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PROJECT SUMMARY - ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING TEST REPORTS FOR EVALUATING VOC CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS (EPA/600/SR-99/087)
Citation:
Hall, B. W. AND C. F. Singer. PROJECT SUMMARY - ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING TEST REPORTS FOR EVALUATING VOC CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS (EPA/600/SR-99/087). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 1999.
Description:
The report outlines the approach taken by EPA to review existing test reports for evaluating volatile organic compound (VOC) control device effectiveness and identifying missing control device effectiveness information. A format is presented to provide guidance and serve as the basis for all future databases involving VOC effectiveness. The format will serve as a summary page to be attached to each test report for quick reference. Results indicate average control device efficiencies of 91 to 96% based on the method used and the device tested. Note that the populations considered in this task were small and geographically biased. (NOTE: Control effectiveness has recently become highly visible in the surface coating industry. Work has been directed toward a fundamental understanding of the problem, along with development of a database addressing the subject.)