Abstract
Volatile organic compounds have been studied over recent years in many countries. However, construction processes, building materials, building types and the methods used for the collection and analysis of VOCs vary from one country to another. At the same time constant technical and scientific progress has brought new materials that can emit completely different VOCs than older materials. Building materials represent significant source of organic compounds’ emissions and we are in direct contact with these compounds at work, school or home every day. Short-term or long-term exposure to these substances can bring many health problems. Therefore, this study is focused to determine the current state of occurrence and concentrations level of VOCs. The studied building is located in eastern Slovakia. The results were compared with the guide values of other countries, because there are no guideline values for TVOC concentrations and limits are set only for a small amount of VOCs in Slovakia. The results from this study demonstrated that flooring installation together with painting caused the highest contribution to the TVOC levels in the indoor air of studied apartment. On the other hand, high levels of TVOC were not found after furnishing.
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