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Abstract
The availability of good scientific data and how the data are used by the Environmental Protection Agency were the subjects of a recent congressional hearing on the federal regulation of emissions from paints and coatings. But the underlying issue is concern among Republicans that EPA is regulating first and getting the data to support the regulations later. EPA is required by the 1990 Clean Air Act to study and then issue rules to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from consumer products that could contribute to formation of ground-level ozone. Ozone is considered a serious health problem by EPA. It is formed by the reaction of nitrogen oxides with various hydrocarbons in sunlight. EPA did a study of VOCs, released in March 1995, and concluded that VOCs from consumer products, particularly paints and coatings, contribute significantly to ozone formation. The report considered, in a broad way, the differences in the reactivities of various VOCs ...
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