Healthcare VOC Compliance Limits and Product Data for 26 North American Jurisdictions

North American regulatory limits for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in healthcare facility cleaning. Dataset A contains 650 limit records from 26 jurisdictions, including EPA, CARB, OTC, and Canada SOR/2021-268. Dataset B includes 5,000 healthcare cleaning products with VOC content, certifications, and compliance flags, authored by Dave Cook and hosted on Harvard Dataverse.

Use Cases

• Assess product compliance with regional VOC limits based on the regulatory limit records.
• Filter or select cleaning products for healthcare facilities based on VOC content and certification flags.
• Benchmark product formulations against regulatory standards based on the product matrix data.
• Support regulatory reporting or auditing processes based on the compiled jurisdiction-specific limits.

Strengths

• Contains 650 regulatory limit records providing a structured reference.
• Includes a product matrix of 5,000 healthcare cleaning items.
• Covers 26 North American jurisdictions, offering broad geographic scope.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for individual datasets is unspecified, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse

Collection Method

Compilation of regulatory documents and product data, as described.

Time Range

Regulations referenced include Canada SOR/2021-268, suggesting post-2021 coverage.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 14:37:38; freshness should be verified.

Geography

26 jurisdictions in North America (United States and Canada).