N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 17-1410: § 17-1410 Exemptions.

This chapter shall not apply to antique or hand-made rugs or carpets made of natural fibers such as wool, cotton or jute with no VOC containing carpet cushion or carpet backing.

Table I Carpet 14-Day VOC Emissions Test Criteria

Volatile Organic Compound

Chemical Abstract Service #

Maximum Emission Factor (

m

g/m

2

/hr)

Acetaldehyde

75-07-0

130

Benzene

71-43-2

55

Carbon disulfide

75-15-0

744

Carbon tetrachloride

56-23-5

37

Chlorobenzene

108-90-7

930

Chloroform

67-66-3

279

Dichlorobenzene (1,4-)

106-46-7

744

Dichloroethylene (1,1)

75-35-4

65

Dimethylformamide (N,N-)

68-12-2

74

Dioxane (1,4-)

123-91-1

2790

Epichlorohydrin

106-89-8

2

Ethylbenzene

100-41-4

1860

Ethylene glycol

107-21-1

372

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

110-80-5

65

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate

111-15-9

279

Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether

109-86-4

55

Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate

110-49-6

83

Formaldehyde

50-00-0

16.7

Hexane (n-)

110-54-3

6510

Isophorone

78-59-1

1860

Isopropanol

67-63-0

6510

Methyl chloroform

71-55-6

930

Methylene chloride

75-09-2

372

Methyl t-butyl ether

1634-04-4

7440

Naphthalene

91-20-3

8.2

Phenol

108-95-2

186

Prophylene glycol monomethyl ether

107-98-2

6510

Styrene

100-42-5

410

Tetrachloroethylene

127-18-4

32

Toluene

108-88-3

280

Trichloroethylene

79-01-6

558

Vinyl acetate

108-05-4

186

Xylenes, technical mixture (m-, o-, p-xylene combined)

108-38-3 95-47-6 06-42-3

651

Table II Carpet Cushion 24-Hour VOC Emissions Test Criteria

Volatile Organic Compound

24-hour Testing Period: Maximum Emission Factor (

m

g/m

2

per hour)

Butylated hydroxytoluene

300

Formaldehyde

50

4-Phenylcyclohexene (4PCH)

50

Total Volatile Organic Compounds

1,000