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Is LINE-X environmentally friendly?

A common question that we are asked at LINE-X of South Central Pennsylvania is if LINE-X is environmentally friendly? With all of the focus on environmentally friendly products it is certainly understandable, especially since our product involves the use of chemicals. We are here to tell you that LINE-X is an environmentally friendly product. Here’s why:

What makes LINE-X Environmentally Friendly

LINE-X has always tried to be as environmentally friendly as possible but within the past 20 years the company has put extra emphasis on this. Our product does not produce any volatile organic compounds (VOC) or chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) that can damage the environment or the ozone. The materials used in the bedliner are natural, biodegradable and non-toxic. The formula is also non-flammable and non-combustible. It is OSHA approved and meets all government regulatory guidelines.

VOCs?

VOCs are emitted in a gaseous form from solids or liquids. Exposure to VOCs can have severe negative health effects. Examples include paints and paint thinner, glues and adhesives, copy machines and printers, pesticides and more commonly cigarettes. For some exposure to VOCs can lead to dizziness or nausea but it can be worse with prolonged exposure like damage to the nervous system or cancer.

CFCs?

CFCs are chemicals containing atoms of carbon, chlorine and fluorine. They are typically found with use in aerosol cans, packing materials, solvents or refrigerants. CFCs are inert in the lower atmosphere but can cause damage to the ozone layer. CFCs were commonly found from the 1930s to the 1980s in use as refrigerants, bug sprays, paints and hair sprays but when a hole was discovered in the ozone layer in the 1980s CFCs came under the microscope and substitutes began to be developed.

What else makes LINE-X environmentally friendly

LINE-X contains neither VOCs or CFCs. Even the application of LINE-X is as environmentally friendly as possible. Vehicles are sprayed in a professional booth that is well ventilated. Our employees wear appropriate gear to sand a truck and use a breathing system when spraying. Any leftover material is disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner giving you not only the best bedliner on the market but also the greenest!

LINE-X is so safe that it approved for use with potable water and food preparation. If you can prepare food on LINE-X or store drinking water in it it has to be environmentally safe. Can other bedliners say the same thing?

About LINE-X of South Central Pennsylvania

LINE-X of South Central Pennsylvania is the leader in vehicle undercoating protection using Krown products and truck bedliners using LINE-X spray-on bedliners. We serve York County to help maintain and extend the life of vehicles. If you are in York or West York, Red Lion or Dallastown, Hanover or Spring Grove or any point in between stop in at our Vogelsong Road location to see what we can do to protect your vehicle. No one knows protection better than LINE-X and the premium performance and exceptional value that it brings.

Resources:

List of vocs – https://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/chemicals-and-contaminants/volatile-organic-compuounds-vocs
Cfcs – https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/hats/publictn/elkins/cfcs.html
https://www.surfacefinishing.com/doc/line-x-green-is-the-environmentally-friendly-0001
https://linexofky.com/the-line-x-difference/
https://linexvb.com/blog/post/september/21/2012/line_x-truck-bedliner-faq/#Enviornmentally%20Friendly