HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF THE FEDERAL RECOMMENDED POLICY ON THE CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN ILLINOIS

Beginning in 1977, USEPA’s Recommended Policy on the Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (Recommended Policy) exempt certain chemical compounds from the definition of VOC or VOM. These compounds were exempt due to their negligible photochemical reactivity (i.e., their reduced capacity for partaking in the complex atmospheric chemical reactions that result in the formation in tropospheric ozone). Ultimately, in 1991, USEPA codified its Recommended Policy in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 C.F.R. 51.100(s) in its definition of VOC.

HISTORICAL SUMMARIES OF THE ILLINOIS RCRA SUBTITLE C HAZARDOUS WASTE AND UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAMS AND REGULATIONS