Emissions from lacquer systems, possible impacts of the AgBB scheme

Since October 2004 the "Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt)" requests emission measurements in accordance with the so-called AgBB (Committee for Health Evaluation of Building Products) scheme for floorings with special fire protection requirements. The application of the AgBB evaluation scheme to other types of building materials is expected in the near future. Therefore, exemplary investigations for typical lacquer systems were carried out according to the AgBB scheme. The scheme evaluates the VOC/SVOC emissions after 3 and 28 days. In addition, the investigation period was extended to 90 days, to determine if the 28 day value is representatives for such products.