§ 130.702. Emission standards.
(a) Except as provided in § 130.703 (relating to exemptions and exceptions), a person may not sell, supply, offer for sale or manufacture for sale for use or application in this Commonwealth one or more of the following products:
(1) An adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer product manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, which contains VOCs in excess of the applicable VOC content limit specified in Table I.
(2) An adhesive or sealant product manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, if it is sold, supplied, offered for sale or manufactured to be applied in this Commonwealth to a substrate listed in Table II and it contains VOCs in excess of the applicable VOC content limit specified in Table II.
(b) Except as provided in § 130.703, a person may not use or apply for compensation within this Commonwealth one or more of the following products:
(1) An adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer product manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, which contains VOCs in excess of the applicable VOC content limit specified in Table I.
(2) An adhesive or sealant product manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, applied to a substrate listed in Table II if the product contains VOCs in excess of the applicable VOC content limit specified in Table II.
(c) On and after January 1, 2012, the VOC content limits in Table II for adhesives or sealants applied to particular substrates apply as follows:
(1) If a person uses or applies an adhesive or sealant subject to a specific VOC content limit in Table I, the specific limit is applicable rather than the adhesive-to-substrate limit in Table II.
(2) If a person uses or applies an adhesive to bond dissimilar substrates together, the applicable substrate category with the highest VOC content is the limit for this use.
(d) On and after January 1, 2012, a person subject to this subchapter using or applying a surface preparation solvent or cleanup solvent may not:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) for single-ply roof membrane, use materials containing VOCs for surface preparation, unless the VOC content of the surface preparation solvent is less than 70 grams per liter of material or 0.6 pound of VOC per gallon of material.
(2) If a surface preparation solvent is used in applying single-ply roof membrane, use materials containing VOCs for surface preparation, unless the composite partial vapor pressure, excluding water and exempt compounds, of the surface preparation solvent is less than or equal to 45 mm mercury at 20° C.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (e), use materials containing VOCs for the removal of adhesives, sealants or adhesive or sealant primers from surfaces, other than from the parts of spray application equipment, unless the composite partial vapor pressure of the solvent used is less than or equal to 45 mm mercury at 20° C.
(e) On and after January 1, 2012, the removal of an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer from the parts of spray application equipment shall be performed by one or more of the following methods:
(1) Using an enclosed cleaning system or equivalent cleaning system, as determined by the test method identified in § 130.705(h) (relating to compliance procedures and test methods).
(2) Using a solvent with a VOC content less than or equal to 70 grams of VOC per liter of material or 0.6 pound of VOC per gallon of material.
(3) Soaking parts containing dried adhesive in a solvent if the composite partial vapor pressure of the solvent, excluding water and exempt compounds, is less than or equal to 9.5 mm mercury at 20° C and the parts and solvent are in a closed container that remains closed except when adding parts to or removing parts from the container.
(f) On and after January 1, 2012, a person who uses or applies adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers, sealant primers, surface preparation solvents or cleanup solvents subject to this subchapter shall store or dispose of all absorbent materials, including cloth or paper, which are moistened with adhesives, sealants, primers or solvents subject to this subchapter, in nonabsorbent containers at the facility or location of use that are kept closed except when placing materials in or removing materials from the container.
(g) A person may not solicit, require or specify the use or application of an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation solvent or cleanup solvent if the use or application would result in a violation of this subchapter. The prohibition of this subsection applies to all written or oral contracts created on or after January 1, 2012, under which an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation solvent or cleanup solvent subject to this subchapter is to be used or applied at a location in this Commonwealth.
(h) On and after January 1, 2012, a person who, for compensation, uses or applies an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer in this Commonwealth may not add solvent to the adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer in an amount in excess of the manufacturer’s recommendation for application, if this addition causes the adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer to exceed the applicable VOC content limit listed in Table I or II.
Table I. VOC Content Limits for Adhesives, Sealants, Adhesive Primers and Sealant Primers, As Applied
Adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or
sealant primer categoryVOC content limit (pounds VOC per gallon, less water and exempt compounds)* VOC content limit (grams VOC per liter, less water and exempt compounds)* Adhesives ABS welding 3.3 400 Ceramic tile installation 1.1 130 Computer diskette jacket manufacturing 7.1 850 Contact bond 2.1 250 Cove base installation 1.3 150 CPVC welding 4.1 490 Indoor floor covering installation 1.3 150 Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting 7.1 850 Multipurpose construction 1.7 200 Nonmembrane roof installation/repair 2.5 300 Outdoor floor covering installation 2.1 250 Perimeter bonded sheet vinyl flooring installation 5.5 660 Plastic cement welding, other than ABS, CPVC or PVC welding 4.3 510 PVC welding 4.3 510 Sheet rubber installation 7.1 850 Single-ply roof membrane installation/ repair 2.1 250 Structural glazing 0.8 100 Thin metal laminating 6.5 780 Tire retread 0.8 100 Waterproof resorcinol glue 1.4 170 Sealants Architectural 2.1 250 Marine deck 6.3 760 Nonmembrane roof installation/repair 2.5 300 Roadway 2.1 250 Single-ply roof membrane 3.8 450 Other 3.5 420 Adhesive Primers Automotive glass 5.8 700 Plastic cement welding 5.4 650 Single-ply roof membrane 2.1 250 Traffic marking tape 1.3 150 Other 2.1 250 Sealant Primers Marine deck 6.3 760 Nonporous architectural 2.1 250 Porous architectural 6.5 775 Other 6.3 750 *The VOC content is determined as the weight of VOC per volume of product, less water and exempt compounds, as specified in § 130.705(j) and (k) or as the weight of VOC per volume of product, as specified in § 130.705(l).
Table II. VOC Content Limits for Adhesive or Sealant Products Applied to Particular Substrates, As Applied
Adhesive or Sealant Products
Applied to the Listed SubstrateVOC content limit (pounds VOC per gallon, less water and exempt compounds)* VOC content limit (grams VOC per liter, less water and exempt compounds)* Fiberglass 1.7 200 Flexible vinyl 2.1 250 Metal 0.3 30 Porous material 1.0 120 Rubber 2.1 250 Other substrates 2.1 250 *The VOC content is determined as the weight of VOC per volume of product, less water and exempt compounds, as specified in § 130.705(j) and (k) or as the weight of VOC per volume of product, as specified in § 130.705(l).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 121.1 (relating to definitions); and 25 Pa. Code § 130.705 (relating to compliance procedures and test methods).
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