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A sticky situation
As a result of environmental concerns and regulations regarding solvent-based single-ply adhesives, the use of water-based and low-volatile organic compound solvent-based adhesives is becoming much more popular in the low-slope roofing market. Research conducted by Johns Manville, Denver, has found when temperatures and dew points converge, drying times of water-based adhesives significantly are extended. When this happens, performance issues in the field tend to increase.