thermal driers.

    1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any thermal drier any particulate emissions in excess of the limits in Table 4-15A.

    TABLE 4-15A

    Process Weight Rate
    Tons/Hr

    Maximum Allowable Emission Rate
    Lb/Hr

    100 or less

    45

    200 or more

    105

    2. Interpretation of the emission standard in subdivision A 1 of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.

    B. Pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment.

    1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment any particulate emissions in excess of 0.05 grains per standard cubic foot of exhaust gas. In no event shall the emission rate exceed the appropriate limit in Table 4-15B.

    2. Interpretation of the emission standard in subdivision B 1 of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.

    TABLE 4-15B

    Process Weight Rate

    Maximum Allowable Emission Rate

    Lb/Hr

    Tons/Hr

    Lb/Hr

    100

    0.05

    0.551

    200

    0.10

    0.877

    400

    0.20

    1.40

    600

    0.30

    1.83

    800

    0.40

    2.22

    1000

    0.50

    2.58

    1500

    0.75

    3.38

    2000

    1.00

    4.10

    2500

    1.25

    4.76

    3000

    1.50

    5.38

    3500

    1.75

    5.96

    4000

    2.00

    6.52

    5000

    2.50

    7.58

    6000

    3.00

    8.56

    7000

    3.50

    9.49

    8000

    4.00

    10.4

    9000

    4.50

    11.2

    10000

    5.00

    12.0

    12000

    6.00

    13.6

    16000

    8.00

    16.5

    18000

    9.00

    17.9

    20000

    10.00

    19.2

    30000

    15.00

    25.2

    40000

    20.00

    30.5

    50000

    25.00

    35.4

    60000

    30.00

    40.0

    70000

    35.00

    41.3

    80000

    40.00

    42.5

    90000

    45.00

    43.6

    100000

    50.00

    44.6

    120000

    60.00

    46.3

    140000

    70.00

    47.8

    160000

    80.00

    49.1

    200000

    100.00

    51.3

    1000000

    500.00

    69.0

    2000000

    1000.00

    77.6

    6000000

    3000.00

    92.7

Historical Notes

Derived from VR120-04-1503, eff. January 1, 1985.

Statutory Authority

§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.