Determination of Visible Emissions from Charge Port Lids

Section 280 Section 280.106  Determination of Visible Emissions from Charge Port Lids Compliance with the charge port lid emission limitation contained in Rule 203(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Illinois Pollution Control Board Rules and Regulations, Chapter 2:  Air Pollution shall be determined by the following procedure: a)         Observations. Observations of any visible emissions other than charging emissions from the charge port lids shall be made and recorded during the period the observer walks the topside of a battery from one end to the other one time.  Each oven shall be observed in sequence. b)         Recording of Observations. The observer shall record the battery identification, the location of the lid emission on each oven, and whether an oven was dampered off. c)         Compliance Determination. Compliance with Rule 203(d)(5)(B)(v) shall be determined by utilizing the following formula: (# of charging port lids on operating ovens with visible emissions) x 100 = 5% or less (# number of charging port lids on operating ovens)