VOC exempt solvent

VOC exempt solvents are organic compounds that are exempt from restrictions placed on most volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the United States.{{Cite journal|last=Zysman|first=Bernard|last2=Skelly|first2=P. Daniel|date=2000-02-01|title=Why some solvents are given VOC exempt status by the EPA and what the future holds|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0026057600814075|journal=Metal Finishing|language=en|volume=98|issue=2|pages=84–88|doi=10.1016/S0026-0576(00)81407-5|issn=0026-0576|access-date=2021-02-08|archive-date=2021-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208171054/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0026057600814075|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web|title=Exempt Compounds|url=https://www.aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/compliance/vocs/exempts|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.aqmd.gov|archive-date=2021-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208171045/https://www.aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/compliance/vocs/exempts|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=US EPA|first=OAR|date=2019-05-10|title=Volatile Organic Compound Exemptions|url=https://www.epa.gov/ground-level-ozone-pollution/volatile-organic-compound-exemptions|access-date=2021-02-08|website=US EPA|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208171120/https://www.epa.gov/ground-level-ozone-pollution/volatile-organic-compound-exemptions|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.paint.org/voc-exempt/|title=Update: U.S. EPA Exempt Volatile Organic Compounds|date=2018-01-30|website=American Coatings Association|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-20|archive-date=2021-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208171107/https://www.paint.org/voc-exempt/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://web.epa.state.oh.us/opp/solvents/fact34.html|title=Acetone Regulations and Pollution Prevention: What You Should Know|website=web.epa.state.oh.us|access-date=2019-03-27|archive-date=2019-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409195822/http://web.epa.state.oh.us/opp/solvents/fact34.html|url-status=dead}} This class of solvent currently includes acetone, dimethyl carbonate, methyl acetate, parachlorobenzotrifluoride (Oxsol 100), tert-Butyl acetate,{{Cite web |title=Tert-Butyl Acetate: VOC-Exempt Solvent for Coatings |url=https://www.lyondellbasell.com/globalassets/documents/chemicals-technical-literature/lyondellbasell-chemicals-technicalliterature-tert-butyl-acetate--voc-exempt-solvent-in-coatings-3385.pdf |website=LyondellBasell}} and propylene carbonate.{{Cite web|url=https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1pfpr.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000903024747/http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1pfpr.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2000|title=EPA VOC exempt}} The definition is often that they do not contribute to ozone or ozone depletion.{{Cite web|title=VOC Content {{!}} Determining VOC Content {{!}} Article {{!}} CP Adhesives|url=https://www.cpadhesives.com/determining-voc-content|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.cpadhesives.com|archive-date=2021-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208171117/https://www.cpadhesives.com/determining-voc-content|url-status=live}}