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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"vinyl flooring"”.
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Emissions of Phthalate Plasticizer from Polymeric Building Materials
… plasticizers to enhance the flexibility of polyvinylchloride (PVC) products, as well as in humectants, emollients, and antifoaming agents. Phthalates are found in a wide range of consumer products including floor and wall coverings, car interior trim, floor tiles, gloves, footwear, insulation on …
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Exposure to Phthalate Mixtures and Inner-City Pediatric Allergic Disease and Airway Inflammation
… Prior epidemiologic studies have associated vinyl flooring, a proxy for phthalate exposure, or house dust concentrations of phthalates with eczema and asthma in children. However, these studies lack adequate exposure measurements, consideration of the early life period, and prospective …
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Modeling Diffusion-Controlled Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Building Materials
… mathematical model. A commercial grade sheet vinyl flooring (VF) was selected for study because VF is present in many residential and commercial buildings, is relatively homogenous, and has been shown to emit hazardous organic chemicals. If successful, this research would demonstrate that the …
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Modeling Diffusion-Controlled Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds From Layered Building Materials
… of the model. A steel chamber housing a piece of vinyl flooring is used to simulate building material within a room. D and K values for two representative VOCs, n-dodecane and phenol, are available from earlier experiments. These parameters are used in the model to predict the VOC concentration …
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Modeling VOCs Emissions from Multi-layered Structural Insulated Panels(SIPs)
… model that predicts VOC emissions from vinyl flooring. The approach involved independently measuring C0 (the initial material-phase concentration), D (the material-phase diffusion coefficient), K (the material/air partition coefficient) and then predicting the emission rate a priori …