§ 17-1410 Exemptions.

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 I
Carpet 14-Day VOC Emissions Test Criteria

Volatile Organic Compound	Chemical Abstract Service #	Maximum Emission Factor (μg/m2/hr)
Acetaldehyde	75-07-0	130
Benzene	71-43-2	55
Carbon disulfide	75-15-0	744
Carbon tetrachloride	56-23-5	37
Chlorobenzene	108-90-7	930
Chloroform	67-66-3	279
Dichlorobenzene (1,4-)	106-46-7	744
Dichloroethylene (1,1)	75-35-4	65
Dimethylformamide (N,N-)	68-12-2	74
Dioxane (1,4-)	123-91-1	2790
Epichlorohydrin	106-89-8	2
Ethylbenzene	100-41-4	1860
Ethylene glycol	107-21-1	372
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether	110-80-5	65
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate	111-15-9	279
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether	109-86-4	55
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate	110-49-6	83
Formaldehyde	50-00-0	16.7
Hexane (n-)	110-54-3	6510
Isophorone	78-59-1	1860
Isopropanol	67-63-0	6510
Methyl chloroform	71-55-6	930
Methylene chloride	75-09-2	372
Methyl t-butyl ether	1634-04-4	7440
Naphthalene	91-20-3	8.2
Phenol	108-95-2	186
Prophylene glycol monomethyl ether	107-98-2	6510
Styrene	100-42-5	410
Tetrachloroethylene	127-18-4	32
Toluene	108-88-3	280
Trichloroethylene	79-01-6	558
Vinyl acetate	108-05-4	186
Xylenes, technical mixture (m-, o-, p-xylene combined)	108-38-3 95-47-6 06-42-3	651

 

Table II
Carpet Cushion 24-Hour VOC Emissions Test Criteria

 

Volatile Organic Compound	24-hour Testing Period: Maximum Emission Factor (μg/m2 per hour)
Butylated hydroxytoluene	300
Formaldehyde	50
4-Phenylcyclohexene (4PCH)	50
Total Volatile Organic Compounds	1,000