EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Guidelines Pilot Assessment Summary- January 24, 2018
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Product Category: Carpet
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Guidelines on which
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Federal
Requirements
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EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Guidelines Pilot Assessment Summary- January 24, 2018
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Standards and
Ecolabels and the
Guidelines on which
they are based.
How the Standard/
Ecolabel Meets the
Hotspot:
= Required
criterion
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criterion
- = Does not meet
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Federal
Requirements
Bio-
Preferred
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In addition to the Applicable Federal Program requirements and the Non-Federal Standards/Ecolabels, EPA Recommends the following specifications for flooring:
Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions: Products shall meet the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method for the Testing and Evaluation of Volatile Organic Chemical Emissions from Indoor Sources Using
Environmental Chambers, Version 1.1-2010. (This is the VOC emission testing method for California Specification 01350.)
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