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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION AND INDOOR AIR
Citation:
Franke, D. L., D. Ensor, AND L E. Sparks*. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION AND INDOOR AIR. Presented at AWMA/EPA Conference, Engineering Solutions to Indoor Air Quality Problems, RTP, NC, 7/17-19/2000.
Description:
The paper discusses environmental technology verification and indoor air. RTI has responsibility for a pilot program for indoor air products as part of the U.S. EPA's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program. The program objective is to further the development of self-supporting private testing/certification programs for indoor air products by: convening stakeholder groups, developing and verifying test protocols, and providing quality and technical support as needed during privatization. Low emitting products that prevent pollution and products that remove indoor contaminants were the first two areas of emphasis. Protocols were developed to test chemical emissions from commercial furniture and the particle-size-dependent removal efficiency of genral ventilation filters. Stakeholders provided input and review for both protocols: then protocal verification tests were performed in multiple laboratories. Final protocols and test results were issued in September 1999. Currently, the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA International, a trade association for commercial furniture manufacturers and a major ETV stakeholder) is developing an industry-wide testing program using the protocol. For general ventilation air filters, the National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) has committed to develop an industry-wide testing program.