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1990
Conference Paper
Title
VOC emissions of coated parqueted floors
Abstract
Sealing of wooden parqueted floors with coatings has frequently led to complains because of odor annoyances. To estimate the VOC emissions of such a system and its time dependence, measurements were made in order to quantify the main solvent components in the air of two rooms with freshly renovated parqueted floors over a period of several months. In another investigation the formaldehyde emission of an acid-hardened parquet sealing was measured over a period of 37 days after application in a 1 cubicmetre chamber. The findings show that under unfavourable conditions the finishing of parqueted floors, which is usually done without ventilation (closed windows), may result in elevated VOC values for a longer period of time.