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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 76706 |
| CIS number |
01-852 |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
NTP 521-1999
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| Author(s) |
Berenguer Subils M.J. |
| Title |
Indoor air quality: Emissions from materials used for building, interior decoration and maintenance |
| Original title |
Calidad del aire interior: emisiones de materiales utilizados en la construcción, decoración y mantenimiento de edificios [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1999. 6p. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
This information note examines the materials most commonly used during the construction, interior decoration and maintenance of buildings in order to assess the impact of these activities on ambient air quality. Contents include: effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on building occupants; various types of emissions (humid or dry products, absorbent materials, cleaning and maintenance products); various elements that could give rise to emissions (furniture, wall-coverings, curtains, walls, ceilings, floors); emissions due to products used for maintenance (cleaning products, interior fragrances, insecticides, rat poison); factors that need to be taken into consideration when carrying out an evaluation of interior air quality; tables listing the chemicals emitted by various maintenance products. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; harmful substances; atmospheric pollution; building materials; buildings |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
wood preservatives; pesticides; data sheet; cleaning; volatile substances |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Environmental pollution
Air pollution
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