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Offgassing

Offgassing is the process of evaporation of chemicals contained in various materials found in your home, office, and other buildings.  Offgassing releases the chemicals into the air around the materials, continuing often for years after the products are initially installed.   You can continue to breathe these chemicals as you work, sleep, relax, and play.

Materials such as paints, stains, varnishes, carpet, insulation, flooring, kitchen cabinets and countertops, plywood, particleboard, and paint strippers can produce significant offgassing in your home or office, compromising the indoor air quality of what you are breathing every day.  Chemicals that offgas are typically Volatile Organic Conpounds (VOCs) that often produce a noticeable chemical odor.

Latest Tweets about this glossary term:

  • lisaborden - @eizusdoow you know that smell when you open a new shower curtain? #offgassing
  • eizusdoow - @LisaBorden What is offgassing?
  • ecostoreusa - @LisaBorden I feel like that in MANY stores! the offgassing can be so bad sometimes! #healthychild ^sp
  • lisaborden - My kids won't go into @oldnavy because too stinky from offgassing! @greenandhealthy: @ecostoreusa #healthychild

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