An assessment of formaldehyde emissions from laminate flooring manufactured in China

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2016, Pages 20-32

  Pierce, Jennifer S ^a   Abelmann, Anders ^a   Lotter, Jason T ^a   Ruestow, Peter S ^a   Unice, Kenneth M ^b   Beckett, Evan M ^a   Fritz, Heidi A ^a   Bare, Jennifer L ^b   Finley, Brent L ^c  

^a ChemRisk   (United States)

^b ChemRisk   (United States)

^c Cardno ChemRisk   (United States)

Author keywords

CARB compliance; Exposure assessment; Formaldehyde; Laminate flooring; Small chamber testing

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; POLLUTANT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; LAMINATE FLOORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; STEADY STATE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; DEVICE MATERIAL; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHINA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84978166210     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.06.022     Document Type: Article

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