Defining Requirements and Data Outcomes for Environmental Verification Program for Indoor Air Products

摘要

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) to develop and manage an emissions testing and verification program for certain products used indoors. This program is part of the EPA's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program. Building on existing test methods, RTI is developing a harmonized test protocol with participation from stakeholders for office furniture as the first industry sector program. The protocol will be validated in laboratories at RTI and Air Quality Sciences and then will be submitted for approval by a stakeholder group representing buyers and users of technology, developers and vendors, and technology enablers. Testing results will be provided to clients, but will also be incorporated in a database of industry-specific statistical averages that may be used for modeling pollutant concentrations within a building.