Q-2, r. 38 - Regulation respecting the quality of the atmosphere

Section 96 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

96. (Replaced, O.C. 501-2011)Methods and conditions: The contaminants mentioned in sections 10 to 13, 15, 16, 19, 24, 25, 27 to 31, 35 to 39, 41 to 45, 47, 53 to 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67 to 67.9, 68 to 68.7, 69, 70, 73, 76, 77, 82 to 84, 88, 89 and 91 to 94 must be sampled and analyzed according to the following methods or their equivalent:

(a)  the opacity of emissions is measured according to the method entitled: Standard Reference Methods for Source Testing: Measurement of Opacity of Emissions from Stationary Sources, published by Environment Canada under No. EPS 1-AP-75-2;

(b)  in addition to the method prescribed in paragraph a the opacity of gray or black emissions may be determined according to the scale of Schedule C;

(c)  particulate matters are measured according to the methods described in the document entitled: Standard Reference Methods for Source Testing: Measurement of Emissions of Particulates from Stationary Sources published by Environment Canada under No. EPS 1-AP-74-1;

(d)  sulfur dioxide shall be measured according to the methods described in the document entitled Standard Reference Methods for Source Testing: Measurement of Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide from Stationary Sources published by Environment Canada under No. EPS 1-AP-74-3;

(e)  chlorhydric acid is measured according to the method described in the document entitled Proposed Method of Test for Inorganic Chlorides in the Atmosphere published by the American Society for Testing and Materials in the 1973 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Part 23, Water and Atmospheric Analysis, page 1061;

(f)  carbon monoxide is measured according to method number 10 entitled Determination of Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Stationary Sources found in the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources published in the Federal Register of the United States of America, Part II, Volume 39, number 47, page 9319, of 8 March 1974, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States of America;

(g)  sulfuric acid mist must be measured by including sulfuric dioxide uncombined under method number 8 described in the document entitled Determination of Sulfuric Acid Mist and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Stationary Sources published in the Federal Register of the United States of America, Part II, Volume 41, number 111, of 8 June 1976 as revised in the Federal Register, Part II, Volume 42, Number 160 of 18 August 1977 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States of America;

(h)  acid mists other than sulfuric are measured according to the method mentioned in paragraph g by using an absorbing solution and a calibrating method appropriate for the type of acid mist sampled;

(i)  odors are determined according to the method entitled Standard Method for Measurement of Odor in Atmospheres (Dilution Method) published by the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) under No. D 1391-57 (1967) in the 1974 Book of ASTM Standards;

(j)  sulfur in oil is determined according to the method entitled Standard Method of Test for Sulphur in Petroleum Products Temperature Methods published by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) under No. D 1552-64 (1968) in the 1974 Book of ASTM Standards;

(k)  total Fluoride emitted by an anode baking plant and at the outlet of the gaz cleaning equipment of the pot rooms of an aluminium smelter are determined according to the methods numbered 13A or 13B entitled respectively: Determination of Total Fluoride Emissions from Stationary Sources-SPADNS Zirconium Lake Method and Determination of Total Fluoride Emissions from Stationary Sources-Specific Ion Electrode Method published in the Federal Register of the United States of America dated of 6 August 1975, 40 FR 33152 by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America (EPA);

(l)  total fluorides emitted in the atmosphere by the monitors of pot rooms of an aluminium smelter are determined by method number 14 entitled Determination of Fluoride Emissions from Potroom Roof Monitors of Primary Aluminium Plants published in the Federal Register of the United States of America dated 26 January 1976, 41 FR 3828 by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America (EPA);

(m)  organic compounds are determined according to the method described in Division 5, Chapter 2, section 5201, 5202, 5203, 5205, 5208, 5209, 5210, 5212, 5213, 5215 and in Division 6, Chapter 2, sections 6201 to 6203 of Regulation number 3 made by the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District (San Francisco, California, United States of America), 4 January 1967 by resolution No. 481;

(n)  arsenic Hydrogen is determined according to the method described in paragraph d by however using the reactives and methodology mentioned in the document entitled: Dosage de l’arsenic par spectrophotométrie d’absorption atomique sans flamme prepared by Aristide Bouchard, P. Chem, M.Sc., in October 1975;

(o)  asbestos fibres are measured according to the methods described in the document entitled: Standard Reference Methods for Source Testing: Measurement of Emissions of Asbestos from Asbestos Mining and Milling Operations published by Environment Canada under Nos. EPS 1-AP-75-1 and EPS 1-AP-75-1A;

(p)  lead content of particulate matters emitted into the atmosphere by a contaminant source is determined according to the method described in the document entitled: Standard Reference Methods for Source Testing: Measurement of Emissions of Particulate Matter and Lead from Secondary Lead Smelters published by Environment Canada under No. EPS 1-AP-78-3;

(q)  vinyl chloride is measured according to the method described in the document entitled: Standard Reference Methods for Source Testing: Measurement of Emissions of Vinyl Chloride from Vinyl Chloride and Polyvinyl Chloride Manufacturing under No. EPS 1-AP-77-1;

(r)  nitrogen oxides are measured according to the method described in the document entitled: Standard Reference Methods for Source Testing: Measurement of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides from Stationary Sources published by Environment Canada under No. EPS 1-AP-77-3;

(s)  hexavalent chromium is measured according to the method described in the document entitled: A Simple Reliable Method for the Determination of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium published by M.T. Abell and J.R. Carlbert in the A.I.H.A Journal, Volume 35, Number 4, April 1974;

(t)  copper, selenium, arsenic, cadmium or tellurium content in particulate matters emitted into the atmosphere by a metal purification plant is determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. Q-2, r. 20, s. 96; O.C. 240-85, s. 7; O.C. 1004-85, s. 4; O.C. 584-92, s. 5; O.C. 501-2011, s. 215.