Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 9. Environment |
Agency 5. State Air Pollution Control Board |
Chapter 40. Existing Stationary Sources |
Section 2850. Standard for sulfur dioxide
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No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any sulfuric acid production unit any sulfur dioxide emissions in excess of a concentration of 2000 parts per million by volume and a mass emission rate of 27 pounds per ton of 100% acid produced when elemental sulfur is used for feed material, or 3500 ppm by volume and a mass emission rate of 45 pounds per ton of 100% acid produced when other raw materials such as recycled spent acid and ores are used as feed. These emissions levels may be exceeded for a period not longer than 24 hours during start-up.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR120-04-2103, eff. January 1, 1985.