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ENVIRONMENTAL TEDCHNOLOGY VERIFICATION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF USING INNOVATIVE COATING TECHNOLOGIES
Citation:
Kosusko*, M. ENVIRONMENTAL TEDCHNOLOGY VERIFICATION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF USING INNOVATIVE COATING TECHNOLOGIES. Presented at AWMA Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 6/24-28/01.
Description:
The papeer discusses the use of environmental technology verification (ETV) to reduce the risk of using innovative coating technologies. It presents key concepts of the ETV program, reviews the scope of the ETV program's coatings and coating equipment pilot (CCEP) and its use of the verification process, discesses benefits of verification, and reviews completed verification tests and those planned in the near future. The program's CCEP was established in January 1997 to verify the environmental and finishing performance of innovative surface coatings, coating equipment, and related processes. It provides high quality data through the use of efficient and fully quality assured verification test protocols. EPA's partner for the CCEP is Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) of Johnstown, PA. The ETV program was established in October 1995 as a 5-year pilot by EPA's Office of Research and Development and proveds independent, third-party verification of the performance of cost-effective innovative tevchnologies and processes that provide an environmental benefit, hence accelerating their entrance into the marketplace and reducing the implementation risk of end users. The end product of the verification process for each technology is a verification statement, a summarey of the testing and results, signed by the EPA and its partner testing organization.