Md. Code Regs. 26.11.32.16 - Test Methods
A. VOC
Compliance Test Method.
(1) Testing to
determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be performed
using CARB Method 310, Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in
Consumer Products, adopted September 25, 1997, and as amended on August 6,
2010.
(2) Alternative methods which
are shown to accurately determine the concentration of VOCs in a consumer
product may be used upon approval by the Department.
B. VOC Content Determinations Using Product
Formulation and Records.
(1) Testing to
determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter may also be
demonstrated through calculation of the VOC content based upon records of the
amounts of constituents used to make the product under the criteria of this
section.
(2) Compliance
determinations based on these records may not be used unless the manufacturer
of a consumer product maintains accurate records for each day of production of
the amount and chemical composition of the individual product constituents.
These records shall be maintained for at least 3 years.
(3) The VOC content shall be calculated
according to the following equation:
VOC Content = (B - C) x 100 / A
where:
(a) A =
total net weight of unit (excluding container and packaging);
(b) B = total weight of all VOCs, per unit;
and
(c) C = total weight of VOCs
exempted under Regulation .01 of this chapter, per unit.
(4) If product records appear to demonstrate
compliance with the VOC limits, but these records are contradicted by product
testing performed using CARB Method 310, the results of CARB Method 310 shall
take precedence over the product records and may be used to establish a
violation of the requirements of this chapter.
C. Determination of Liquid or Solid. Testing
to determine whether a product is a liquid or solid shall be performed using
ASTM D4359-90 (Reapproved 2012), Standard Test Method for Determining Whether a
Material is a Liquid or a Solid.
D.
Compliance Determinations for Charcoal Lighter Material Products. Testing to
determine compliance with the certification requirements for charcoal lighter
material shall be performed using the procedures specified in the South Coast
Air Quality Management District Rule 1174 Ignition Method Compliance
Certification Protocol (February 28, 1991).
E. Testing to determine distillation points
of petroleum distillate-based charcoal lighter materials shall be performed
using ASTM D86-04b.
F. Testing to
determine whether a material is a plasticizer, may be performed using ASTM
Designation: E260-96 (Reapproved 2011), Standard Practice for Packed Column Gas
Chromatography.
G. Testing to
determine whether an art material label provides appropriate precautions
concerning chronic health hazards related to the use of art materials, may be
performed using ASTM Designation: D4236-94 (Reapproved 2011), Standard Practice
for Labeling Art Materials for Chronic Health Hazards.
H. A person may not create, alter, falsify,
or otherwise modify records in such a way that the records do not accurately
reflect:
(1) The constituents used to
manufacture a product;
(2) The
chemical composition of the individual product; or
(3) Other tests, processes, or records used
in connection with product manufacture.
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