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Short Abstract: The South Coast Air Quality Management District is the local air pollution regulatory agency serving the South Coast Air Basin, consisting of portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino counties in California. The air quality in the Basin has been designated as extreme non-attainment by the EPA. For that reason, AQMD is at the forefront of the nation’s emission reduction efforts. As part of these efforts, AQMD has been investigating volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from metalworking fluids. One of the primary challenges has been to find a reliable test method to determine VOC content. This presentation will feature an overview of a joint cooperation project between ILMA and AQMD which developed a thermogravimetric test method that mimicked the results from a six-month, low temperature evaporation study of naphthenic oils.