{"id":6907,"date":"2020-02-26T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solcora.com\/?page_id=6907"},"modified":"2024-10-15T11:55:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T09:55:25","slug":"emissions-and-indoor-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/solcora.com\/au\/about-solcora\/certifications\/emissions-and-indoor-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Emissions and indoor air quality"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Certifications relating to emissions and indoor air quality<\/h1>\n

Emissions are volatile organic compounds released after processing a product. A familiar example is the way a new car smells. This odour is caused by emissions, which steadily diminish over time. The amount of emissions released depends on the quality of the product. The more emissions released, the more you are likely to experience undesirable effects, such as headaches. Since a lot of time is spent on a floor, it is important to keep these emissions to a minimum. Unfortunately, there are still no European standards governing emissions. The Netherlands, for example, does not have a standard at all; some countries have drawn up their own standards, but their contents vary widely. Besides the different national standards, various voluntary standards have been developed in this area. All of these standards are assessed on the basis of standardised laboratory test methods. The sheer quantity of these standards can make things quite confusing. For this reason, Eurofins \u2013 a prominent international test laboratory \u2013 has developed its own, more comprehensive \u2018Indoor Air Quality\u2019 standard. Eurofins has also expanded this standard to include the \u2018Indoor Air Quality Gold Standard\u2019, which involves testing an even wider range of substances and specifies lower emissions than any other national standard. Therefore, this standard more than matches all standards applicable inside and outside Europe. For example:<\/p>\n