Emission Sources
Air General Permits - Reinforced Polyester Resin Operations
Reinforced polyester resin operations entails laying reinforcements such as glass fiber in a mold and saturating it with a polyester plastic resin. The resin hardens to form a rigid plastic part, reinforced with the fiberglass. The resin is mixed with a catalyst as it is applied that causes a cross-linking reaction between the resin molecules. The cross-linking reaction causes the resin to harden from a liquid to a solid. Fiberglass boats and fiberglass boat parts, bathtubs, pools and hot tubs are built using this process. The polyester resin used in fiberglass boat manufacturing contains styrene as a solvent and cross-linking agent.
An optional
Reinforced
polyester resin operations Air General Permit
Example Worksheet [Fill-able PDF - 59 kb] is available. Reinforced polyester
resin facilities are eligible to operate in Florida under the terms of an air
general permit pursuant to the requirements of
the applicable
Florida Rule
62-210.310(4)(d) F.A.C.
Please send your air general permit registration and the $100.00 processing fee payable to FDEP:
For regular USPS mail delivery:
Department of Environmental Protection
Receipts
PO Box 3070
Tallahassee, FL 32315-3070
For overnight delivery:
Department of Environmental Protection
Receipts
3800 Commonwealth Blvd.
Mail Station 77
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Last updated:
October 17, 2016
2011 State of Florida