Comparison of VOC and ammonia emissions from individual PVC materials, adhesives and from complete structures
Environment International
In: Environment International, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 420 - 427, 2008, ISSN: 0160-4120, (Proceedings of the 1st Conference of the UK Network on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) 29th and 30th March 2006, University of Birmingham, UK).
Editorial summary
Laboratory FLEC measurements of six PVC floor coverings and four adhesives were compared with on-site measurements from completed floor structures. Complete structures generally emitted more VOCs, with permeability of the covering and emissions from both adhesive and PVC backing shaping the measured profiles.
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FLEC use
Direct FLEC measurements
Indexed full-text passages explicitly identify FLEC equipment for the material measurements, while the study applies those measurements to compare individual PVC products and adhesives with installed floor structures rather than evaluate FLEC as a method.