Accession Number:

ADA455445

Title:

The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Historical Overview of Efforts to Reduce VOC Emissions Through Coating Reformulations and Analysis of VOC vs HAP Content in Marine Coatings

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING CO SAN DIEGO CA

Personal Author(s):

• Buell, Dan
• Gaters, Willie M.
• Jacobs, Zack

Report Date:

1995-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

62.0

Abstract:

The Environmental Studies and Testing Project N1-89-2 was initiated to assist the shipyard community to comply with environmental regulations. The objective of the project was to provide a vehicle for the selection definition performance and analyses of certain physical testing and studies to support environmental considerations of shipyard work toward ultimate compliance with environmental regulations. This study Historical Overview of Efforts to Reduce VOC Emissions through Coating Reformulations is being performed as sub-task 2 to the National Shipbuilding Research Program Project N1-89-2 within the purview of the SNAME SPC Panel SP-1 Ad Hoc Committee for Environmental Studies and Testing. The objective of the study is to demonstrate that the shipbuilding industrys and coating manufacturers have voluntarily participated in efforts to reduce marine coating VOC contents.

Descriptors:

• *ANTIFOULING COATINGS
• *REGULATIONS
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• EMISSION
• ENVIRONMENTS
• SHIPYARDS
• SHIPBUILDING
• MANUFACTURING
• COMMUNITIES
• PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Subject Categories:

• Coatings, Colorants and Finishes
• Noise Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE