North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 02 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
Section .1100 - CONTROL OF TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS
Section 02D .1104 - TOXIC AIR POLLUTANT GUIDELINES

Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 02D .1104
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

A facility shall not emit any of the following toxic air pollutants in such quantities that may cause or contribute beyond the facility's premises to any significant ambient air concentration that may adversely affect human health, except as allowed pursuant to 15A NCAC 02Q .0700. In determining these significant ambient air concentrations, the Division shall be governed by the following list of acceptable ambient levels in milligrams per cubic meter at 77° F (25° C) and 29.92 inches (760 mm) of mercury pressure, except for asbestos:

Acceptable Ambient Levels (AAL) in Milligrams per Cubic Meter (mg/m3) Except Where Noted

Pollutant (CAS Number)

Annual (Carcinogens)

24-hour

(Chronic Toxicants)

1-hour

(Acute Systemic Toxicants)

1-hour

(Acute Irritants)

acetaldehyde (75-07-0)

27

acetic acid (64-19-7)

3.7

acrolein (107-02-8)

0.08

acrylonitrile (107-13-1)

0.03

1

ammonia (7664-41-7)

2.7

aniline (62-53-3)

1

arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds

2.1 x 10-6

asbestos (1332-21-4)

2.8 x 10-6 fibers/ml

aziridine (151-56-4)

0.006

benzene (71-43-2)

1.2 x 10-4

benzidine and salts (92-87-5)

1.5 x 10-8

benzo(a)pyrene (50-32-8)

3.3 x 10-5

benzyl chloride (100-44-7)

0.5

beryllium (7440-41-7)

4.1 x 10-6

beryllium chloride (7787-47-5)

4.1 x 10-6

beryllium fluoride (7787-49-7)

4.1 x 10-6

beryllium nitrate (13597-99-4)

4.1 x 10-6

bioavailable chromate pigments, as chromium (VI) equivalent

8.3 x 10-8

bis-chloromethyl ether (542-88-1)

3.7 x 10-7

bromine (7726-95-6)

0.2

1,3-butadiene (106-99-0)

4.4 x 10-4

cadmium (7440-43-9)

5.5 x 10-6

cadmium acetate (543-90-8)

5.5 x 10-6

cadmium bromide (7789-42-6)

5.5 x 10-6

carbon disulfide (75-15-0)

0.186

carbon tetrachloride (56-23-5)

6.7 x 10-3

chlorine (7782-50-5)

0.0375

0.9

chlorobenzene (108-90-7)

2.2

chloroform (67-66-3)

4.3 x 10-3

chloroprene (126-99-8)

0.44

3.5

cresol (1319-77-3)

2.2

p-dichlorobenzene (106-46-7)

66

di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (117-81-7)

0.03

dimethyl sulfate (77-78-1)

0.003

1,4-dioxane (123-91-1)

0.56

epichlorohydrin (106-89-8)

8.3 x 10-2

ethyl acetate (141-78-6)

140

ethylenediamine (107-15-3)

0.3

2.5

ethylene dibromide (106-93-4)

4.0 x 10-4

ethylene dichloride (107-06-2)

3.8 x 10-3

ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

(110-80-5)

0.12

1.9

ethylene oxide (75-21-8)

2.7 x 10-5

ethyl mercaptan (75-08-1)

0.1

fluorides

0.016

0.25

formaldehyde (50-00-0)

0.15

hexachlorocyclopentadiene (77-47-4)

0.0006

0.01

hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

(57653-85-7)

7.6 x 10-8

n-hexane (110-54-3)

1.1

hexane isomers except n-hexane

360

hydrazine (302-01-2)

0.0006

hydrogen chloride (7647-01-0)

0.7

hydrogen cyanide (74-90-8)

0.14

1.1

hydrogen fluoride (7664-39-3)

0.03

0.25

hydrogen sulfide (7783-06-4)

0.12

maleic anhydride (108-31-6)

0.012

0.1

manganese and compounds

0.031

manganese cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl (12079-65-1)

0.0006

manganese tetroxide (1317-35-7)

0.0062

mercury, alkyl

0.00006

mercury, aryl and inorganic compounds

0.0006

mercury, vapor (7439-97-6)

0.0006

methyl bromide (74-83-9)

0.005a

1.0

methyl chloroform (71-55-6)

12

245

methylene chloride (75-09-2)

2.4 x 10-2

1.7

methyl ethyl ketone (78-93-3)

3.7

88.5

methyl isobutyl ketone (108-10-1)

2.56

30

methyl mercaptan (74-93-1)

0.05

nickel carbonyl (13463-39-3)

0.0006

nickel metal (7440-02-0)

0.006

nickel, soluble compounds, as nickel

0.0006

nickel subsulfide (12035-72-2)

2.1 x 10-6

nitric acid (7697-37-2)

1

nitrobenzene (98-95-3)

0.06

0.5

n-nitrosodimethylamine (62-75-9)

5.0 x 10-5

non-specific chromium (VI) compounds, as chromium (VI) equivalent

8.3 x 10-8

pentachlorophenol (87-86-5)

0.003

0.025

perchloroethylene (127-18-4)

1.9 x 10-1

phenol (108-95-2)

0.95

phosgene (75-44-5)

0.0025

phosphine (7803-51-2)

0.13

polychlorinated biphenyls

(1336-36-3)

8.3 x 10-5

soluble chromate compounds, as chromium (VI) equivalent

6.2 x 10-4

styrene (100-42-5)

10.6

sulfuric acid (7664-93-9)

0.012

0.1

tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

(1746-01-6)

3.0 x 10-9

1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (79-34-5)

6.3 x 10-3

toluene (108-88-3)

4.7

56

toluene diisocyanate, 2,4- (584-84-9) and 2,6- (91-08-7) isomers

0.0002

trichloroethylene (79-01-6)

5.9 x 10-2

vinyl chloride (75-01-4)

3.8 x 10-4

vinylidene chloride (75-35-4)

0.12

xylene (1330-20-7)

2.7

65

a This compound has not been defined as a carcinogen.

Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(3); 143-215.107(a)(4); 143-215.107(a)(5); 143B-282;
Eff. May 1, 1990;
Amended Eff. September 1, 1992; March 1, 1992;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 20, 1997;
Amended Eff. July 7, 2014; May 1, 2014; March 1, 2010; June 1, 2008; April 1, 2005; April 1, 2001; July 1, 1998;
Readopted Eff. July 1, 2018;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2020.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. North Carolina may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.