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Technology designed to make the great indoors even greater. Let's go back a few hundred years. In the past, air circulated freely through gaps in walls, windows and doors. And while we've become better over the years at sealing interior environments, we've also sealed in everything, from aldehydes, to mold The bold and mildew and even innovation unpleasant odors. for reducing ppm FORMALDEHYDE 400 300 sources like insulation, carpet, furniture and fabrics. And finally, antimicrobial agents inhibit the growth of mold and mildew on the paint film and related bacterial odors, addressing these issues before Special compounds deconstruct carbon molecules to dissipate odors. they can become a problem. Technology so advanced, Why these problems interior odors all you need is a roller. are such a problem. Perhaps what's most amazing Used in producing and improving about this technology is plastics, synthetic that it comes by the gallon. resins, upholstery, indoor air For more than 147 years, carpet and pressed quality. Sherwin-Williams has wood, aldehydes consistently engineered are compounds that innovative coatings gradually "of-gas", like this zero VOC product that resulting in emissions. Mold balances bold ingenuity with and mildew can irritate skin, aesthetic appeal. And that's eyes and respiratory tracts why we call it - HARMONY. and cause staining, rotting, Innovation that is the result of Aldehydes are emitted from carpet more than 147 years of R&D.; and bacterial odors. And while and other products over time.† odors from pets, cooking, smoke and other sources may not pose health problems, they can make indoor spaces unpleasant. 200 100 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 AREA OF PAINT SAMPLE cm2 And oh yeah, it's paint. The science behind the technology. It starts with odor eliminating technology that deconstructs carbon molecules, neutralizing and dissipating odors. Then, new formaldehyde reducing technology* helps to transform airborne aldehydes into water molecules and harmless inert gas, reducing these VOCs from potential *Formaldehyde Reducing Technology is currently available in flat and eg-shel sheens. The length of time Harmony actively reduces odors and formaldehyde depends on the concentration, the frequency of exposure and the amount of painted surface area. †Based on methods: ISO 17226 Determination of formaldehyde content in leather by High Performance Liquid Chromatography ISO 16000-3 Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds in indoor air and test chamber air ©2013 The Sherwin-Williams Company