Clean Air Act Standards and Guidelines for Chemical Production and Distribution

The following are the stationary sources of air pollution for the chemical production and distribution industries, and their corresponding air pollution regulations and guidelines. To learn more about the regulations and guidelines for each industry, just click on the links below.

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants – NESHAP

New Source Performance Standards – NSPS

Control Techniques Guidelines - CTG

Alternative Control Techniques - ACT

Alternative Means of Emission Limitation - AMEL

Chemical Production and Distribution
Industry	Regulations	Regulation/Guideline Type
Chemical Production and Distribution	Requests for an Alternative Means of Emission Limitation to Use Flares	AMEL
Hydrochloric Acid Production	Hydrochloric Acid Production	NESHAP
Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing	Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing	NESHAP
Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Production and Processes	Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing	NESHAP
Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline)	Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline)	NESHAP
Pesticide Active Ingredient Production	Pesticide Active Ingredient Production Industry	NESHAP
Polyether Polyols Production	Polyether Polyols Production	NESHAP
Pharmaceuticals Production	Pharmaceuticals Production Industry	NESHAP
Chemical Manufacturing (CMAS)	Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources	NESHAP
Chromium Compounds Manufacturing	Chromium Compounds Manufacturing Area Sources	NESHAP
Ammonium Sulfate Manufacturing	Standards of Performance for Ammonium Sulfate Manufacture	NSPS
Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production	Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production	NESHAP
Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production	Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources	NESHAP
Vinyl Chloride and Ethylene Dichloride Production	Vinyl Chloride	NESHAP
Polymers and Resins Production	Group I Polymers and Resins	NESHAP
Polymers and Resins Production	Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production	NESHAP
Polymers and Resins Production	Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins	NESHAP
Polymers and Resins Production	Group IV Polymers and Resins	NESHAP
Polymers and Resins Production	Polymer Manufacturing Industry	NSPS
Polymers and Resins Production	Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Synthetic Organic Chemical and Polymer Manufacturing Equipment	CTG
Polymers and Resins Production	Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Manufacture of High-Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Polystyrene Resins	CTG
Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing	Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing Area Sources	NESHAP
Sulfuric Acid Plants	Standards of Performance for Sulfuric Acid Plants	NSPS
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (Hazardous Organic NESHAP or HON)	NESHAP
Consolidated Federal Air Rule (CAR) for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	Consolidated Federal Air Rule (CAR) for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry	Consolidated Air Rule
Acetal Resins Production	Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Acetal Resins Source Category	NESHAP
Hydrogen Fluoride Production	Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Hydrogen Fluoride Source Category	NESHAP
Polycarbonates Production	Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Polycarbonate Source Category	NESHAP
Ethylene Production	Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Ethylene Production Source Category	NESHAP
Cyanide Chemicals Manufacturing	Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Cyanide Chemical Manufacturing Source Category	NESHAP
Nitric Acid Plants	Nitric and Adipic Acid Manufacturing Plants	ACT
Nitric Acid Plants	Standards of Performance for Nitric Acid Plants	NSPS
Chemical Preparations	Chemical Preparations Industry Area Sources	NESHAP
Generic Chemical Rules: Distillation, Reactors, and Heat Exchangers	Air Oxidation Processes in Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry	CTG
Generic Chemical Rules: Distillation, Reactors, and Heat Exchangers	Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations Processes in the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry	CTG
Pharmaceuticals Production	Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturing	CTG
Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives Manufacturing	Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives	CTG
Ethylene Production	Ethylene Manufacturing Process Units: Heat Exchange Systems and Waste Operations	NESHAP

Clean Air Act Standards and Guidelines for Chemical Production and Distribution

Stationary Sources of Air Pollution