PRA Environmental Information Services
Environmental Research at PRA
Research projects completed in the last 25 years include: the use of recycled plastic as a paint raw material, the microbial susceptibility of modern water borne coatings, air pollution levels in spray booths, replacements for lead and cobalt driers, VOC emissions from interior house paints, the development of high performance waterborne finishes, a study of the environmental soiling of paints, the biomimetic route to environmentally friendly coatings and the development of microbial resistant paints.
PRA Journals
PRA's journals have a range and depth of coverage to meet your needs for high-quality, focused and up-to-date information.
SHE Alert, is a monthly journal providing an alerting service on Safety, Health and Environmental issues that are relevant to the coatings industry. It is available in printed format, pdf file and as a searchable database online.
Conferences and Networking Events
PRA organises several conferences and networking events for the coatings industry including: the Waterborne and High Solids Coatings Conference (held biannually) and the European Coatings Congress (held biannually in conjunction with the European Coatings Show).
Conference Proceedings are often a rapid and cost effective way of getting up to speed with an unfamiliar subject. Our Events Manager and Conference Administrator will be pleased give you details about our conference proceedings and they can be ordered on-line.
Training Courses
We can provide training courses dealing with all aspects of surface coatings and the environment. Our courses can be tailored to suit your needs and can be held either at our premises at Hampton, or at the venue of your choice. If you are interested in courses which are primarily lecture based, please contact our Training and Learning Manager.
If however you would like practical training in Occupational Exposure or Stack Emission Monitoring please contact Environmental Services. You can visit our Environment Services pages to get an idea of the techniques that we use.
