Voluntary Testing of Emissions from Carpet Adhesives

Expanding on its four-year-old carpet testing program (see EBN Vol. 3, No. 6), the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has launched a similar program to test emissions from carpet adhesives. Initiated on March 31, 1996, the new program will test samples of participating product lines quarterly. Products that meet program guidelines will be authorized to carry the CRI label, with the phrase: “Meets low VOC emission criteria.”

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