9VAC5-45-650. Standard for volatile organic compounds

A. Except as provided in 9VAC5-45-630 and subsection H of this section, no owner or other person shall (i) sell, supply or offer for sale any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, or sealant primer manufactured on or after the applicable compliance date specified in 9VAC5-45-700 , or (ii) manufacture for sale any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, or sealant primer on or after the date specified in 9VAC5-45-700 , which contains volatile organic compounds in excess of the limits specified in Table 45-6A. Table 45-6A VOC Content Limits for Adhesives, Sealants, Adhesive Primers, Sealant Primers and Adhesives Applied to Particular Substrates Table 45-6A VOC Content Limits for Adhesives, Sealants, Adhesive Primers, Sealant Primers and Adhesives Applied to Particular Substrates Adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer category VOC content limit (grams VOC per liter*) Adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer category VOC content limit (grams VOC per liter*) Adhesives Adhesives ABS welding 400 ABS welding 400 Ceramic tile installation 130 Ceramic tile installation 130 Computer diskette jacket manufacturing 850 Computer diskette jacket manufacturing 850 Contact bond 250 Contact bond 250 Cove base installation 150 Cove base installation 150 CPVC welding 490 CPVC welding 490 Indoor floor covering installation 150 Indoor floor covering installation 150 Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting 850 Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting 850 Multipurpose construction 200 Multipurpose construction 200 Nonmembrane roof installation/repair 300 Nonmembrane roof installation/repair 300 Other plastic cement welding 510 Other plastic cement welding 510 Outdoor floor covering installation 250 Outdoor floor covering installation 250 PVC welding 510 PVC welding 510 Single-ply roof membrane installation/repair 250 Single-ply roof membrane installation/repair 250 Structural glazing 100 Structural glazing 100 Thin metal laminating 780 Thin metal laminating 780 Tire retread 100 Tire retread 100 Perimeter bonded sheet vinyl flooring installation 660 Perimeter bonded sheet vinyl flooring installation 660 Waterproof resorcinol glue 170 Waterproof resorcinol glue 170 Sheet-applied rubber installation 850 Sheet-applied rubber installation 850 Sealants Sealants Architectural 250 Architectural 250 Marine deck 760 Marine deck 760 Nonmembrane roof installation/repair 300 Nonmembrane roof installation/repair 300 Roadway 250 Roadway 250 Single-ply roof membrane 450 Single-ply roof membrane 450 Other 420 Other 420 Adhesive Primers Adhesive Primers Automotive glass 700 Automotive glass 700 Plastic cement welding 650 Plastic cement welding 650 Single-ply roof membrane 250 Single-ply roof membrane 250 Traffic marking tape 150 Traffic marking tape 150 Other 250 Other 250 Sealant Primers Sealant Primers Non-porous architectural 250 Non-porous architectural 250 Porous architectural 775 Porous architectural 775 Marine deck 760 Marine deck 760 Other 750 Other 750 Adhesives Applied to the Listed Substrate Adhesives Applied to the Listed Substrate Flexible vinyl 250 Flexible vinyl 250 Fiberglass 200 Fiberglass 200 Metal 30 Metal 30 Porous material 120 Porous material 120 Rubber 250 Rubber 250 Other substrates 250 Other substrates 250 *The VOC content is determined using the weight of volatile compounds, less water and exempt compounds, as specified in 9VAC5-45-710 of this article. *The VOC content is determined using the weight of volatile compounds, less water and exempt compounds, as specified in 9VAC5-45-710 of this article. B. Except as provided in 9VAC5-45-630 B through E, in subsection G of this section, and in 9VAC5-45-660 , no person shall use, or apply for compensation, any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer in excess of the applicable VOC content limits specified in Table 45-6A. C. The VOC content limits in Table 45-6A for adhesives applied to particular substrates shall apply as follows. 1. If an owner or other person uses an adhesive or sealant subject to a specific VOC content limit for such adhesive or sealant in Table 45-6A, such specific limit is applicable rather than an adhesive-to-substrate limit. 2. If an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar substrates together, the applicable substrate category with the highest VOC content shall be the limit for such use. D. No owner or other person shall use a surface preparation or cleanup solvent containing VOC unless: 1. The VOC content of the surface preparation solvent is less than 70 grams per liter, except as provided for single-ply roofing in subdivision 2 of this subsection; 2. The composite vapor pressure, excluding water and exempt compounds, of the surface preparation solvent used for applying single-ply roofing does not exceed 45 mm Hg at 20°C; 3. The composite vapor pressure of the solvent used for the removal of adhesives, sealants, or adhesive or sealant primers from surfaces other than spray application equipment is less than 45 mm Hg at 20°C, except as provided in subdivision 4 of this subsection; and 4. For the removal of adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or sealant primers from parts of spray application equipment, the removal is performed as follows: a. In an enclosed cleaning system, or equivalent cleaning system as determined by the test method identified in 9VAC5-45-710 I; b. Using a solvent with a VOC content less than or equal to 70 grams of VOC per liter of material; or c. Parts containing dried adhesive may be soaked in a solvent if (i) the composite vapor pressure of the solvent, excluding water and exempt compounds, is less than or equal to 9.5 mm Hg at 20°C, and (ii) the parts and solvent are in a closed container that remains closed except when adding parts to or removing parts from the container. E. Any owner or other person using adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers, sealant primers, surface preparation or clean-up solvents subject to the provisions of this article shall store or dispose of all absorbent materials, such as cloth or paper, that are moistened with adhesives, sealants, primers or solvents subject to the provisions of this article, in nonabsorbent containers that shall be closed except when placing materials in or removing materials from the container. F. No owner or other person shall solicit the use, require the use or specify the application of any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation or clean-up solvent if such use or application results in a violation of the provisions of this article. This prohibition shall apply to all written or oral contracts under which any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation or clean-up solvent subject to this article is to be used at any location within the areas designated in 9VAC5-45-620 C. G. The standards for single-ply roof membrane installation and repair adhesive, single-ply roof membrane sealant, and single-ply roof membrane adhesive primer in Table 45-6A shall only apply as follows: 1. In the Northern Virginia and Fredericksburg VOC Emissions Control Areas: during the ozone seasons, or portions thereof, between August 1, 2010, and September 30, 2011, and on and after January 1, 2012; and 2. In the Richmond VOC Emissions Control Area: during the ozone season, or portion thereof, between March 1, 2014, and September 30, 2014, and after January 1, 2015. H. The provisions of subsection A of this section and the provisions of 9VAC5-45-730 E do not apply to the sale, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale of single-ply roof membrane installation and repair adhesive, single-ply roof membrane sealant, and single-ply roof membrane adhesive primer prior to January 1, 2012.