PAVEMENT MARKING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (PAMAS)

This digest contains a brief description of and the operating instructions for a computer program that simplifies the semiquantitative process for measuring the engineering performance, environmental performance, including the impact of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and health concerns, including an evaluation of the hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), of various classes of conventional pavement marking materials used for highway stripes. This computer program is especially timely because the United States Environmental Protection Agency is expected to regulate the permissible amounts of VOCs in paints and coatings early in 1998. This regulation might proscribe the use of most presently available solvent-borne paints and some water-based paints.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rrd_222.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Andrady, A L
  • Crowther, L R
• Publication Date: 1998-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 11 p.
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Research Results Digest
  • Issue Number: 222
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Computer programs; Environmental impacts; Evaluation and assessment; Health hazards; Measurement; Organic compounds; Performance; Road marking materials; Traffic paint; Volatility
• Uncontrolled Terms: Volatile organic compounds
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking materials
• Subject Areas: Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00745752
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 20 1998 12:00AM