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Essay:
VOC TableVolatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) from Building & Consumer Products
Chemical |
Uses in Products |
| 1. Formaldehyde |
1. Plywood, pressed and particle board, fiberboard, adhesives, smoke and fumes |
| 2. Benzene |
2. Gasoline fumes, rubber and plastic solvents, smoke, stains, paints, varnishes |
| 3. Xylenes |
3. Adhesives, smoke, solvents, enamels, non-lead auto fuels, wall compounds, caulking, clothes and shoe dyes, wall paper, floor coverings, grease cleaner, varnish, pesticides and kerosene vapors
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| 4. Toluene |
4. Same as #3, plus vinyl floor and wall coverings and calcium silicate sheets |
| 5. Styrene |
5. Paints, synthetic rubber, plastics and resins |
| 6. Toluene diisocyante (TDI) |
6. Paints, synthetic rubber, plastics and resins |
| 7. Trichlorethylene |
7. Polyurethane
foam aerosols |
| 8. Ethyl benzene |
8. Solvents |
| 9. Methylene chloride |
9. Aerosol finishers and paint strippers |
| 10. Paradichlorobenzene |
10. Room deodorizers & mothballs |
| 11. Benzyl chloride & benzal chloride |
11. Vinyl tiles covered with Butyl Benzyl Phthalate |
| 12. 2-Butanone (MEK) |
12. Same as #3 (Xylenes) and #4 (Toluene) |
| 13. Petroleum distillates |
13. Cleaning, solvent, paint thinner & stripper materials |
| 14. 4-Phenylcyclohexene |
14. Synthetic carpet and pads |
Potential sources of Indoor Formaldehyde Poisoning
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Products |
Uses of Products |
| 1. Pressed wood products |
1. Decorative paneling, particle board, hardwood plywood and fiberboard |
| 2. Insulation products |
2. Formaldehyde binders in fiberglass installation and foam type insulation |
| 3. Combustion output |
3. Natural gas and oil based fumes, smoke from fireplace, tobacco and autos |
| 4. Coatings, stiffeners, water repellents and wrinkle resisters |
4. Permanent press textiles, wood preservatives, carpet and carpet backing, floor coverings and adhesives |
| 5. Paper products |
5. Paper towels, grocery bags, waxed paper, cosmetic tissues and fiber sanitary products |
| 6. Misc. other
products |
6. Cosmetics,
deodorants, shampoos, plastics, adhesives, paints, fabric dyes, inks, disinfectants,
fungicides, and fertilizers |
Indoor Carbon Monoxide Gas Caused By Combustion Appliances
Combustion
Appliance |
Gas
Contamination |
| 1. Natural or liquefied gas room heaters, central furnaces, & gas fireplaces |
1. Maladjusted burners, insufficient air to burn fuel properly, cracked heat exchanger, defective or blocked flue, negative pressure backdraft |
| 2. Natural or liquefied gas water heaters |
2. Maladjusted burners, defective or blocked flue or not enough air to feed the burning fuel properly, negative pressure backdraft |
| 3. Natural or liquefied gas ranges and ovens |
3. Misusing as a indoor heater, maladjusted burner, and insufficient air for fuel to burn right |
| 4. Wood fireplace |
4. Lack of good draft from chimney height, blocked or clogged flue, and negative pressure backdraft |
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