The Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) process entitled “zero volatile organic acids” labelling on occupational health hazards and mutagenic risks among paint industry workers, occupational exposed people and non-occupational exposed people

As the problem statement is focused on environmental health impact assessment (EHIA) Process for the current regulatory standards allow paints labelled as "Low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) " to contain up to 50 g/l (50,000 mg/l that is 50,000 ppm) of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), while "Zero VOC" often still contains up to 5 g/l. This research identifies a critical gap in notifications for these labels mask the presence of thousands of chemical compounds that includes toluene, xylene, and glycol esters and pose severe risks to occupationally exposed workers, Occupational Exposed People and Non-Occupational Exposed People.

Commonly, people exposed in paints having Volatile organic compounds in to "Low VOC" in source specific, generic and industrial specific environment that is to contain up to 50 g/l (50,000 mg/l or ppm) of Volatile Organic Compounds, and "Zero VOC" still contains up to 5 g/l (5,000 mg/l or 5,000 ppm or 5,000 mg/kg) .It is mentioned that the chemical composition and exposure research study and check elucidates a complex cocktail synergistic or augmentative organic solvents prevalent in industrial-grade paints namely , Aromatics like Toluene and Xylene, Solvents such as Aliphatic compounds, ketones, alcohols, and esters. The release factor which has high concentrations of VOCs that are released during application PROCVESS because they are not strictly regulated or notified as hazardous in "Zero VOC" marketing. As far as the clinical observations and environmental public health impacts and evidence from medical imaging and X-ray reports of paint industry workers and occupational exposed people in vicinity reveal that even "low" exposure levels lead to significant systemic health damages. As far the carcinogenicity is concerned the high correlation with stomach-axis cancers and mutagenic cellular changes. Dermal & Systemic Absorption has considerable toxic absorption through the skin and gastrointestinal tract as well organ damages for the restrictive pulmonary impairment and oxidative stress affecting vital organs. This research also emphasises proposed innovation & Recommendation for a "True Zero" notification standard. It calls for transparent Labelling that is mandatory listing of all specific organic solvents, regardless of total VOC weight. Safety Protocols to enhance personal protection equipment ( PPEs) and medical monitoring for workers, focusing on the "three-axis" mutagenic risks that has been identified in clinical reports. The policy has to be reformed with respect to aligning "Zero VOC" definitions with biological and biochemical safety rather than just atmospheric weight limits. Amendments have to be updated in ISO 9000 QMS, ISO 14000 EMS and ISO 45000 OHSA standards.

Dr. Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer studied Environmental Science and Engineering at the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and graduated as M.Tech. in 1998. He has served in Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R.) during 1985-1998 as Technical Officer. He received his PhD degree in 2003 at the same institution. After ten-years postdoctoral fellowship supervised by Dr Nikos Mastorakis in WSEAS, Greece, he obtained the position of a Professor in Haramaya University, Ethiopia., Served as a faculty in Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (BIPARD), Gaya, Bihar, India. Presently serving as a consultant in Dr.Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer Techno-Economic-Environmental Study and Check Consultancy Services Avadi, Chennai, India . He has published more than 450 research articles in journals and more than 5000 research citation. His h.index 60.