Abstract
VOC emissions from building materials are assumed to
cause irritation of eye and the upper airways (sensory
irritation, SI) in the indoor environment. Four finishing
products, two PVC floorings and paints, were selected to
this study: PVC(+) and Paint(+)} were accepted whereas
PVC(-) and Paint(-) were not acceptable in the human
sensory evaluation. SI potency of VOC mixtures
representing the material emissions were tested by the
mouse bioassay (ASTM E981-84). Both the paints were much
poorer irritants than PVC(-), but stonger than PVC(+). In
the PVC floorings, the mouse bioassay and the human
sensory evaluation ended up the same rank order for the
two materials. On the contrary, the Paint(+) mixture from
the paint accepted in the human evaluation seemed to be
more potent irritant than the Paint(-) mixture. Overall,
formaldehyde was the main reason for SI responses caused
by the mixtures.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Healthy buildings 2000 : proceedings |
| Subtitle of host publication | Vol. 1, Exposure, human responses and building investigations |
| Pages | 101-108 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | Healthy Buildings 2000 - Espoo, Finland Duration: 6 Aug 2000 → 10 Aug 2000 |
Conference
| Conference | Healthy Buildings 2000 |
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| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Espoo |
| Period | 6/08/00 → 10/08/00 |