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title: "Technical insight 002: VOC levels - Forgeway Ltd"
description: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are found in a huge range of products from paints and finishes to deodorant. Read more about VOC levels in this article.
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# Technical insight 002: VOC levels

[Migelo Buckley | 1 min. read](https://www.forgeway.com/learning/blog/author/migelo-buckley)

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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are found in a huge range of products from paints and finishes to deodorant. They are a cause for concern for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and air quality boards across the USA and Europe. VOCs have been found to be a major contributing factor to the production of ozone, a common air pollutant proven to be a public health hazard. Does your current product measure up?

VOCs are defined as “any organic compound whose boiling point is in the range from (50°C to 100°C) to (240°C to 260°C), corresponding to having saturation vapour pressures at 25°C greater than 100kPa (World Health Organisation, as cited in ISO 16000-6).

Many manufacturers are being forced to reduce their VOC levels year on year. Therefore, as part of our commitment to continuous development, and prompted by a specific customer request, we sent our FORMOA 010 product for testing to determine the VOC level. The product was tested to the SCAQMD (rule 1168).

Products tested must have a VOC level of less than 70g/l in order to comply. In both tests FORMOA 010 fell well within the VOC parameters set out in this regulation. The gravimetric test result for FORMOA 010 was 18g/l and the GC/MS (more comprehensive) test result was 2.7g/l.

Clearly FORMOA 010 meets and exceeds the requirements of SCAQMD and also complies with LEED regulations – an internationally recognised third-party verification for green buildings.

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Migelo turns technical jargon into clear, easy-to-read content. Forgeway’s mission is to address every question our customers and prospective clients have, even the ones they might hesitate to ask.

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