Table 1. VOC Content Limits for Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings.
Coating Category | VOC Content Limit (grams per liter) |
Flat coatings | 50 |
Non-flat coatings | 100 |
Non-flat-high gloss coatings | 150 |
Specialty coatings: | |
Aluminum roof coatings | 450 |
Basement specialty coatings | 400 |
Bituminous roof coatings | 270 |
Bituminous roof primers | 350 |
Bond breakers | 350 |
Calcimine recoater | 475 |
Concrete curing compounds | 350 |
Concrete/masonry sealers | 100 |
Concrete surface retarders | 780 |
Conjugated oil varnish | 450 |
Conversion varnish | 725 |
Driveway sealers | 50 |
Dry fog coatings | 150 |
Faux finishing coatings | 350 |
Fire-resistive coatings | 350 |
Floor coatings | 100 |
Form-release coatings | 250 |
Graphic arts coatings (Sign paints) | 500 |
High-temperature coatings | 420 |
Impacted immersion coatings | 780 |
Industrial maintenance coatings | 250 |
Low-solids coatings | 120 |
Magnesite cement coatings | 450 |
Mastic texture coatings | 100 |
Metallic pigmented coatings | 500 |
Multi-color coatings | 250 |
Nuclear coatings | 450 |
Pre-treatment wash primers | 420 |
Primers, sealers, and undercoaters | 100 |
Reactive penetrating sealers | 350 |
Reactive penetrating carbonate stone sealers | 500 |
Recycled coatings | 250 |
Roof coatings | 250 |
Rust preventative coatings | 250 |
Shellacs: | |
Clear | 730 |
Opaque | 550 |
Specialty primers, sealers, and undercoaters | 100 |
Stains | 250 |
Stone consolidant | 450 |
Swimming pool coatings | 340 |
Thermoplastic rubber coatings and mastic | 550 |
Traffic marking coatings | 100 |
Tub and tile refinish coatings | 420 |
Waterproofing membranes | 250 |
Wood coatings | 275 |
Wood preservatives | 350 |
Zinc-rich primers | 340 |
Md. Code Regs. 26.11.39.05