Performance Evaluation of Hap-Free Paint Strippers vs. Methylene-Chloride-Based Strippers for Removing Army Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC)

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Performance Assessment of Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP)Free Chemical Paint Strippers on Military Coatings for Validation to Federal Specification TT-R-2918A

“…3 Additionally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends that exposure to methylene chloride in the workplace be limited to the lowest feasible limit, and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists recommends a workplace exposure limit of 50 ppm averaged over an 8-hr day. 4 The effects of methylene chloride are not limited to the health implications caused in the workplace. It has also been identified as a hazardous air pollutant (HAP) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).…”