[pct-l] SCAQMD Rule 1143 & Denatured Alcohol Question

[Ate Tuna]

HEET is 794.5315 g/L.  I have no idea if there's a newer low VOC.


On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Donna Saufley <dsaufley at sprynet.com> wrote:

> This morning we stopped by our local hardware store.  The owner Trish, who
> has done countless kindnesses for hikers including donating denatured
> alcohol, gave us her last three cans and told us she will not be able to
> order any more.  She said South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule
> 1143 is the reason;  it bans numerous paint solvents within their district
> boundaries  www.aqmd.gov/news1/2009/Rule1143PR.html
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> According to their map, www.aqmd.gov/map/mapaqmd1.pdf the PCT goes through
> SCAQMD boundardies from San Bernardino to where the trail meets the Mojave
> floor at Hwy 138.  "Rule 1143 - Reduction of VOC Emissions from Consumer
> Paint Thinners and Multi-Purpose Solvents establishes an interim VOC limit
> of 300 grams/liter (g/l,) effective January 1, 2010, and a VOC limit of 25
> g/l effective January 1, 2011, for all consumer paint thinners and
> multi-purpose solvents."
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> The denatured alcohol we've been using (the cans Trish just donated) is
> VOC:
> 815 g/L, obviously way in excess of the new limit within the district.  Can
> anyone verify the VOC of Heet?  Or know if the new lower VOC products will
> work in stoves?
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> It sounds like SCAQMD is acting as environmental leaders with this rule,
> and
> I have not heard that denatured and other solvents will be banned in other
> areas.  Imagining enforcement on the PCT is difficult.  However, hikers may
> not be able to buy denatured at resupply locations within the district, and
> other regions may be considering similar bans.
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> L-Rod
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