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However, not all government authorities believe that VOC reduction limits have been reached. Robert Nelson, senior director for environmental affairs at the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA), says California's South Coast Air Quality Management District, which includes counties in the Los Angeles Basin, "keeps squeezing" paint makers for further reductions. The agency is now demanding that liquid coatings such as wood stains, sealers, and roof coatings contribute VOCs of only 50 g per L by mid-2006, down from 100 g per L now. Several East Coast states are seeking similar VOC reductions in paints, and in one instance NPCA has started litigation to keep Delaware from putting new limits into effect. |
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