• Paint Curing and VOC Emissions,December, 2001
• Permit for Painting Outdoors,December, 2001
• Paint and Coating Permits for Using Airless and Air-Assisted Airless Spray Guns,February, 2001
• Environmental Permits for Automotive Painting,October, 2002
• VOC Compliant Solvents for Paints & Coatings,October, 2002
• EPA Compliance of Paint Spray Booths,October, 2002
• Do Regulations Ban the Use of Conventional Siphon-Feed Spray Guns?,September, 2002
• Regulations for Paint Mixing Rooms and Touchup,July, 2002
• Exempt Solvents for Inks and Coatings,March, 2002
• Determining if Subject to MACT and NESHAPS,December, 2003
• Permits for Expanding Paint and Printing Facility,October, 2003
• Amending Air Permits,October, 2003
• New Paint Line - Permits and Regulations,September, 2003
• EPA Compliance Determinations,August, 2003
• FDA Approved Paints,June, 2003
• Permits for Painting Buildings and Archetectural Structures,March, 2003
• Permitting Portable Spray Booths,January, 2003
• Permit To Operate Mobile Painting Unit Using Nitrocellulose Lacquer,November, 2004
• Do Paints Contain PCBs?,October, 2004
• Certification for Paint,September, 2004
• Recertification and Qualification of Paints,August, 2004
• Setting Up HVLP Spray Gun for Compliance,July, 2004
• Air Flow Analysis,June, 2004
• Regulations and Policy for the Printing Industry,March, 2004
• Surface Coating VOC Regulations - Florida,March, 2004
• Calculating VOC of Coating, Less Water and Less Exempt Solvent,February, 2004
• Particulate Emission Regulations,February, 2004
• When Do You Not Need to Report VOC,October, 2005
• EPA and State Regulations on HVLP Paint Spray Guns (sprayers),August, 2005
• What VOC Do You Report on an MSDS?,August, 2005
• VOC Exempt Solvents for Paint Coatings,July, 2005
• Spray Booth Permits,July, 2005
• Installation of Small Spray Booth Permit,May, 2005
• Certifying a Paint Coating,May, 2005
• Definition of Exempt Solvents, (VOC),March, 2005
• Zero VOC Coatings - Solvent and Waterborne,March, 2005
• List of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP, HAPs),March, 2005
• Calculating VOC Compliance for Navy Antennas,January, 2005
• Exempt Solvents for Paints and Coatings,January, 2005
• Exempt Solvents,September, 2006
• Spray Booth Permits,February, 2006
• EPA Requirements for Spray Painting of Filled Silicone Coatings,March, 2007
• VOC Exempt Solvents for Can Coatings,July, 2007
• Paint Booth Permitting,December, 2007
• Obtaining a Permit,February, 2008
• Relocating a Paint Booth,April, 2008
• Do I Need a Paint Booth?,July, 2008
• Electrical Equipment Paint Requirement,August, 2008
• Certification,October, 2008
• EPA Air Pollution Compliance,April, 2009
• VOC Compliant,October, 2010

Health and Safety

• Is Acetone Toxic?,November, 2001
• Health Problems Caused by Prolonged Use of Paints,July, 2001
• Toxic Filters in Spray Booths,April, 2001
• Health Risks With Paints and Coatings,November, 2002
• Paints for Safety and Health,August, 2002
• How do I Know if My Paint Contains Lead?,August, 2002
• Lead Exposures From Paints and Coatings,August, 2002
• Do Automobile Paints Contain Lead?,August, 2002
• Solvents, VOC, Health Issues With Paints & Varnishes,July, 2002
• Latex Paint - Industrial Hygiene - Health Risks,September, 2003
• Selection of Paint Spray Respirator,June, 2003
• Safety & Health - Polyurethanes,March, 2003
• Health Hazards of Calcium Carbonate,March, 2003
• Spray Booth Filter Change - NESHAP,January, 2003
• Spraying Paint into Enclosed Areas,December, 2004
• Eye Problems with Powder Coatings,November, 2004
• Do Paints Contain PCBs?,October, 2004
• Arsenic in Paints,October, 2004
• Lead Blood Levels in Children,August, 2004
• Health Hazards of Polyurethanes,March, 2004
• Possible Brain Damage From Inhaling Paint Solvents,December, 2005
• Evaporation of Paint Solvents and Health Effects,August, 2005
• Encapsulating Lead Paint,July, 2005
• Respirators for CARC Paint Coatings,June, 2005
• Respirators for CARC Polyurethanes,March, 2005
• Fire Sprinklers for Paint Spray Booths,January, 2005
• Health and Safety--CARC Polyurethane Overspray,January, 2005
• Health and Safety with CARC Paints,September, 2006
• Spontaneous Combustion of Paint Filters,July, 2006
• Portable Paint Tent (Spray Booth Enclosure) in my Garage,June, 2006
• Painting Natural Rubber - Non-Toxic Paint,May, 2006
• Health and Safety with Intumescent Paint,March, 2006
• Safety Information for Polyurethanes,February, 2007
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Powder Coating Operations,February, 2007
• Are Clear Coats Hazardous to Your Health?,December, 2007
• Arsenic in Paint,February, 2009
• VOC Question,July, 2010
• 2-component Paint Health Effects,July, 2010

