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Title:		Emission rates of volatile organic compounds released from newly produced household furniture products using a large-scale chamber testing method
Author(s):		Ho DX; Kim KH; Sohn JR; Oh YH; Ahn JW;
Address:		"Department of Environment & Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 143-747, Republic of Korea"
Journal Title:		ScientificWorldJournal
Year:		2011
Volume:		20110908
Issue:
Page Number:		1597 - 1622
DOI:		10.1100/2011/650624
ISSN/ISBN:		1537-744X (Electronic) 2356-6140 (Print) 1537-744X (Linking)
Abstract:		"The emission rates of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured to investigate the emission characteristics of five types of common furniture products using a 5 m(3) size chamber at 25 degrees C and 50% humidity. The results indicated that toluene and alpha-pinene are the most dominant components. The emission rates of individual components decreased constantly through time, approaching the equilibrium emission level. The relative ordering of their emission rates, if assessed in terms of total VOC (TVOC), can be arranged as follows: dining table > sofa > desk chair > bedside table > cabinet. If the emission rates of VOCs are examined between different chemical groups, they can also be arranged in the following order: aromatic (AR) > terpenes (TER) > carbonyl (CBN) > others > paraffin (PR) > olefin (HOL) > halogenated paraffin (HPR). In addition, if emission strengths are compared between coated and uncoated furniture, there is no significant difference in terms of emission magnitude. Our results indicate that the emission characteristics of VOC are greatly distinguished between different furniture products in terms of relative dominance between different chemicals"
Keywords:		*Interior Design and Furnishings Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis chamber test emission rate furniture products health hazard total volatile organic compound (TVOC) volatile organic compounds (VOCs);
Notes:		"MedlineHo, Duy Xuan Kim, Ki-Hyun Sohn, Jong Ryeul Oh, Youn Hee Ahn, Ji-Won eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2011/11/30 ScientificWorldJournal. 2011; 11:1597-622. doi: 10.1100/2011/650624. Epub 2011 Sep 8"