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806.4 Flooring
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A minimum of 85 percent of the total area of flooring installed within the interior of the building shall comply with the requirements of Table 806.4(2). Where flooring with more than one distinct product layer is installed, the emissions from each layer shall comply with these requirements. The test methodology used to determine compliance shall be from CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method V.1.1, Standard Method for Testing VOC Emissions From Indoor Sources, dated February 2010. The emissions testing shall be performed by a laboratory that has the CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method V.1.1 test methodology in the scope of its ISO 17025 Accreditation.
Where post-manufacture coatings or surface applications have not been applied, the flooring listed in Table 806.4(1) shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of Table 806.4(2).
TABLE 806.4(1)
FLOORING DEEMED TO COMPLY WITH VOC EMISSION LIMITS
| Ceramic and concrete tile |
| Organic-free, mineral-based |
| Clay pavers |
| Concrete pavers |
| Concrete |
| Metal |
TABLE 806.4(2)
FLOORING VOC EMISSION LIMITS
| VOC | LIMIT |
| Individual | ≤ 1/2 CA chronic RELa |
| Formaldehyde | ≤ 16.5 μg/m3 or ≤ 13.5 ppb |
a. CA Chronic Reference Exposure Level (CREL).
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