Lead content

• Regulations Covering Lead Content in Paint,May, 2001
• How do I Know if My Paint Contains Lead?,August, 2002
• Lead Exposures From Paints and Coatings,August, 2002
• Do Automobile Paints Contain Lead?,August, 2002
• Is there lead in automotive paints?,March, 2003
• Lead in Paint,January, 2003
• Lead Blood Levels in Children,August, 2004
• Concentrations of Lead in Lead Based Paints,February, 2004
• Lead in Paints,February, 2004
• Encapsulating Lead Paint,July, 2005
• Substitution of Lead Chromate,June, 2010

VOC emissions and regulations

• Which VOCs are Exempt Compounds and Which are Non Precursors of Ozone?,November, 2001
• Calculating VOC Emissions From Curing Ovens,November, 2001
• Paint Carryover into Oven,September, 2001
• Calculating VOC From an MSDS,July, 2001
• VOC in Aerosol Paint,March, 2001
• VOC Limits for Shipping Containers,November, 2000
• What Does A VOC Content of 2.9 Lbs/Gal Mean?,October, 2002
• VOC Compliant Solvents for Paints & Coatings,October, 2002
• Solvents, VOC, Health Issues With Paints & Varnishes,July, 2002
• Exempt Solvents for Inks and Coatings,March, 2002
• Labeling of Paint Cans,March, 2002
• Solvent Evaporation from Paint,December, 2003
• Paint Off Gasing,December, 2003
• Are VCIs Considered Coatings?,November, 2003
• Volatile Compounds,October, 2003
• VOC in House Paint,September, 2003
• Paint Emissions From an Aircraft Spray Painting Operation,July, 2003
• VOC Compliant Products,July, 2003
• Selection of Paint Spray Respirator,June, 2003
• Calculating the VOC of a Mixture,December, 2004
• VOC Regulations,December, 2004
• List of Non-exempt VOCs,November, 2004
• How are VOC's measured?,November, 2004
• Estimating HAP Emissions,November, 2004
• Definition of VOC and HAP,October, 2004
• Solvent Evaporation from Archetectural Paint,June, 2004
• VOC in Paints,June, 2004
• Exempt Solvents,May, 2004
• Testing VOCs in Waterborne Paints,March, 2004
• Outgassing of Paints in Vacuum,March, 2004
• VOC-Free Coatings,March, 2004
• Surface Coating VOC Regulations - Florida,March, 2004
• Solvent Fumes Condensing at the Entry & Exit of a Baking Oven,February, 2004
• Calculating VOC of Coating, Less Water and Less Exempt Solvent,February, 2004
• Byproduct Emissions From Paint and Coating Baking Operation,December, 2005
• Is Benzyl Alcohol a VOC?,November, 2005
• When Do You Not Need to Report VOC,October, 2005
• EPA and State Regulations on HVLP Paint Spray Guns (sprayers),August, 2005
• Evaporation of Paint Solvents and Health Effects,August, 2005
• What VOC Do You Report on an MSDS?,August, 2005
• VOC Exempt Solvents for Paint Coatings,July, 2005
• VOC Abatement Control Devices for Small Painting Companies,July, 2005
• Conversion of VOC from lbs/gal to g/L,June, 2005
• Calculating Retained Solvents in Paints,April, 2005
• VOC Emissions--Paint Spray Booth/Oven Split,April, 2005
• Definition of Exempt Solvents, (VOC),March, 2005
• Zero VOC Coatings - Solvent and Waterborne,March, 2005
• List of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP, HAPs),March, 2005
• Calculating VOC Compliance for Navy Antennas,January, 2005
• Exempt Solvents for Paints and Coatings,January, 2005
• Exempt Solvents,September, 2006
• Volume Solids vs. VOC,August, 2006
• Urea as a VOC,May, 2006
• VOC of Floor and Deck Paint,April, 2006
• Calculating VOC from an MSDS That Provides Specific Gravity,January, 2007
• EPA Requirements for Spray Painting of Filled Silicone Coatings,March, 2007
• What is VOC?,March, 2007
• VOC Exempt Solvents for Can Coatings,July, 2007
• Solvent (VOC) Retention During Production,August, 2007
• VOCs,April, 2008
• EPA Air Pollution Compliance,April, 2009
• No VOC, No HAP Resin Technology,July, 2009
• VOC Question,July, 2010
• VOC Compliant,October, 2010

Waste disposal

• Disposal of toxic and hazardous substance,December, 2001
• Disposal of House Paint,August, 2001
• Disposal of Solvent-Laden Rags,March, 2001
• Hazardous Waste vs. Universal Waste,January, 2001
• Hazardous Waste Disposal of Paint,December, 2005
• Reducing Hazardous Waste,February, 2006
• Are Metal Paint Booth Fixtures Hazardous Waste?,December, 2008

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