Q-2, r. 4.1 - Clean Air Regulation

Section 153 Disposition versions

2013-12-26

153. Subject to section 154, a primary or secondary wood or wood product processing facility manufacturing particle boards, chips, wafers, fibreboard or other wood products using, in particular, the processes of sawing, chipping, planing, trimming, levelling, edging, sanding, screening or pressing must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of 2.5 kg per hour for all processes combined, unless the particle concentration is less than 50 mg/Rm3 of dry gas at each emission point.

In addition, a facility manufacturing particle board, chips, wafers or fibreboard containing or saturated with formaldehyde-based glue must not emit formaldehyde into the atmosphere in a concentration in excess of 37 µg/m3, over a period of 15 consecutive minutes, in all of its installations including the dryer, using an air dispersion model in accordance with Schedule H.

This section applies to existing facilities as of 30 June 2016.

O.C. 501-2011, s. 153; O.C. 1228-2013, s. 26.

2012-09-01

153. A primary or secondary wood or wood product processing facility or particle board or fibreboard manufacturing facility using the processes of sawing, chipping, planing, trimming, levelling, edging, sanding and screening must not emit particles into the atmosphere in excess of 2.5 kg per hour for all processes combined, unless the particle concentration is less than 50 mg/Rm3 of dry gas at each emission point.

In addition, a particle board, fibreboard or other wood product manufacturing facility containing or saturated with formaldehyde-based glue must not emit formaldehyde into the atmosphere in a concentration in excess of 37 µg/Rm3, over a period of 15 consecutive minutes, for all processes combined, using an air dispersion model in accordance with Schedule H.

This section applies to existing facilities as of 30 June 2016.

O.C. 501-2011, s. 153.