V.O.C. ( Volatile Organic Compounds ).
VOCs MAY BE NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC. LIKE ORGANIC CHEMICALS IN GENERAL, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS WHICH MAY BE CLASSIFIED AS VOCs. THE COMPOUNDS THAT THE NOSE DETECTS AS SMELLS ARE GENERALLY VOCs. MODERN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS SUCH AS FUELS, SOLVENTS, COATINGS, FEED STOCKS, AND REFRIGERANTS ARE USUALLY VOCs.
AS ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VOC MAY HAVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES, BUT THIS IS DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC CHEMICALS THAT ARE PART OF THE UMBRELLA DEFINITION OF "VOC". FOR INDOOR AIR PURPOSES, THERE ARE LONG LISTS OF LIMIT VALUES PUBLISHED BY GERMAN AgBB, FRENCH AFSSET, and California EPA ("CREL"). BECAUSE THEY TEND TOWARD THE GASEOUS STATE, MANAGEMENT OF TOXIC VOCs IS MORE DIFFICULT THAT WITH NON-VOLATILE COMPOUNDS. HUMAN EXPOSURE TO VOCs CAN BE THROUGH CONTACT WITH THE SOLID, LIQUID, OR GASEOUS FORMS, INHALATION OF THE GASEOUS FORM, OR INGESTION OF THE LIQUID FORM OR SOLUTIONS CONTAINING THE VOC.
BECAUSE OF THERE HEALTH EFFECTS, VOC's ARE REGULATED IN SOME PLACES. THE LARGE NUMBER OF VOCs COMBINED WITH THEIR NUMEROUS EXPOSURE PATHWAYS MAKE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT, DISCUSSION OR REGULATION OF V.O.C's IMPRACTICAL. INSTEAD, SUBSETS OF VOCs ARE REGULATED BY A WIDE VARIETY OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
NOT SO LONG AGO, IT WAS COMMON FOR FUMES TO DRIVE PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES DURING REPAINTING. MOST CONVENTIONAL PAINTS CONTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF VOCs (volatile organic compounds) THAT PRODUCED BREATHABLE GAS WHEN APPLIED. THE VOCs DIMINISH AIR QUALITY, AND MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR HEALTH. TODAY, ALTERNATIVE MANUFACTURING
TECHNIQUES HAVE ALLOWED THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW- AND ZERO FREE-VOC PAINTS THAT RELEASE NO, OR MINIMAL VOC POLLUTANTS, ARE VIRTUALLY ODOUR FREE PAINTS, ADHESIVES, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE FINISHES ARE OFTEN FORMULATED WITH SOLVENTS (or VOCs) TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY. ADDITIONALLY, PAINT CLEANUP SOLUTIONS OFTEN REQUIRE SOLVENTS THAT RELEASE ADDITIONAL VOC POLLUTANTS. HOWEVER, INCREASED AWARENESS OF POSSIBLE HEALTH RISKS AND OVERALL AIR QUALITY CONCERNS HAS LED TO A DEMAND FOR PRODUCTS THAT ARE LOWER IN VOCs. MANUFACTURERS INCLUDING GLOMANIA HAVE RISEN TO THE CHALLENGE. MAINLY BY DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH QUALITY, LATEX BASED COATINGS AND ADHESIVES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF USES. LATEX PAINTS USE WATER AS THEIR SOLVENT AND CARRIER, ALTHOUGH WATER ALSO CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNTS OF VOC's, ALLOWING BOTH EASIER CLEANUP AND GENERALLY LOWER TOXICITY THAT OIL BASED PAINTS. TODAY, LATEX PAINTS ARE EQUAL OR BETTER IN QUALITY AND DURABILITY THAN CONVENTIONAL OIL-BASED FORMULAS.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NOT EVERY LATEX BASED COATING IS LOW IN VOCs. PRODUCTS MAY BE DESCRIBED AS LOW-VOC WHEN THEY "OFF-GAS" SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN OTHER PRODUCTS. SOME OIL-BASED PAINTS QUALIFY AS LOW-VOC BECAUSE THEIR FORMULAS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED. VOC LEVELS ARE EXPRESSED IN POUNDS PER GALLON (lbs/gal) OR GRAMS PER LITRE (g/l). INTERIOR PAINT IS GIVEN A GREEN SEAL IF IT HAS A VOC CONTENT LESS THAN 50 g/l (for flat sheen) or 150 g/l (non-flat sheen).
FOR PERSONS WHO ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE, OR HAVE STRONG CONCERNS ABOUT AIR QUALITY, MOST MAJOR MANUFACTURES INCLUDING GLOMANIA NOW OFFER SPECIALLY FORMULATED NON-VOC PAINTS THAT ARE ODOURLESS AND COMPLETELY "VOC-FREE."
VOCs MAY BE NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC. LIKE ORGANIC CHEMICALS IN GENERAL, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS WHICH MAY BE CLASSIFIED AS VOCs. THE COMPOUNDS THAT THE NOSE DETECTS AS SMELLS ARE GENERALLY VOCs. MODERN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS SUCH AS FUELS, SOLVENTS, COATINGS, FEED STOCKS, AND REFRIGERANTS ARE USUALLY VOCs.
