1997
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.1997.t01-2-00002.x
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TVOC and Health in Non-industrial Indoor Environments. Report from a Nordic Scientific Consensus Meeting at Langholmen in Stockholm, 1996

Abstract: The presence of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in indoor air has in past decades often been associated with adverse health effects such as sensory irritation, odour and the more complex set of symptoms called the Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). More recently, a possible link between the increase in the prevalence of allergies throughout the industrialized areas of the world and exposure to elevated concentrations of VOCs has been suggested. In many cases, the total VOC (TVOC) is used as a measure of the concen… Show more

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“…Zhang et al [23] in a study of 11 cities in Jiangxi Province in China showed a high level of formaldehyde 2 years after home remodeling, 0.138 mg/m 3 , decreased from 0.25 mg/m 3 at the time of remodeling. Total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), although questioned as a health relevant measure [26], is another entity whose concentration is increased by household products and decoration. In a survey by Xu et al [24] on indoor TVOC in Chinese cities, the average TVOC level was 2.18±12.94 mg/m 3 in 982 residential homes.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Zhang et al [23] in a study of 11 cities in Jiangxi Province in China showed a high level of formaldehyde 2 years after home remodeling, 0.138 mg/m 3 , decreased from 0.25 mg/m 3 at the time of remodeling. Total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), although questioned as a health relevant measure [26], is another entity whose concentration is increased by household products and decoration. In a survey by Xu et al [24] on indoor TVOC in Chinese cities, the average TVOC level was 2.18±12.94 mg/m 3 in 982 residential homes.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the scientific literature is inconclusive with respect to TVOC as a risk index for health and comfort effects in buildings. Continued research is required to establish a risk index for health and comfort effects for TVOC (Andersson et al, 1997).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…24,34 For example, TVOC concentrations in new and recently renovated buildings in Switzerland ranged from 1.6 to 31.7 mg/m 3 , and were particularly high in buildings with low ventilation rates. Many of the individual compounds detected had I/O ratios that were much higher than 1, and were attributed to materials such as glues, sealants, carpets, and paints.…”
Section: Indoor Air Qualitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Elevated VOC concentrations in indoor air have been associated with adverse health effects, such as sensatory irritation and a broad-ranging and complex set of symptoms known as sick building syndrome (SBS). 24 There are numerous indoor sources of VOCs, including building and construction products, furniture, carpets, textiles, household cleaners, sealants, glues, adhesives, paints, waxes, lubricants, heating systems (i.e., fuels), cooking vapors, human bioeffluents, personal care products, molds, and fungi. 25 Specific sources of indoor VOCs that are also common subsurface contaminants are listed in Table 3.…”
Section: Indoor Air Qualitymentioning
confidence: 99%