New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-A - Air Related Programs (formerly designated as rules of Division of Air Resources.)
Chapter Env-A 4200 - ARCHITECTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE COATINGS
Part Env-A 4206 - COMPLIANCE; TEST METHODS
Section Env-A 4206.01 - Calculation of VOC Content
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) To determine compliance with Env-A 4203.01, the VOC content of an AIM coating shall be determined using the procedures specified in (d) and (e), below.
(b) The VOC content of a tint base shall be determined without the colorant that is added after the tint base is manufactured.
(c) For the calculations specified in (d) and (e), below, the following shall apply:
(d) Except as specified in (e), below, the VOC content shall be calculated after thinning to the manufacturer's maximum recommendation by subtracting the weight of water and weight of exempt compounds from the weight of VOCs and dividing that result by the result of subtracting the volume of water and volume of exempt compounds from the volume of coating, as in the formula below:
VOC Content = (Ws - Ww - Wec) / (Vm - Vw - Vec)
(e) For low solids coatings, the VOC content shall be calculated after thinning to the manufacturer's maximum recommendation by subtracting the weight of water and weight of exempt compounds from the weight of volatiles and dividing the result by the volume of coating, as in the formula below:
VOC Content (low solids) = (Ws - Ww - Wec) / Vm
#8695, eff 7-27-06