INFORMATION NOTE

ELIMINATOR
Environmental Impact

Eliminator is a fully bonded, liquid-applied bridge-deck waterproofing membrane that has an excellent proven track record of
waterproofing integrity.
We have produced this statement to address the increasing interest and awareness in this products environmental impact. Though
standards and methods of assessment are being introduced e.g. BREEAM, currently they do not appear to cover liquid applied
coatings. This document is designed to help address this issue and fill the gap until a suitable, recognised assessment procedure is
in place.
We trust the following review of Eliminators environmental impact is of interest.

1. Eliminator Production
1.1. The manufacture of Eliminator is a permitted operation under the UK Pollution Prevention & Control (PPC) Regulations.
1.2. Under PPC Regulations up to 5% of the volatile compound inventory is allowed to be emitted. The figure for the
production of the Eliminator system is well under 2% and is reducing.
1.3. Eliminator is produced using bulk plant and is mainly produced from a mixing operation, requiring little energy. Despite
this we have still managed to reduce the energy consumption for this operation by 30% in the last 5 years.

2. Eliminator Application
2.1. Eliminator is a cold applied system, requiring no heating for application. This reduces energy consumption and carbon
emissions.
2.2. Eliminator is spray applied using small, airless spray equipment. Other competitive spray applied systems require large
wagons with heating equipment creating a much larger carbon footprint, both in terms of energy consumption for
application and in moving these vehicles around the country.
2.3. Once applied and subject to normal service conditions, Eliminator will provide an effective barrier to the transmission of
liquid water for the life of the structure in which it is incorporated. This longevity of the membrane means it does not have
to be replaced during the life of the structure, providing the consequential environmental benefits.

3. Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP)

3.1. ODP is an index indicating the extent to which a chemical substrate may cause ozone depletion.
3.2. The US Environmental Agency (EPA) lists those chemicals identified within the Montreal Protocol as causes of ozone
depletion. These chemicals are exclusively halogenated organics.
3.3. The Eliminator system contains none of these chemicals and therefore has an ODP of Zero.

4. Global Warming Potential (GWP)

4.1. GWP is a measure of how much a gaseous chemical contributes to global warming in comparison to the reference level
of carbon dioxide.
4.2. The Eliminator system is known to release a small quantity of a volatile organic compound (VOC) called Methyl
Methacrylate (MMA) during its short cure time. This is a standard ingredient within the formulation with no toxicity issues
associated to it.
4.3. The Inter-Organisation Program for the Sound Management of Chemicals (which includes the World Health Organisation
and the United Nations Environment program) has studied the GWP impact of MMA and reported that is not considered
as a greenhouse gas as it degrades rapidly within the environment.
4.4. Because the ultimate breakdown products of MMA are carbon dioxide and water, the GWP of MMA is considered to be
at, or below of its equivalent weight in CO2 i.e. < 1.

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5. Carbon Footprint
5.1. Stirling Lloyd Group plc is committed to reducing its Carbon Footprint year on year.
5.2. Using the Carbon Trust 1 Institutes methodology our Carbon footprint for our 2007/8 Financial Year was: 37T/M.
5.3. Though the Carbon Trust have, to date, not published any benchmarking comparisons we believe this figure to be very
low and it compares very favourably to those Companies we have seen published. For example Trucosts, the
international environmental research organisation that produced the environmental reporting guidelines for business for

the UK government, recent report comparing UK Investment Funds Carbon Footprint 2 gave figures of between 169T
730T/M.

6. Corporate
6.1. Stirling Lloyd Group plc is fully accredited to the ISO14001 Environmental Standard.

Limited Warranty Notice: The information presented herein is accurate to the best of our knowledge. We pursue a progressive
research and development policy and reserve the right to alter any of the details herein without notice. Specific details should be
verified with the Manufacturer where the accuracy of such information may be critical. The information given must not be taken in
any way to form a specification. All technical properties quoted are from laboratory prepared samples. We will not accept any liability
whatsoever arising out of the use of the information contained herein.

Union Bank, King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6EF, United Kingdom
T: +44 (0)1565 633111 F: +44 (0)1565 633555 E: info@stirlinglloyd.com W: www.stirlinglloyd.com

ELIMINATOR is a registered trademark of Stirling Lloyd Polychem Ltd
2015 Stirling Lloyd Polychem Ltd

1
The UK Carbon Trust was set up by Government in 2001 as an independent company. Their mission is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy by working with
organisations to reduce carbon emissions and develop commercial low carbon technologies.
2
Carbon Counts 2007 The Carbon Footprint Ranking of UK Investment Funds

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