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Table 1 VOC content limit for adhesives
Architectural adhesive application VOC content limit (g of VOC/litre)
Wood looring 100
Industrial/rubber looring 60
Ceramic tile 65
Structural glazing 100
Multi-purpose construction 70
Sub-loor 50
Wall boards/panel 50
PVC welding 285
Adhesive primer for plastic 250
Structural wood member 140
Sub-speciic use metal to metal 30
Wood 30
Fibre glass 80
Plastic foams/porous materials (except wood) 50
Source: Farrar-Nagy S, Hayter S J, Larson A, Torcellini P A, van Geet O, Malin N, Wilson A, Wood T R, Balcomb J D, et al., and Vetter D. 2002
Sustainable Design Guide Los Alamos, California: Los Alamos National Laboratory [LA-UR-02-6914]. 264 pp.
Table 2 VOC content limit for sealants
Sealant application VOC content limit (grams of VOC per litre)
Architectural/roadways 250
Single-ply roof material installation/repair 450
Others 420
Sealant primer applications architectural non-porous 250
Sealant primer applications architectural porous 775
Other sealant primer applications architectural 750
Source Farrar-Nagy S, Hayter S J, Larson A, Torcellini P A, van Geet O, Malin N, Wilson A, Wood T R, Balcomb J D, et al., and Vetter D. 2002
Sustainable Design Guide Los Alamos, California: Los Alamos National Laboratory [LA-UR-02-6914]. 264 pp.
In place of urea formaldehyde, other adhesives for wood can be used to ensure that no formaldehyde
is released in the indoor environment. Phenol formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde are
significantly more stable than urea formaldehyde and do not readily release formaldehyde in the
air. These are used as substitutes for urea formaldehyde.
GRIHA speciic information
Objective
To select and use paints, adhesives, and sealants with low quantities of chemical substances
and VOCs (especially formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, and urethanes).
Table 1 VOC content limit for adhesives
Architectural adhesive application VOC content limit (g of VOC/litre)
Wood looring 100
Industrial/rubber looring 60
Ceramic tile 65
Structural glazing 100
Multi-purpose construction 70
Sub-loor 50
Wall boards/panel 50
PVC welding 285
Adhesive primer for plastic 250
Structural wood member 140
Sub-speciic use metal to metal 30
Wood 30
Fibre glass 80
Plastic foams/porous materials (except wood) 50
Source: Farrar-Nagy S, Hayter S J, Larson A, Torcellini P A, van Geet O, Malin N, Wilson A, Wood T R, Balcomb J D, et al., and Vetter D. 2002
Sustainable Design Guide Los Alamos, California: Los Alamos National Laboratory [LA-UR-02-6914]. 264 pp.
Table 2 VOC content limit for sealants
Sealant application VOC content limit (grams of VOC per litre)
Architectural/roadways 250
Single-ply roof material installation/repair 450
Others 420
Sealant primer applications architectural non-porous 250
Sealant primer applications architectural porous 775
Other sealant primer applications architectural 750
Source Farrar-Nagy S, Hayter S J, Larson A, Torcellini P A, van Geet O, Malin N, Wilson A, Wood T R, Balcomb J D, et al., and Vetter D. 2002
Sustainable Design Guide Los Alamos, California: Los Alamos National Laboratory [LA-UR-02-6914]. 264 pp.
In place of urea formaldehyde, other adhesives for wood can be used to ensure that no formaldehyde
is released in the indoor environment. Phenol formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde are
significantly more stable than urea formaldehyde and do not readily release formaldehyde in the
air. These are used as substitutes for urea formaldehyde.
GRIHA speciic information
Objective
To select and use paints, adhesives, and sealants with low quantities of chemical substances
and VOCs (especially formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, and urethanes).
