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Clean Air Act Standards and Guidelines for Agriculture, Food and Forestry

The following are the stationary sources of air pollution for the agriculture, food, and forestry industries, and their corresponding air pollution regulations. 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

Industry Regulations Regulation/Guideline Type
Agricultural, Food and Forestry
Application of Agricultural Pesticides Control of VOC Emissions from the Application of Agricultural Pesticides ACT
Bakery Ovens Bakery Oven Emissions ACT
Cellulose Products Manufacturing Cellulose Products Manufacturing NESHAP
Grain Elevators Standards of Performance for Grain Elevators NSPS
Nutritional Yeast Manufacturing Manufacturing of Nutritional Yeast NESHAP
Prepared Feeds Manufacturing Prepared Feeds Manufacturing Area Sources NESHAP
Vegetable Oil Production Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production NESHAP
Vegetable Oil Production Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from Manufacture of Vegetable Oils CTG
Pulp and Paper Industry Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills (MACT II) NESHAP
Pulp and Paper Industry Pulp and Paper Industry (MACT I & III) NESHAP
Pulp and Paper Industry Standards of Performance for Kraft Pulp Mills (40 CFR 60, Subparts BB & BBa) NSPS
Plywood and Composite Wood Products Plywood and Composite Wood Products NESHAP
Plywood and Composite Wood Products Organic Emissions from Plywood Veneer Dryers CTG
Wood Preserving Wood Preserving Area Sources NESHAP