Sentences with phrase «about voc»

After having written about the VOC - free drywalls, tips on energy saving, the PVC - free piping, our reclaimed bathroom sinks, the natural wood fibre wall insulation, bathrooms and kitchens, beds, our office, and some of our furniture, I would like to mention a few more materials and actions we have taken at yök Casa + Cultura in Spain.

For anyone concerned about VOC» s, I highly recommend going to http://www.mychemicalfreehouse.net/2013/01/zero-voc-insulation.html.

«People often don't think about the VOC gases given off by fresh paint, flooring, carpet and cleaning products,» says Amanda.

Layla — I'm with you on the concerns about VOC's.

Our lawsuit back in February 3rd of this year to the federal building, basically taking the lawsuit to them about the VOC and now having the EPA, you know we CC'd them on all of our stuff, having them come out and agree that the basis of our lawsuit is correct.»

Since I am no chemist I can't tell my readers anything about VOC, so I googled VOC (Volatile Organic Compound), however, I did verify that the paint odor is virtually zero — that would be great for painting kid's room.

Layla - you are so right about the VOCs.

But it seemed odd that I had never heard these ideas, especially about the VOCs, before.

If you make a building energy efficient then you have to worry about VOCs, formaldehyde, fire retardants and every other chemical that can build up; an efficient house has to be a healthy house.

If you're concerned about VOCs, you could also get some new houseplants.

Want to paint but are concerned about VOCs *?

Not exact matches

At present, not much is known about the health effects that occur from the levels of VOCs found in homes, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Additionally, because infants inhale significantly higher air volume per body weight than adults and sleep a longer time, they experience about 10 times as much inhalation exposure as adults when exposed to the same level of VOCs, the researchers said.

New crib mattresses release about four times as many VOCs as old crib mattresses, the team found, and body heat increases emissions.

In fact, the E.P.A. says the lake that Martens bobbed around in for about ten minutes while wearing a life jacket contains the following substances: «mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); pesticides; creosotes; heavy metals including lead, cobalt, and mercury; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as chlorobenzene.»

Because there are so many VOCs and they all react differently in the atmosphere, there's still a lot to learn about which might be most likely to form fine particles and therefore be the best targets for reduction.

But they have an outsized impact, contributing about as much to VOC emissions as gasoline and diesel do.

Additionally, because infants inhale significantly higher air volume per body weight than adults and sleep a longer time, they experience about 10 times as much inhalation exposure as adults when exposed to the same level of VOCs, the researchers said.

The researchers found that VOC levels were significantly higher in a sleeping infant's breathing zone when compared with bulk room air, exposing infants to about twice the VOC levels as people standing in the same room.

«The results suggest that about 10 percent of the reacting VOC mass is converted tosecondary organic aerosol over the tree tops.

Airplanes can cover large distances but can't fly low enough to collect VOC samples, which reach heights of about a kilometer or less above the canopy.

The EPA declined to respond to Climate Central's numerous inquiries about whether the agency has any estimate for how much leaking methane can be reduced by regulating VOCs and other pollutants.

Floors with low VOCs (volatile organic compounds) also support the effort to create a healthier environment and allow facility managers to not worry about venting the space because of fumes from the floor, its adhesive, finish, or paint applied for game lines or logos.

The zero option may cost about 20 percent more; however, it doesn't emit any odor whatsoever, unlike its low - VOC counterpart.

Indeed, a coalition of civil rights groups recently raised concerns about new federal CTE legislation because of what they see as a too - limited role for Uncle Sam in ensuring underserved populations don't get tracked into low - quality «voc - tech» programs.

Aircraft engine emissions are roughly composed of about 70 percent CO2, a little less than 30 percent H2O, and less than 1 percent each of NOx, CO, SOx, VOC, particulates, and other trace components.

The paint plant reduces energy consumption by about 30 %, carbon emissions by about 30 %, and paint VOCs...

The Kyoto Protocol is a treaty to regulate «Greenhouse Gases» only: - Carbon dioxide (CO2)- Methane (CH4)- Nitrous oxide (N2O)(Laughing Gas, Nitrous, NOS)- Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)- Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)- Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) Car Exhaust consists of: Harmless: - Carbon dioxide (CO2)- Nitrogen (N2)- Water vapor (H2O) Some Pollutants: - Carbon monoxide (CO) * - Hydrocarbons or Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) * - Nitric oxide (NO) * - Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) * - Particulate matter (PM - 10) * - Sulfur dioxide (SO2) * * Your car's catalytic converter removes about 95 % of these pollutants.

They vary between 756 and 810 Tg / Cy and are therefore about 5.5 times higher than the anthropogenic VOC emissions.

The SOA computed variability results from a 7 % increase in biogenic VOC emissions from 1986 to 1990 combined with 8.5 % and 6 % increases in the wet and dry deposition of SOA and leads to about 11.5 % increase in the SOA burden of biogenic origin.

Later in the article, Unger trots out Ronald Reagan's absurd statements about trees polluting and the importance of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the formation of tropospheric ozone and methane.

We are tightening up houses without worrying about the buildup of toxic chemicals and VOCs in them, and if we treat this issue as irrelevant we are going to have sick houses the way we had sick buildings in the 70s, because we sealed them so tightly without worrying about air quality.

Arbonne's FC5 line of skin and hair products is about the most eco-friendly personal care products I know of... right down to the packaging and no - VOC ink!

VOCs are especially prevalent; an easy way to describe just how common they are is to think about how many smells you encounter in an office on any given day.

Pick the Right Paint According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), paint, wood stain and other varieties of coatings account for about 9 percent of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions in the country every year.

It looks possible and the products are easy to get, but what about low VOC?

Then I read an article about Nate speaking for Valspar with is low VOC and readily available at Lowe's.

I had recently learned about milk paint, and its all natural ingredients and no VOC status were extremely important to me.

«Buy low or no - VOC paints and inquire about eco products when purchasing furniture and other building materials,» says Yee.

Karen, The wonderful thing about FLOR is that it's adaptable, beautiful and eco-friendly (very low VOC's) The tiles are 19.7 ″ x19.7 ″ Trace the pattern on the back and You can cut the tiles with a utility knife and a straight edge.

If you enjoy painting your home and furniture, you must have heard lots of chatter about «VOCs» in paint.

The homeowners felt passionately about air quality, so they chose a paint that contained zero VOCs — volatile organic compounds, chemicals that give paint an odor and can contribute to poor indoor air quality.

Chalk Paint is a water - based paint and very low VOC, which means you can paint inside without worrying about the suffocating paint fumes of latex paints.

You can read all about the negative effects of VOC here.