Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 159 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants
Section 096-159-2 - Requirements

Universal Citation: 06 ME Code Rules ยง 096-159-2

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

A. Except as provided in subsection 2(E) and Section 3 of this rule, on and after January 1, 2011, no person shall sell, supply, offer for sale or manufacture for sale in Maine any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer manufactured on or after January 1, 2011, in excess of the applicable VOC content limits specified in Table 1.

B. Except as provided in subsection 2(E) and section 3 of this rule, on and after January 1, 2011, no person shall use or apply for compensation any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer within Maine manufactured on or after January 1, 2011, in excess of the applicable VOC content limits specified in Table 1.

C. The VOC content limits in Table 1 for adhesives applied to particular substrates shall apply as follows:

(1) If an operator uses an adhesive or sealant subject to a specific VOC content limit for such adhesive or sealant in Table 1, such specific limit is applicable rather than an adhesive-to-substrate limit; and

(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. Any person subject to this rule using a surface preparation or cleanup solvent shall:

(1) Except as provided in subsection 2(D)(2) of this rule for single-ply roofing, not use materials for surface preparation containing VOCs, unless the VOC content of the surface preparation solvent is less than 70 grams per liter;

(2) If a surface preparation solvent is used in applying single-ply roofing, not use materials for surface preparation containing VOCs, unless the composite vapor pressure, excluding water and exempt compounds, of the surface preparation solvent does not exceed 45 mm Hg at 20 degrees Celsius;

(3) Except as provided in subsection 2(D)(4) of this rule, not use materials containing VOCs for the removal of adhesives, sealants, or adhesive or sealant primers from surfaces, other than spray application equipment, unless the composite vapor pressure of the solvent used is less than 45 mm Hg at 20 degrees Celsius; and

Removal of an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer from the parts of spray application equipment shall be performed in accordance with 06-096 CMR Chapter 130 Solvent Cleaners.

E. A person using an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer subject to this rule may comply with the VOC limits in Table of this rule using add-on air pollution control equipment if such equipment meets the following requirements:

(1) The VOC emissions from the use of all adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or sealant primers subject to this rule are reduced by an overall capture and control efficiency of at least 85%, by weight;

(2) The combustion temperature is monitored continuously if a thermal incinerator is operated;

(3) Inlet and exhaust gas temperatures are monitored continuously if a catalytic incinerator is operated;

(4) Control device efficiency is monitored continuously if a carbon absorber or control device other than a thermal or catalytic incinerator is operated, and

(5) Operation records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this subdivision are maintained as required by section 4 of this rule.

F. Any person using adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers, sealant primers, surface preparation or clean-up solvents subject to this rule shall store or dispose of all absorbent materials, such as cloth or paper, which are moistened with adhesives, sealants, primers or solvents subject to this rule, in non-absorbent containers that shall be closed except when placing materials in or removing materials from the container.

G. No person shall solicit, 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 rule. The prohibition of this section 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 rule is to be used at any location in Maine.

Table 1. 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*)

Adhesives

ABS welding

400

Ceramic tile installation

130

Computer diskette jacket manufacturing

850

Contact bond

250

Cove base installation

150

CPVC welding

490

Indoor floor covering installation

150

Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting

850

Multipurpose construction

200

Nonmembrane roof installation/repair

300

Other plastic cement welding

510

Outdoor floor covering installation

250

PVC welding

510

Single-ply roof membrane installation/repair

250

Structural glazing

100

Thin metal laminating

780

Tire retread

100

Perimeter bonded sheet vinyl flooring installation

660

Waterproof resorcinol glue

170

Sheet-applied rubber installation

850

Sealants

Architectural

250

Marine deck

760

Nonmembrane roof installation/repair

300

Roadway

250

Single-ply roof membrane

450

Other

420

Adhesive Primers

Automotive glass

700

Plastic cement welding

650

Single-ply roof membrane

250

Traffic marking tape

150

Other

250

Sealant Primers

Non-porous architectural

250

Porous architectural

775

Marine deck

760

Other

750

Adhesives Applied to the Listed Substrate

Flexible vinyl

250

Fiberglass

200

Metal

30

Porous material

120

Rubber

250

Other substrates

250

* The VOC content is determined as the weight of volatile compounds, less water and exempt compounds as specified in Section 5 of this rule.

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