BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Guideline

Source Category

Source: Screen Printing Revision: 2
Document #: 149.1
Class: All Date: 06/20/95

Determination

POLLUTANT

 BACT
1. Technologically Feasible/ Cost Effective
2. Achieved in Practice		 TYPICAL TECHNOLOGY
POC 1.  use of ultraviolet light curable inks and cleanup solvents containing no VOC as defined by Reg. 8, Rule 20.   Or capture and vent VOC to afterburner or carbon adsorption system w/ >98.5% destruction/recovery device efficiency, or VOC outlet
<10 ppmva,T
2. Use of low VOC inks complying w/ Reg. 8, Rule 20 (<2.5 lb/gal)a,T		 1. UV Coatings and No VOC Solvents; or BAAQMD approved Collection System and Abatement Devicea,b,T




2.  Low VOC Coatings and Solventsa,T
NOx 1. n/a
2.  n/a		 1.  n/a
2. n/a
SO2 1. n/a
2.  n/a		 1.  n/a
2. n/a
CO 1. n/a
2.  n/a		 1.  n/a
2. n/a
PM10 1. n/a
2.  n/a		 1.  n/a
2. n/a
NPOC 1.  Same as for POC abovea,b,T

2.  Same as for POC abovea,b,T		 1.  UV Coatings and No VOC solvents; or BAAQMD Approved Abatement Systema,b,T
2.  Low VOC Coatings and solventsa,T

References

a. BAAQMD
b. For abatement devices, the following are acceptable: <10 ppmv at outlet; or >98.5% destruction/recovery efficiency if inlet VOC >2000 ppmv; or >97% efficiency if inlet VOC >200 to <2000 ppmv; or >90% efficiency if inlet VOC <200 ppmv.
T.  TBACT