References & Sources

Clean-air allies: No-solvent paint spares the air

Because a new type of paint is made in a special manufacturing process and contains no solvent, it emits none of the troublesome, tightly regulated toxic chemicals known as volatile organic compounds.

Further Readings:

Seachrist, L. 1995. A better way to manage smog. Science News 148(Aug. 5):92.

Sources:

Robert E. Schwerzel
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Opto-Electronic Technologies Branch
Atlanta, GA 30332-0825

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 21, November 20, 1999, p. 333. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.