What is a lead acid battery manufacturing source?

The lead acid battery manufacturing source category consists of facilities engaged in producing lead acid batteries. The EPA first promulgated new source performance standards for lead acid battery manufacturing on April 16, 1982.

What are the GACT standards for lead acid battery manufacturing?

The EPA also set GACT standards for the lead acid battery manufacturing source category on July 16, 2007. These standards are codified in 40 CFR part 63, subpart PPPPPP, and are applicable to existing and new affected facilities.

Do you need a performance test for a lead acid battery?

The regulations in 40 CFR part 60, subpart KK, only include a requirement to conduct an initial performance test to demonstrate compliance with the emissions standards for each type of equipment at lead acid battery manufacturing plants.

What are lead-acid battery standards?

The standards implement Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, and are based on the Administrator's determination that lead-acid battery manufacturing facilities contribute significantly to air pollution, which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.

Do lead acid battery manufacturing facilities conduct lead reclamation?

Through this review, we discovered that no lead acid battery manufacturing facilities currently conduct lead reclamation as the process is defined in 40 CFR part 60, subpart KK. However, there was mention of lead reclamation equipment in the operating permits for two facilities, and that equipment is controlled with fabric filters.

Can lead acid battery manufacturing plants control lead emissions with fabric filters?

Through the BSER review conducted for the source category, we found that since the promulgation of the NSPS in 1982, it has become feasible and common for lead acid battery manufacturing plants to control lead emissions from several processes with fabric filters.