Regulation compliance testing

Because of the toxicity of vinyl chloride, the EPA in 1975 proposed emission standards for vinyl chloride manufacture. This proposal was subsequently enacted as EPA Regulation 40 CER 61, Subpart H Compliance testing began ill 1978. Environmental concerns and government regulations have prompted a major increase in the amonnt of add-on technology used in U.S. vinyl chloride production plants. 

One way of overcoming this potential compliance testing burden with the European Food Regulations is to make use of a validated migration model. These models have been discussed elsewhere [6-12] and are based upon Fickian diffusion principles. Recently a commercial software package has become available based upon the Piringer model [12]. 

As part of TSCA, EPA can require the testing of any chemical if there is the possibiUty of an unreasonable risk to health or environment or if there is significant human or environmental exposure. If the substance poses an unreasonable risk, EPA can prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution of the substance limit the amount of the substance that can be manufactured, processed, or distributed prohibit a particular use for the substance limit the concentration of the substance during manufacture, processing, or distribution regulate disposal methods for the substance and require manufacturers to maintain records of process and to conduct tests to assure compliance with EPA rules. 

In the United States, federal regulations require automobile manufacturers to certify that vehicles are ia compliance with exhaust emission standards when tested under specific test procedures. 

To determine compliance with regulations. If authorization is obtained to construct an incinerator and the permit states that the maximum allowable particulate emission is 230 mg per standard cubic meter corrected to 12% CO2, a source test must be made to determine compliance with the permit. 

Emissions from hazardous waste combustors are regulated under two statutory authorities RCRA and the CAA. The MACT standards set emission limitations for dioxins, furans, metals, particulate matter, total chlorine, hydrocarbons/carbon monoxide, and destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) for organics. Once a facility has demonstrated compliance with the MACT standards by conducting its comprehensive performance test (CPT) and submitting its notification of compliance (NOC), it is no longer subject to the RCRA emission requirements with a few exceptions. RCRA-permitted facilities, however, must continue to comply with their permitted emissions requirements until they obtain modifications to remove any duplicative emissions conditions from their RCRA... 

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