California Agency Begins Discussion of VOC Rule Based on Solvent Reactivity
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has begun preliminary discussions of developing a photochemical reactivity-based regulation for architectural coatings, and said a recent meeting represented “a first step in developing a plan for research needs.”
A statewide VOC regulation on aerosol coatings adopted by CARB in June 2000 takes into account relative rates of photochemical reactivity in establishing VOC limits, and CARB said it is investigating the feasibility of incorporating reactivity into regulations on other emissions sources such as architectural and industrial-maintenance coatings. Such a regulation would be the first of its type in the nation.