EPA Issues Proposed Standard on Emissions from Coatings, Resin Manufacturing
WASHINGTON -- In a milestone regulatory action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposed hazardous air-pollutant emission standard for the manufacture of paints, coatings, inks, adhesives, and some polymers and resins.
The EPA is scheduled to finalize the standard in one year, and provisions of the measure would go into effect three years later. The proposed standard has been posted on the EPA Web site located at www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3pfpr.html.