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9VAC5-40-1980: Standard for particulate matter
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 9. Environment
- Agency 5. State Air Pollution Control Board
- Chapter 40. Existing Stationary Sources
- Part II. Emission Standards
- Article 15. Emission Standards for Coal Preparation Plants (Rule 4-15)
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
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