Modeling the VOC emissions from interior latex paint applied to gypsum board
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OSTI ID:529805
The paper discusses modeling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from indoor latex paint applied to gypsum board. An empirical source model for a porous substrate was developed that takes both the wet- and dry-stage emission into consideration. Tests in the U.S. EPA`s Source Characterization Laboratory showed that common interior surfaces such as gypsum board and carpet could absorb significant amounts of latex paint VOCS from the air, and that they were re-emitted very slowly. An indoor air quality model incorporating the source model, an irreversible sink model, and the air movement data obtained from tracer gas tests made satisfactory predictions for the VOC levels in a test house.
- Research Organization:
- Acurex Environmental Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 529805
- Report Number(s):
- PB--97-192363/XAB; EPA--600/A-97/007; CNN: Contract EPA-68-D4-0005
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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