According to the latest EPA emission inventory (TEDS 7.1) statistics, NMHC emissions produced by public procurement, or daily consumption of products, accounting for about one-fifth of national emissions. More than 740,000 metric tons of NMHC caused air pollution, of which about 1.57 million tones, is the public consumption of products containing organic volatile substances in the coating of construction emissions, its emissions are close to the NMHC emissions from automobile sources (about 17.4 million tones). For ozone pollution contribution can not be ignored, while the foreign attention in recent years in succession the impact of consumer products regulation adopted, there is no relevant domestic regulatory measures.
The plan to the domestic consumer product manufacturing and distribution of the actual market conditions and consumer sales estimated domestic consumption of the product usage and emissions. The eight categories of product-related test "Architectural Coatings", "Laundry Starch/ Sizing/ Fabric Finish Product", "Laundry Prewash", "Bathroom and Tile Cleaner", "Air Freshener ", "Glass Cleaner", "Automotive Windshield Washer Fluid" and" Adhesive" was completed last year. Screening six categories this year products are "Green Label Products", "Pesticides", "Herbicide", "Environmental Agents", "Cleaners" and "Printing Inks", to conduct TVOC content testing and component analysis.
In terms of detection methods, test methods of NIEA related VOCs
Is reference to foreign and domestic consumer products, detecting the applicability of NIEA A716.10C and NIEA A717.10C for TVOC were the assessment guides; thereby drafting the domestic of "Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Consumer Products Rule". This project will also detect by TVOC exam which the results will be compared with other countries, develop the recommended value of domestic TVOC content, and estimate the control limits for the initial content of volatile organic compounds in consumer products can be reduction of about 9,259.29 tons / year, an initial architectural coatings of VOC reduction of about 11,098.4 tons / year. The model simulations show, product after the reduction of ozone concentration benefits up to about 5 ppb of reduction.
The program evaluation of the advanced countries with VOCs in consumer products control feasibility, under the authority of existing laws and regulations in the country, seven control strategy is recommended: "develop emission standards for consumer goods”, “levied on consumer goods air pollution fee”, “Licensing system to control content beyond the limits of VOCs sale and use of products”, “notice the use of VOCs content than standard products for the consumer behavior of air pollution”, ”Ministry of Economic Affairs proposed to be included in the control of inspection of goods”, ”Ministry of Economic Affairs to update product label recommended benchmark” and ”Green Label specifications recommended concentration limits for VOCs content”. Consumer goods was too broad, therefore, the strategy is required to control the target product. Control strategies in order to, “Licensing system to control content beyond the limits of VOCs sale and use of products” and ” Ministry of Economic Affairs proposed to be included in the control of inspection of goods” to benefits of better control. The “Green Label specifications recommended concentration limits for VOCs content” has unique nature, advanced countries have similar Green label system, which Leads consumer products and consumer trends towards development of environmentally friendly nature. Though not with the effectiveness of mandatory controls, But for consumer products with low VOCs content in a development-leading role, which promote low cost, low resistance, and worth promoting.
This year the project helped to promote the "Ministry of Economic Affairs proposed to be included in the control of inspection of goods" and "Green Label specifications recommended concentration limits for VOCs content," two strategies. Ministry of Economic Affairs by the proposed commodity inspection will include architectural coatings, has been adopted by Ministry of Economic Affairs. Bureau of Standards, Ministry of Economic Affairs is scheduled of commodity inspection and the implementation of architectural coatings begin in May 2012, must meet the requirements of the VOCs content limits of the standard CNS 15808. The project also suggested the additional limit of VOCs content Green Label specification on both "laundry detergents" and "sanitary kitchen cleaning agent”, which got the Environmental Protection Products Committee reviewed amendments to specifications afterward.
