VOC regulation News
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Application Note: Stricter VOC regulations worldwide require high-performing analytical instrumentation
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are organic substances in our environment that are volatile at room temperature. They can be emitted from a number of common materials, such as construction material, textiles, and adhesives. The link to harmful health effects of VOCs has resulted in an increased awareness and regulations to limit VOC exposure in various countries in recent years. Axetris ...
By Axetris AG
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Are VOC Limits for Paints in Southern California on the Way Down?
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban regions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The AQMD’s Rule 1113 covers architectural coatings that include paints and varnishes. Rule 1113 was amended last month with some of the strictest VOC regulations in the country. According to the ...
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Empowering Occupational Safety Through VOC Sensor Innovation
In the realm of safeguarding workplaces from hazardous levels of toxic and explosive gases, the creators and innovators behind gas detection instruments and systems play an imperative role. These professionals uphold organisations in fulfilling their duty of care and preventing the dire consequences that result from the failure to shield work environments. To achieve this, ...
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Emissions Webinar - Ensure ongoing compliance with MACT, NSPS, NESHAP, and state VOC and HAP regulations
EHS Daily Advisor is hosting a webinar this September on emission destruction technologies for compliance with MACT, NSPS, NESHAP, and state VOC and HAP regulations. Sponsored by Verantis Environmental Solutions Group and Anguil Environmental Systems, the complimentary webcast will provide attendees with a general overview of industrial air pollution control technologies and the pollutants they ...
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Emissions Webinar ´Air Pollution Abatement Technology Overview´
EHS Daily Advisor is hosting a webinar this September on emission destruction technologies for compliance with MACT, NSPS, NESHAP, and state VOC and HAP regulations. Sponsored by Verantis Environmental Solutions Group and Anguil Environmental Systems, the complimentary webcast will provide attendees with a general overview of industrial air pollution control technologies and the pollutants they ...
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MiniPID 2 Advances Towards Winning ‘Sensor Product of the Year’
After recently being nominated for the Instrumentation Excellence Awards, ION Science is excited to share that they have advanced towards winning the ‘Sensor Product of the Year’ award, with their ground-breaking MiniPID 2 PID sensor. “It is great to be nominated, and reaching the finalist stage for ‘Sensor Product of the Year’ this supports our ...
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Anguil expands into Australia
Two leading suppliers in the air pollution control industry are partnering-up to meet the needs of Australian companies with emission control requirements. Australia’s single-largest air pollution control company, Total Air Pollution Control (TAPC) has teamed up with Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. (Anguil), a global provider of oxidation and vapor combustion technologies. Both ...
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California Cuts Volatile Organic Compounds in Common Products
SAN FRANCISCO, California, November 21, 2006 (ENS) - The California Air Resources Board, the state agency responsible for cleaning California's air, Friday adopted regulations that will diminish the amount of volatile organic compounds, VOCs, in consumer products. 'Technology is developing which allows the refinement of these products so that they are less environmentally damaging,' said ...
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Spray Paint Regulation to Help Reduce Smog
A new national regulation will help further reduce smog-forming emissions from aerosol spray paints – paints such as clear coatings, nonflat coatings, and primers used by the consumer. The regulation, the first nationwide rule for aerosol spray paints, limits emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which react with nitrogen oxides to form ground-level ozone, or smog. The new rule ...
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Anguil expands into Australia
Two leading suppliers in the air pollution control industry are partnering-up to meet the needs of Australian companies with emission control requirements. Australia’s single-largest air pollution control company, Total Air Pollution Control (TAPC) has teamed up with Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. (Anguil), a global provider of oxidation and vapor combustion technologies. Both ...
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Air pollution control helps remove VOCs
Air pollution control manufacturer AirProtekt has supplied turnkey air pollution control equipment to abate volatile organic compounds (VOC) fumes and odours from three solvent-based spray painting booths and baking ovens at an aircraft component finishing facility. The equipment supplied was AirProtekt’s Honeycat® concentrator catalytic oxidation air pollution control system which ...
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Gas Emission Monitoring at Tank Farms and Terminals
Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) is currently the preferred technology for detecting leaks and emissions of hydrocarbon compounds worldwide. This thermal camera-based technology uses an infrared bandwidth filter in the spectral absorption range of all volatile organic compounds (VOCs). American regulations, both state and federal, are transitioning from conventional methods, such as sniffers, to ...
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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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Expanded Polystyrene Manufacturers Use Ship & Shore Environmental to Meet Clean Air Regulations
Anyone who has encountered foam clamshells for restaurant take-out food, white or green “peanut” packing to cushion shipments, or those thick foam blocks for protecting boxed furniture is familiar with expanded polystyrene (EPS). In use since the 1930s, EPS continues to gain popularity and is used around the world in applications from surfboard cores to roadways to building and construction ...
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Catalytic oxidation system lowers aircraft component finishing facility’s running and energy costs
The UK’s leading air pollution control specialist, AirProtekt, has supplied, installed and commissioned turnkey air pollution control equipment to abate VOC fumes and odours from three solvent based spray painting booths and baking ovens at an aircraft component finishing facility. The Honeycat concentrator catalytic oxidation air pollution control and energy saving system treats the ...
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Ace Hardware fined $850,000 for selling polluting wiper fluid
In its largest consumer product settlement ever, the California Air Resources Board has fined Ace Hardware $850,000 for selling windshield washer fluid in stores throughout the state that failed to meet California air emissions requirements. ARB cited the hardware chain for selling windshield fluid that was specially formulated with higher pollutants to prevent from freezing in the state's ...
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CCTV Reported EXPEC-3050 Handled VOCs Gas Analyzer Helps Improve Air Quality
Ecological civilization has become an indispensable part of urban construction.In order to prevent industrial processes from polluting the air in key regions, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment recently launched a special assistance program for cities such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and its surrounding areas, the Fenwei Plain, the Yangtze River Delta, and the urban agglomeration in the ...
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Anguil Environmental Systems announces record sales month In December of 2017
Anguil Environmental Systems, a family-owned air and water pollution control equipment supplier, closed out their sales year with a bang, announcing record breaking sales in the month of December, shattering their annual sales goals. In one week alone, they received four orders for eight systems from around the world totaling over $20,000,000 in bookings. The orders were unique in their ...
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Regulations Promote Greater Innovation in European Automotive Paint Additives Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan
The mature European automotive paint additives market is being driven mainly by new technology and product innovation. Sizeable R&D investments are aimed at developing competitively priced, high performance additives that meet legislative requirements. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.chemicals.frost.com), Strategic Analysis of the European Automotive Paint Additives ...
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Industrial Painting Applications and VOC Emissions
There are several manufacturing processes in which solvents, alcohols and paint need to be applied onto a given piece in order to obtain a finished product. As a result of that process, VOCs are issued into the atmosphere and must be eliminated efficiently. But what are VOCs? VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compounds. They are organic chemicals that become a gas at room temperature and are the ...
By TECAM
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