Wood Floorings Emissions and Their Effect on IAQ

The wood floorings are perceived as natural and healthy materials. They are, however, a potential source of indoor VOC’s, which may worse the IAQ and human health. A new generation of biocompatible wood floorings has been tested for the VOC’s emissions and related health impact, together with floorings without evident low-emission attitude. The emissions have been measured using SPME GS-MS technique. The health impact has been classified using chemical and medical databases. Biocompatible floorings emissions resulted in naturally occurring terpenes, showing no evident treat to human health. Other flooring’s emissions are compared with an analysis of potential hazards.