§ 17-1410 Exemptions.
AC § 17-1410
This chapter shall not apply to antique or hand-made rugs or carpets made of natural fibers such as wool, cotton or jute with no VOC containing carpet cushion or carpet backing. Table ICarpet 14-Day VOC Emissions Test Criteria Volatile Organic CompoundChemical AbstractService #Maximum Emission Factor (μg/m2/hr)Volatile Organic CompoundChemical AbstractService #Maximum Emission Factor (μg/m2/hr)Acetaldehyde75-07-0130Benzene71-43-255Carbon disulfide75-15-0744Carbon tetrachloride56-23-537Chlorobenzene108-90-7930Chloroform67-66-3279Dichlorobenzene (1,4-)106-46-7744Dichloroethylene (1,1)75-35-465Dimethylformamide (N,N-)68-12-274Dioxane (1,4-)123-91-12790Epichlorohydrin106-89-82Ethylbenzene100-41-41860Ethylene glycol107-21-1372Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether110-80-565Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate111-15-9279Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether109-86-455Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate110-49-683Formaldehyde50-00-016.7Hexane (n-)110-54-36510Isophorone78-59-11860Isopropanol67-63-06510Methyl chloroform71-55-6930Methylene chloride75-09-2372Methyl t-butyl ether1634-04-47440Naphthalene91-20-38.2Phenol108-95-2186Prophylene glycol monomethyl ether107-98-26510Styrene100-42-5410Tetrachloroethylene127-18-432Toluene108-88-3280Trichloroethylene79-01-6558Vinyl acetate108-05-4186Xylenes, technical mixture(m-, o-, p-xylene combined)108-38-395-47-606-42-3651 Table IICarpet Cushion 24-Hour VOC Emissions Test Criteria Volatile Organic Compound24-hour Testing Period:Maximum Emission Factor(μg/m2 per hour)Butylated hydroxytoluene300Formaldehyde504-Phenylcyclohexene (4PCH)50Total Volatile Organic Compounds1,000
