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. 2012 Jul 3;7(7):e39817. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039817

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).