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I'm curious at what the VOCs were that were being measured by the home devices. Indoor VOCs can be caused by numerous common sources. Some of these would be c
by EMM_386 6y ago
I'm curious at what the VOCs were that were being measured by the home devices.
Indoor VOCs can be caused by numerous common sources. Some of these would be common in a new development:
- Paints/Coatings
- Flooring
- Furniture
- Cleaners & Disinfectants
Even though she states "I also noticed the tVOCs seemed to rise and fall at different times of the day when I was having the worst symptoms", this can be affected by things such as the rise and fall of the temperature in the indoor space, or even whether something as seemingly benign as candles are lit.
I have no say in this either way, as it would require testing of other similar units and finding out if there are any specific VOC sources in her individual unit (did a room get painted recently)?
When dealing with indoor VOC levels, it can get tricky.
- dehrmann 6y ago> Furniture That's a good point. The article dwells on the remediations done to the site that admittedly may not be effective, but didn't mention furniture in the unit. It could be her couch or a cleaner she's using.
- Sunspark 6y agoMolds emit VOCs which is also a possibility in some places. You might not be exposed to the spores directly, but the gases emitted by the growth travels through.
- relax88 6y agoThis is a great point, I've heard of people purchasing a piece of furniture, getting wicked allergy symptoms/irriated airways, buying one of these tVOC meters, and finding out it's their chair/couch/etc. She got sick when she moved in? What new furniture did she buy?
- kevingadd 6y agoYeah, I bought a tempurpedic mattress once and the off-gassing (which the salesman insisted wouldn't happen) obliterated my lungs for like a week. Could barely talk, had to sleep on the floor downstairs and leave the bedroom windows open the whole time to air it out.