Derivation of indoor air guidance values for volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted from polyurethane flexible foam

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dc.contributor.authorSchupp, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-12T15:13:27Z
dc.date.available2018-11-12T15:13:27Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-07
dc.description.abstractPolyurethane Flexible Foams (PUF) are versatile materials used in upholstered furniture and bed mattresses. Due to the production procedure, fresh foams emit volatile organic compounds (VOC). Chamber tests issued by the European association of flexible polyurethane foam blocks manufacturers (EUROPUR) revealed certain levels of VOCs, and the emission rates are declining over time. To assess the risk associated to these VOCs which, as a consequence, might be detectable in indoor air where these PUF are used. To evaluate the risk for consumers, their concentration can be matched against existing benchmarks for indoor air. These benchmarks are, for example, guidance values derived by the Advisory Group for Indoor Air Guidance Values of the German UBA (RWvalues), Lowest Concentrations of Interest (LCI) for building products, or against derived no effect levels (DNELs) for consumers, defined in registration dossiers under the European Regulation No. 1907/2006. In this paper, indoor air guidance values are derived for some VOCs which do have neither RW- nor LCI-values, and no DNELs for consumers. Substances covered are trimethylsilanol, fluorotrimethylsilane, chloropropanol, propanal, triethylenediamine and 2,2,3,3-tetramethyl succinodinitrile.en
dc.identifier.issn1611-2156
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2003/37663
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-19658
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEXCLI Journal;Vol. 17 2018
dc.subjectIndoor airen
dc.subjectGuidance valuesen
dc.subjectConsumer exposureen
dc.subjectRisken
dc.subjectChamber testen
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.titleDerivation of indoor air guidance values for volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted from polyurethane flexible foamen
dc.title.alternativeVOC with repeated dose toxicity dataen
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