Showing results for: VOC emissions News
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IONICON presents PTR-MS at a conference in Brussels
The “Emissions and odours from materials” conference took place in Brussels from October 13-14, 2010. PTR-MS is an ideal and versatile technology for the real-time quantification of VOCs in very low concentrations (sub pptv-range). This is the reason why PTR-MS is used e.g. in a product called the AMC-Monitor C-1000 for monitoring of critical compounds in the semiconductor industry. ...
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Pittsfield Printing Company Will pay $385,000 for clean air violations and to help clean wood stoves in Western Massachusetts (MA)
A printing company in Pittsfield has agreed to pay a penalty of $80,000 and to spend $305,000 to replace old, polluting wood stoves in western Massachusetts with new, cleaner models to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the federal Clean Air Act. Interprint, Inc., which is owned by a German company, has agreed to help homeowners replace their wood stoves ...
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Innovative Gas Vapor Mitigation Systems for Protection Against Vapor Intrusion in Brownfield Redevelopment Projects
From VOCs to methane, CETCO offers four uniquely engineered systems to mitigate varying types of vapor intrusion challenges. Hoffman Estates, IL – May 24, 2010 – CETCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMCOL International Corporation and manufacturer of the renowned Liquid Boot® spray-applied gas vapor barrier system, has announced the availability of an innovative multi-system Gas ...
By CETCO
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Manchester NH laundry to reduce air emissions and fund cleaner burning wood stove purchases
An industrial laundry in Manchester, N.H. has agreed to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the Clean Air Act. It has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $65,000, to undertake a Supplemental Environmental Project with a value of at least $220,000 to replace old, polluting wood stoves in southern New Hampshire with new, cleaner models, and to install equipment at ...
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New PTR-MS application showcase - indoor air quality
Volatile Organic Compouns (VOCs) are chemicals that vaporize at room temperature and many of which are known to be harmful to our health or have a bad smell. Nearly every commercial product we use emits VOCs, some of them on purpose (e.g. air fresheners) but a lot of them unintentionally (e.g. furniture like carpets or paints). Learn more about indoor air quality and VOCs at the US EPA's ...
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TUV Rheinland and SCS Global Services Partner on Indoor Air Quality Laboratory Testing
TUV Rheinland has announced a new partnership with SCS Global Services, on indoor air quality testing becoming the first SCS-approved laboratory in Asia. The TUV Rheinland Hong Kong VOC Emission Centre is equipped with more than 30 emission test chambers and accredited by DAkkS in accordance with ISO 17025 for the scope of most of the VOC and formaldehyde emission standards used in Europeand ...
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California Plans to Cut VOC Emissions from Consumer Products
LA Testing provides volatile organic compound (VOC) testing services to protect the environment, people and to help manufacturers reduce emissions. Recently the Air Resources Board (ARB) of the California Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to adopt regulations that will reduce air pollution from 11 categories of consumer products. According to a news release from the ARB, ...
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