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PRODUCT VOC EMISSION TEST RESULTS
Report Certification
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Report Number & Date:
Recalculation Job:
Original Specimen ID (if recalc job):
Protocol or test method/criteria:

CA DHS Section 01350 protocol

Certified By:

Raja S. Tannous, Laboratory Director
SignatureDate

May 27, 2009

Customer Information
Customer:
City/State/Country:

American Formulating & Manufacturing

Contact name/Title:Sam Goldberg, President

Contact Address:

3251 3rd Avenue, San Diego CA 92103

Phone number:

619-239-0321

San Diego, CA USA

Manufacturer Information
Manufacturing company:

American Formulating & Mfg.

Product name:Product sample ID:

Safecoat High Performance Clear
B319/B259

Product category:

Paints and Coatings (09900)

Product subcategory:

Stain

Manufacturer ID:

8280

Date manufactured:

2/9/2009

Date collected:

5/5/2009

Date shipped:

5/5/2009

Sample/Specimen Information
Date received:
Specimen ID (Lab tracking No.):Specimen preparation:

5/7/2009
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Conditioning period start & duration:
Test period start & duration:

5/8/2009, 10 days
5/18/2009, 96 hours

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Two part paint was mixed well. Applied 6.3 grams over 17.78
cm by 17.78 cm metal plate. Area is based on coveredsurface.

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Protocol -- Emission tests are performed following California Dept. of Health Services “Standard Practice for
the Testing of Volatile Organic Emissions from Various Sources Using Small-Scale Environmental Chambers,”
CA/DHS/EHLRB/R-174, 07/15/04 (http://www.cal-iaq.org/VOC/Section01350_7_15_2004_
FINAL_PLUS_ADDENDUM-2004-01.pdf). This practice is based on ASTM D 5116, “Standard Guide for SmallScale Environmental Chamber Determinations of Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products” andincorporates the chamber testing portion of California Specification 01350(http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/Specs/Section01350/). Project-specific results are calculated as
described in Specification 01350.
Table 1. Chamber Conditions for Test Period *Parameter

SymbolUnits

ValueAc20.0316

Product exposed aream

3Chamber volumeVcmLoading ratio

Lcm m

Inlet air flow rate
Ventilation rate

0.067

2-33-1Qm hac-1h0.47
0.067
1.00

Temperature°C

23.4

Relative humidity%

49.0* Specified ranges: 22°C to 24°C, RH 45% to 55%, and Q 0.064 to 0.070 (small chamber) or
5.81 to 6.42 (mid-size chamber)Table 2. Parameters used to calculate building VOC concentrations
Bldg. Component/ Material Wall - Wall Covering (any)Parameter

SymbolUnits

Building Type*Standard Classroom

Product exposed area
Building volumem

ABVBmmCeiling height294.7

3231.12.592Loading ratio

LB

m m

Ventilation rateaBh

Ventilation vol. fraction

VfB-30.410-10.900.90

3-1

Vent. flow rate per area(m h )/mProduct exposed area

AB

mBuilding volumeVBmm

2

1.98

Standard Office Space

Ceiling height

22Loading ratio

LB

m m

Ventilation rateaBh

Ventilation vol. fraction

VfB

Vent. flow rate per area

34.8

330.6
2.74
-3

1.139

-1

0.75
0.90

3-1

(m h )/m

20.59* Standard building types are: (1) School classroom defined in Table 7.4, CA/DHS/EHLB/R-174, 07/15/04; (2) Officespace (individual) defined in Table 7.5, CA/DHS/EHLB/R-174, 07/15/04; and (3) Large office building with volume ceilingheight from East End Project, Products Passed Section 01350, Calif. Integrated Waste Management Board. For floor
products ceiling panels, 100% coverage is assumed. For wall paint and wallcoverings, exposed area is wall paint area forthe building (http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/Specs/EastEnd/).

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Page 2 of 105/27/2009Table 3. Pass/fail results of emission test for identified VOCs with chronic RELs
(Only VOCs detected above quantitation limits are reported)

CAS No.

Substance½ RELµg m -3

Building TypeStandard Classroom
and/or Office SpaceNo formaldehyde or other CREL VOCs were detected*

None

NonePASS* CREL compound concentrations were below the lower limit of quantitation (LOQ). For formaldehyde andacetaldehyde the LOQ is 1 µg per cubic meter and for all other CREL compounds, the LOQ is 2 µg per cubic meter.

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Table 4. List of emitted VOCs* (Only VOCs detected above quantitation limits are reported.
Individual VOCs with chronic RELs and/or on other lists of toxicants are shown first,
followed by unlisted abundant compounds)
Substance

CAS
No.

