The UK MOD Approach to the Reduction of VOC's at Service Bases

Abstract

Environmental legislation has forced the Royal Air Force, Army and Royal Navy to perform a critical and comprehensive review of both the processes they undertake and the types of materials they use. The paints and coatings world, in particular, faces many challenges and the UK MOD as a significant user of paints and paint removers has to address the problems associated with meeting environmental pressures whilst retaining existing performance criteria. This paper will outline the legislation contained within the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) which has been introduced to control the atmospheric discharge of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and will highlight the consequent implications to the UK MOD. The alternative technical solutions to ensure compliance with the legal requirements including Compliant Coatings' will be discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010603

Entities

People

  • C. J. Hitchen
  • J. Patel
  • M. S. Higgs

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boiling Point
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemistry
  • Coatings
  • Environment
  • Materials
  • Military Vehicles
  • Organic Compounds
  • Organic Solvents
  • Paint Removers
  • Procurement
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vehicles
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design