Table 1. VOCs emitted by PVC flooring.
VOCs (µg/m3) | median | 25thpctile | 75thpctile | maximum | minimum |
NMP | 18.25 | 7.06 | 38.7 | 210.6 | 2.37 |
TXIB | 9.21 | 2.30 | 64.27 | 117.0 | 1.13 |
EGMP | 5.93 | 4.08 | 7.18 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
DEGMB | 4.66 | 2.23 | 10.22 | 14.14 | 2.16 |
2-Ethyl-1-hexanol | 3.61 | 3.18 | 5.91 | 8.31 | 1.58 |
Tridecan | 2.75 | 0.17 | 5.19 | 6.85 | 0.02 |
Phenol | 1.17 | 0.68 | 1.64 | 21.08 | 0.41 |
Undecan | 1.08 | 0.75 | 1.49 | 5.51 | 0.59 |
Σ VOC | 109.52 | 95.1 | 146.12 | 384.6 | 48.94 |
79 VOC | <1.0 |
New PVC flooring was installed on the top cover of the mice cage. VOCs emitted by PVC flooring were measured on day 1 as described in the supporting information (File S1).