Surrogate?

Chronic RELµg m -3

CARB TAC
Category

Prop 65
List?

No VOCs detected

None

None

None

None

None

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Table 5. Emission Test Results for Individual VOC(Only VOCs detected above quantitation limits are reported)

Substance

96-h Chamber
Concentration

Emission
Factorµg m -3µg m -2 hLQ

LQ

No VOCs detected-1

Building
Concentrationµg m -3

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Table 6. TVOC Chamber & Building Concentrations for Different Test Periods
Test Duration

Chamber Conc.

Emission Factorµg m -3µg m -2 h

Building Conc.

-1µg m -3Standard Classroom
24-h

LQ

LQ

LQ

48-h

LQ

LQ

LQ

96-h

LQ

LQ

LQ
Standard Office Space

24-h

LQ

LQ

LQ

48-h

LQ

LQ

LQ

96-h

LQ

LQ

LQ

Table 7. Formaldehyde Chamber & Building Concentrations for Different Test Periods
Test Duration

Chamber Conc.
µg mEmission Factor-3µg m-2h

Building Conc.

-1µg m -3Standard Classroom

24-h

LQ

LQ

LQ

48-h

LQ

LQ

LQ

96-h

LQ

LQ

LQ
Standard Office Space

24-h

LQ

LQ

LQ

48-h

LQ

LQ

LQ

96-h

LQ

LQ

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5/27/2009Table 8. Pictures of The Tested Specimen

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5/27/2009Table 9. Definition of Parameters and Notes to Tables

Parameter/Value

Definition

CAS No.
Surrogate?

Chemical Abstract Service identification number“Yes” indicates compound was quantified by GC/MS total-ion-current(TIC) method using toluene as calibration reference
Chronic Reference Exposure Level (REL) established by Calif. Officeof Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Feb. 2005 andadopted by Section 01350 as target IAQ limit for building; for-3formaldehyde, IAQ limit is interim Indoor REL of 33 µg m . No
product may contribute more than ½ IAQ limit for an REL compound,with the exception of acetaldehyde for which the full REL is allowed.
Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC) on Calif. Air Resources Board list, Dec.
1999, with toxic category indicated“Yes” indicates compound is chemical known to cause cancer orreproductive toxicity listed by Calif. Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65), Mar. 2005
Measured chamber VOC concentration at 96-h time point minus any
analytical blank or blank concentration for empty chamber operated
following same procedure. Lower limit of quantitation (LOQ) for
individual VOCs on lists of toxicants is 2 µg m-3, based on a 2 ng-3limit for a 1-liter sample. LOQ for TVOC is 20 µg m . LOQ for
formaldehyde and acetaldehyde is given below
Mass of compound emitted per square meter of exposed surface perhour (calculations shown below). Reporting limits for emission
factors are established by LOQ or reporting limit for chamberconcentration and specimen’s exposed surface area
Concentrations for school classroom, small office (individual), large
office building, or specific project building calculated usingparameters given in Table 2 (calculations shown below)
Total Volatile Organic Compounds quantified by GC/MS TIC method
using toluene as calibration reference
Volatile aldehydes quantified by HPLC following ASTM Method
D 5197-97. LOQ for formaldehyde and acetaldehyde is ~1 µg m -3
Quantified by thermal desorption GC/MS following EPA Methods TO-1
and TO-17. Compounds are quantified using multipoint calibrations
prepared with pure substances unless otherwise indicated (seeSurrogate?). VOCs with chronic RELs are listed first, followed byother TAC and Prop. 65 compounds. Additional abundant VOCs at-3or above reporting limit of 5 µg m are listed last. VOCs are listed inorder of decreasing volatility within each group“Less than” concentrations established by LOQ
Hydrocarbon compound
Indicates calculated value is below quantitation based on
concentration LOQ
Not applicable

Chronic RELCARB TAC Cat.
Prop 65 List?

96-h Chamber Conc.

Emission Factor

Classroom/Office/Office Bldg.
Conc.
TVOC
Formaldehyde &acetaldehyde
Individual VOCs

“<”
“HC”
“LQ”
“na”

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Equations Used in Calculations
An emission factor (EF) in µg m-2 h-1 for a chemical substance in a chamber test is calculated using
Equation 1:
EF = (Q (C - Co)) / AC(1)-3

where C is the chamber concentration of the substance (µg m ) and Co is the corresponding substrate or-3chamber blank concentration (µg m ). The other parameters are defined in Table 1. For an emitting unit,
such as a chair, the number of units, N, is substituted for surface area, AC, and EF is expressed asµg/unit-h.
-3

