Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 167 - Pollution Control Agency
Chapter 7011 - STANDARDS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES
SULFURIC ACID PLANTS
Part 7011.1605 - STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE OF EXISTING SULFURIC ACID PRODUCTION UNITS
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Pre-July 1, 1977, limit.
Prior to July 1, 1977, no owner or operator of an existing sulfuric acid production unit shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any sulfuric acid production unit any gases which contain sulfur dioxide in excess of 42 pounds per ton of acid produced (21 kg per metric ton), production being expressed as 100 percent H2SO4.
Subp. 2. Post-July 1, 1977, limit.
After July 1, 1977, no owner or operator of an existing sulfuric acid production unit shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any sulfuric acid production unit any gases which contain sulfur dioxide in excess of 30 pounds per ton of acid produced (15 kg per metric ton), production being expressed as 100 percent H2SO4.
Subp. 3. Acid mist.
No owner or operator of an existing sulfuric acid production unit shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any sulfuric acid production unit any gases which contain acid mist, expressed as H2SO4, in excess of 1.70 pounds per ton of acid produced (0.85 kg per metric ton), the production being expressed as 100 percent H2SO4.
Statutory Authority: MS s 116.07
