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Main Title Effects of gaseous pollutants on materials : a chamber study /
Author Haynie, F. H. ; Haynie, R. H. ; Spence, J. W. ; Upham., J. B.
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Author Title of a Work
Spence, J. W.
Upham, J. B.
CORP Author Environmental Sciences Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Publisher Environmental Sciences Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Available from the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1976
Report Number EPA/600/3-76/015;
Stock Number PB-251 580
OCLC Number 07801470
Subjects Sulfur dioxide--Environmental aspects ; Nitrogen dioxide--Environmental aspects ; Flue gases--Environmental aspects ; Flue gases--Environmental aspects ; Nitrogen dioxide--Environmental aspects ; Sulfur dioxide--Environmental aspects ; Sulphur dioxide--Environmental aspects
Additional Subjects Air pollution ; Test chambers ; Textiles ; Plastics ; Laboratory equipment ; Sulfur dioxide ; Nitrogen dioxide ; Ozone ; Steels ; Galvanized materials ; Aluminum alloys ; Paints ; Degradation ; Corrosion tests ; Weathering ; Marble ; Environmental tests ; Elastomers ; Design criteria ; Cements ; Air pollution effects(Materials)
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=91018IZG.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 600-3-76-015 c.1 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 03/17/2014
EKBD  EPA-600/3-76-015 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 07/11/2003
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-3-76-015 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ESAD  EPA 600-3-76-015 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB-251 580 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xii, 86 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Abstract
This document describes a comprehensive laboratory study using specially designed controlled environment exposure chambers to assess the effects of gaseous air pollutants (sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone) on a variety of materials. Materials included weathering steel, galvanized steel, aluminum alloy, paints, drapery fabrics, white sidewall tire rubber, vinyl house siding, and marble. The exposure experiment was statistically designed using a two-level factorial arrangement to identify the environmental factors or combination of factors, or both, that cause materials damage. Over 200 different direct and synergistic effects were examined. The study revealed that only 22 of the possible effects were statistically significant at better than a 95 percent confidence level. Sulfur dioxide, relative humidity, and the interaction between them, were the main factors causing effects. A number of empirical functions were developed that relate materials effects to various factors causing the effects. An exceptionally good relationship was obtained for the corrosion of weathering steel. The lack of statistical significance that was found for the large majority of effects that were studied is equally as important as the significant effects. As a result a large number of material-pollutant combinations may be excluded from further detailed study.