OAR 340-220-0150: Determining VOC Emissions Using Material Balance
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2019-05-16Last verified: 2026-09-07
The owner or operator may determine the amount of VOC emissions for emissions of a regulated pollutant by using material balance. The owner or operator using material balance to calculate VOC emissions must determine the amount of VOC added to the process, the amount of VOC consumed in the process, and the amount of VOC recovered in the process, if any, by testing using 40 CFR part 60 Appendix A EPA Method 18, 24, 25, a material balance method, or an equivalent plant specific method specified in the Oregon Title V Operating Permit using the following equation: [NOTE: View a PDF of equations and EPA Methods by clicking on the "Tables" link below.] [ED. NOTE: To view attachments referenced in rule text, click here to view rule.]
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 468.065, 468A.070, 468A.310 & 468A.315
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468 & 468A
History: DEQ 13-2019, amend filed 05/16/2019, effective 05/16/2019 DEQ 10-2018, minor correction filed 02/28/2018, effective 02/28/2018 DEQ 61-2017, minor correction filed 12/20/2017, effective 12/20/2017 DEQ 7-2015, f. & cert. ef. 4-16-15 DEQ 10-2008, f. & cert. ef. 8-25-08 Reverted to DEQ 6-2001, f. 6-18-01, cert. ef. 7-1-01 DEQ 6-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-17-07 thru 2-12-08 DEQ 6-2001, f. 6-18-01, cert. ef. 7-1-01 DEQ 14-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-99, Renumbered from 340-028-2700 DEQ 2-1996, f. & cert. ef. 1-29-96 DEQ 22-1995, f. & cert. ef. 10-6-95 DEQ 13-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-19-94 DEQ 20-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-4-93
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