Claim C-0008

A single study suggests that installing laminate flooring raises the concentration of total volatile organic compounds indoors immediately after installation.

Structure

Source: Laminate flooring
Factor: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Relation: increases · an increase of 0.93 ppm, to 2.54 ppm
Evidence grade: D · single-study
Caveat: one measurement before and after installation in one space; the rise is transient - the same paper reports the concentration below the control measurements by the end of four weeks

Based on

Finding F-0014: “Accordingly, after the installation of the laminate flooring, it was determined that the concentration of TVOCs in the space increased by 0.93 ppm and reached 2.54 ppm.” (CKB 0180, p. 7)

Counter-evidence

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