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CAPSTONE REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR VOC EMISSIONS FROM INTERIOR LATEX AND ALKYD PAINTS
Citation:
Chang, J. CAPSTONE REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR VOC EMISSIONS FROM INTERIOR LATEX AND ALKYD PAINTS. 2002.
Description:
The report gives details of a small-chamber test method, developed by EPA for characterizing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from inte-rior latex and alkyd paints. Current knowledge about VOC, including haz-ardous air pollutant, emissions from in-terior paints generated by tests based on this method are presented. Experi-mental data were analyzed to demon-strate the usefulness of the method and test results in terms of emission char-acterization, material selection, expo-sure assessment, and emission reduction by product reformulation. The conclusions drawn from the experimen-tal results were used to develop a stan-dard practice to be adopted by the American Society of Testing and Ma-terials (ASTM). The draft standard prac-tice is presented as an appendix to the full report.