What type of test data is obtained?
Newly manufactured products are delivered for testing within a few days of being manufactured. They are packaged, sealed and shipped to an accredited GREENGUARD scientific partner where testing begins within seven days of receipt. This rapid process ensures that the highest possible emissions are monitored. Pollutant emissions are generally higher for freshly manufactured products and are found to decrease with time. Products are tested in dynamic environmental chambers for specific pollutants over a period of one week or longer, so that emission profiles are monitored. Product specific emission rates are measured and are then used to determine exposure concentrations in microgram per cubic meter (µg/m³) or parts-per-billion (ppb). For most products, data is obtained for formaldehyde and other aldehydes, individual volatile organic compounds (VOCs), total VOCs (TVOC), and respirable particles. Additional gases, such as ozone, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide may be monitored for elec
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