TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER e: FERTILIZERS
PART 215 ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, LOW PRESSURE NITROGEN SOLUTIONS, EQUIPMENT, CONTAINERS, AND STORAGE FACILITIES
SECTION 215.60 FILLING DENSITIES


 

Section 215.60  Filling Densities

 

a)         Filling density is limited to 85% capacity by volume at 60°F.

 

b)         The filling densities for non-refrigerated containers shall not exceed the following:

 

1)         Uninsulated aboveground 56%;

 

2)         Insulated aboveground 57%.

 

c)         US Department of Transportation containers shall be filled in accordance with49 CFR 173.315(m)(5).

 

d)         If containers are to be filled according to liquid level by any gauging method other than a fixed length dip tube gauge, each container shall have a thermometer well and thermometer so that the internal liquid temperature can be easily determined and the amount of liquid and vapor in the container corrected to a 60°F basis.

 

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 8704, effective July 1, 2016)