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AP 42, Fifth Edition, Volume I Chapter 4: Evaporation Loss Sources

 
  Chapter 4: Frequent Questions
 
4.0 Introduction to Evaporation Loss Sources (1 pg, 9 K, About PDF)
 
4.1 Dry Cleaning

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (6 pp, 65 K, About PDF)

 
4.2 Introduction to Surface Coating
 

4.2.1 Nonindustrial Surface Coating

  • Final Section - September 1991 (PDF) (2 pp, 18 K)

4.2.2 Introduction to Industrial Surface Coating

 
4.2.2.1 General Industrial Surface Coating

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (5 pp, 20 K)

4.2.2.2 Can Coating

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (6 pp, 31 K)

4.2.2.3 Magnet Wire Coating

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (3 pp, 64 K)

4.2.2.4 Other Metal Coating

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF)(7 pp, 67 K) 

4.2.2.5 Flat Wood Interior Panel Coating

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (5 pp, 60 K)

4.2.2.6 Paper Coating

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (4 pp, 40 K)

4.2.2.7 Polymeric Coating of Supporting Substrates

  • Final Section - September 1988 (PDF) (7 pp, 50 K)

4.2.2.8 Automobile & Light Duty Truck Surface Coating

  • Final Section - August 1982 (PDF) (9 pp, 82 K)

4.2.2.9 Pressure Sensitive Tape and Labels

  • Final Section - August 1982 (PDF) (7 pp, 49 K)
  • Background Document - August 1982 (PDF) (5 pp, 342 K)

4.2.2.10 Metal Coil Surface Coating

  • Final Section - August 1982 (PDF) (6 pp, 66 K)
  • Background Document - August 1982 (PDF) (3 pp, 178 K)

4.2.2.11 Large Appliance Surface Coating

  • Final Section - May 1983 (PDF) (5 pp, 53 K)

4.2.2.12 Metal Furniture Surface Coating

  • Final Section - May 1983 (PDF) (5 pp, 32 K)

4.2.2.13 Magnetic Tape Manufacturing

  • Final Section - September 1990 (PDF) (8 pp, 74 K)

4.2.2.14 Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines

  • Final Section - September 1990 (PDF)(13 pp, 120 K) 

 
4.3 Waste Water Collection, Treatment and Storage

  • Final Section - February 1998 (PDF) (46 pp, 397 K)
  • The Measurement Policy Group recommends the use of the WATER9 software program. The SIMS program, referred to in Section 4.3, was removed from the CHIEF web site in August 2000.

 
4.4 Polyester Resin Plastic Products Fabrication

  • Final Section - Updated February 2007 (PDF) (9 pp, 165 K)
  • May 2008 - Table 4.4-2 Emission Factors For Uncontrolled Polyester Resin Product Fabrication Processes was revised with an explanatory footnote.
  • Related Information to the updates

 
4.5 Asphalt Paving Operations

  • Final Section - July 1979 (PDF) (4 pp, 33 K)

  
4.6 Solvent Degreasing

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (6 pp, 80 K)
  • Background Document - April 1981 (PDF) (8 pp, 401 K)

 
4.7 Waste Solvent Reclamation

  • Final Section - February 1980 (PDF) (6 pp, 102 K)
  • Background Document - February 1980 (PDF) (1 pg, 63 K)

 
4.8 Tank and Drum Cleaning

  • Final Section - February 1980 (PDF) (4 pp, 21 K)
  • Background Document - February 1980 (PDF) (3 pp, 148 K)

 
4.9 Introduction to Graphic Arts
4.9.1 General Graphical Printing

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (11 pp, 257 K)
  • Background Document - April 1981 (PDF) (7 pp, 470 K)

4.9.2 Publication Gravure Printing

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (6 pp, 35 K)
  • Background Document - April 1981 (PDF) (7 pp, 467 K)

 
4.10 Commercial/Consumer Solvent Use

  • Final Section - April 1981 (PDF) (2 pp, 16 K)
  • Background Document - April 1981 (PDF) (10 pp, 722 K)

 
4.11 Textile Fabric Printing

  • Final Section - August 1982 (PDF) (10 pp, 100 K)

 
4.12 Manufacture of Rubber Products

  • Draft section - 2008 (PDF) (20 pp, 62 K)  What is a draft? (txt)  (TXT 1K)
  • Draft Background Document - (PDF) (28 pp, 92 K)
  • Emissions Factors Tables (xls)

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