AS ORGANIC CHEMICALS, VOC MAY HAVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES, BUT THIS IS DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC CHEMICALS THAT ARE PART OF THE UMBRELLA DEFINITION OF "VOC". FOR INDOOR AIR PURPOSES, THERE ARE LONG LISTS OF LIMIT VALUES PUBLISHED BY GERMAN AgBB, FRENCH AFSSET, and California EPA ("CREL"). BECAUSE THEY TEND TOWARD THE GASEOUS STATE, MANAGEMENT OF TOXIC VOCs IS MORE DIFFICULT THAT WITH NON-VOLATILE COMPOUNDS. HUMAN EXPOSURE TO VOCs CAN BE THROUGH CONTACT WITH THE SOLID, LIQUID, OR GASEOUS FORMS, INHALATION OF THE GASEOUS FORM, OR INGESTION OF THE LIQUID FORM OR SOLUTIONS CONTAINING THE VOC.
BECAUSE OF THERE HEALTH EFFECTS, VOC's ARE REGULATED IN SOME PLACES. THE LARGE NUMBER OF VOCs COMBINED WITH THEIR NUMEROUS EXPOSURE PATHWAYS MAKE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT, DISCUSSION OR REGULATION OF V.O.C's IMPRACTICAL. INSTEAD, SUBSETS OF VOCs ARE REGULATED BY A WIDE VARIETY OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
NOT SO LONG AGO, IT WAS COMMON FOR FUMES TO DRIVE PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES DURING REPAINTING. MOST CONVENTIONAL PAINTS CONTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF VOCs (volatile organic compounds) THAT PRODUCED BREATHABLE GAS WHEN APPLIED. THE VOCs DIMINISH AIR QUALITY, AND MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR HEALTH. TODAY, ALTERNATIVE MANUFACTURING
TECHNIQUES HAVE ALLOWED THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW- AND ZERO FREE-VOC PAINTS THAT RELEASE NO, OR MINIMAL VOC POLLUTANTS, ARE VIRTUALLY ODOUR FREE PAINTS, ADHESIVES, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE FINISHES ARE OFTEN FORMULATED WITH SOLVENTS (or VOCs) TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY. ADDITIONALLY, PAINT CLEANUP SOLUTIONS OFTEN REQUIRE SOLVENTS THAT RELEASE ADDITIONAL VOC POLLUTANTS. HOWEVER, INCREASED AWARENESS OF POSSIBLE HEALTH RISKS AND OVERALL AIR QUALITY CONCERNS HAS LED TO A DEMAND FOR PRODUCTS THAT ARE LOWER IN VOCs. MANUFACTURERS INCLUDING GLOMANIA HAVE RISEN TO THE CHALLENGE. MAINLY BY DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH QUALITY, LATEX BASED COATINGS AND ADHESIVES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF USES. LATEX PAINTS USE WATER AS THEIR SOLVENT AND CARRIER, ALTHOUGH WATER ALSO CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNTS OF VOC's, ALLOWING BOTH EASIER CLEANUP AND GENERALLY LOWER TOXICITY THAT OIL BASED PAINTS. TODAY, LATEX PAINTS ARE EQUAL OR BETTER IN QUALITY AND DURABILITY THAN CONVENTIONAL OIL-BASED FORMULAS.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NOT EVERY LATEX BASED COATING IS LOW IN VOCs. PRODUCTS MAY BE DESCRIBED AS LOW-VOC WHEN THEY "OFF-GAS" SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN OTHER PRODUCTS. SOME OIL-BASED PAINTS QUALIFY AS LOW-VOC BECAUSE THEIR FORMULAS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED. VOC LEVELS ARE EXPRESSED IN POUNDS PER GALLON (lbs/gal) OR GRAMS PER LITRE (g/l). INTERIOR PAINT IS GIVEN A GREEN SEAL IF IT HAS A VOC CONTENT LESS THAN 50 g/l (for flat sheen) or 150 g/l (non-flat sheen).
FOR PERSONS WHO ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE, OR HAVE STRONG CONCERNS ABOUT AIR QUALITY, MOST MAJOR MANUFACTURES INCLUDING GLOMANIA NOW OFFER SPECIALLY FORMULATED NON-VOC PAINTS THAT ARE ODOURLESS AND COMPLETELY "VOC-FREE."
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Our paints have been designed using a patented formulation giving ZERO VOC. Not only do we offer these paints in " Daytime Invisible" 7 vibrant Glow in the Dark colours, but we have also had our Paints tested to BSEN 71-3 ( Making them suitable for use on Toys) and Toxicity Certified for that greater ease of mind.
Our paints have been designed using a patented formulation giving ZERO VOC. Not only do we offer these paints in " Daytime Invisible" 7 vibrant Glow in the Dark colours, but we have also had our Paints tested to BSEN 71-3 ( Making them suitable for use on Toys) and Toxicity Certified for that greater ease of mind.
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Because of our commitment to you the customer, we have and are continually developing new improved Craft paints for you to use and feel comfortable in the knowledge they have been tested in one of the top Test sites in the UK, making them suitable to carry the European CE mark.
VOC free glow in the dark paints and UV reactive paints. Specialy designed NON TOXIC, CHILD SAFE, ODOURLESS and VOC FREE paints. BSEN 71-3 and Toxicity tested to CE Certification.
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