A building concentration (CB) in µg m can be estimated from the EF using Equation 2:
CB = (EF * AB) / QB(2)

where AB is the area of the product in the building space and QB is the outdoor air flow rate to the space.
-2

An EF in µmol m h-1 for an individual VOC in a chamber test is calculated from the above EF using
Equation 3:-2-2

EF (µmol m h-1) = EF (µg m h-1) / MW(3)

where MW is the molecular weight (molar mass) of the respective compound.
A chamber concentration in ppb (molar basis) for an individual VOC is calculated from the chamber-3
concentration (C – Co) in µg m using Equation 4:
Chamber concentration (ppb) = (C – Co) x 24.45 / MW(4)owhere 24.45, in L/mol, is the molar volume of air at standard conditions (1 atm pressure, 25 C).
For a furniture component, the workstation concentration of formaldehyde and total aldehydes in ppb can-2
be estimated from the corresponding aldehyde EF (µmol m h-1) using Equation 5:
WS Aldehyde concentration (ppb) = (EFaldehyde)(Aws)(24.45) / Qws(5)2

where Aws is the surface area of the component in the workstation (m ) and Qws is the outdoor air flow3
rate to the workstation (m /h).

Comments
Two parts of the adhesive, B319 and B259, were provided by customer in the right mixing ration of 3
to1 by weight. Mixed the two components well and applied 6.3 grams of the final mixture onto
stainless steel plate using a brush. The area is based on the coated surface of 17.78 cm by 17.78 cm. The paint loading was 199.4 grams per square meter.
Note: The test results presented herein are specific to this item. All data, including but not limited to raw instrument files, calibration
files, and quality control checks used to generate the test results will be made available to the customer upon request.

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Berkeley Analytical Associates, LLC

CHAI NO F CUSTO DY
P R ODUCTVO C EM I SSI O N/ M ATERI AL
TEST

815 HarbourWay South,Suite6
Richmond,CA 94804-3612
Phone: 510-236-2325 Fax: 510-236-2335
e-mail: baalab@berkeleyanalytical.com

August,2008 Update(Note:a seoarateCOC mustbe filledfor eachproductsample)

Co mp a nvA: m er ic an
F ormu l a ti n&q
StreetAddress:3251ThirdAvenue
Citv/State:San Dital Code:92103

C A D H SS ecti on01350
B I F M A- s m a l cl h a m b e r
B IFMA- mi d-si zechamber
01350S creen
B IFMAS creeni

Contact(forreportinq):
Sam Goldb
ContactTitle:President
Phone/FaxNumbers: 6 19-239-0321I 619-239-0565
EmailAddress:samq@afmsafecoat.com

CA Office Furniture Bid (cnamoer/tesiooints

Other,specifybelow:
Testingrequiredfor SCS IndoorAdvantageGoldcertification.

Citv/State/Countrv:
ContactName/Title:
Ph o n eN um ber :C R IGreenl abelC R IGreenl abelP l usSCS lndoorAdvantage,furniture

SCS IndoorAdvantaqe Gold. furniture

SCS lndoorAdvanta

Product Name*: Safecoat Hiqh PerformanceClear

Manufacturer
ProductlD #.: 8280
Sa mo l elnt er nallD #: 83 1 9 /8 2 5 9DateManufactured*:
02-09-09
ProductCateqory& Use*:Stains& Transparent
Finishes;furniture,floors,etc.
Sa mp l eCons t r uc t ion
M a te ri a l *Po: l v me r
P l a n t N a m e & L o c a t i o n * :1 1 7 4 8 S l a u s o n ,S a n t a F e S p r i n q s ,C A 9 0 6 7 0

Collection
LocationwithinPlant: N/A- collectedfrom oroductinventorvat headouarters
Da te& T im eCollec t ed:"5 -5 -0 91 2 :1 1o m
Numberof SamplePieces*:1 kit(2 pieces) lptroto(s)of Collection
Location:
AttachSampleCollectedby*:Jav Watts
PhoneiFaxNumbers*: 6 19-239-0321I 619-239-0565
EmaiI Address*:iwatts@afmsafecoat.com
Pa cke d& S hiooedB v :J a v W a tts
S h i P P i n qD a t e : 5 - 5 - 0 9Carrier/Airb
Niul lm b e rU: P S

Jav Watts

1 0d c o n d i t i o n i n2g4, h , 4 8 h , 9 6 h
7 2 h , 1 6 8h
72 h, 168h

C ondi ti onof S hi ppi ngP ackage:C o n d i t i oonf S a m p l e :t'.-R e l i n o u i s h eBdv *Two partsmustbe mixedtogetherthoroughlybeforeapplication
to the samplesubstrate.

Labrracking
Nurnber:
Uq
Received B

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