Emission Rates of Volatile Organic Compounds Released from Newly Produced Household Furniture Products Using a Large-Scale Chamber Testing Method

Table 5

Summary of VOC concentration (μg/m³) and emission rate (mg/unit/hr) measured in 5 different types of furniture.

Groupinga	Grouping	Concentration (μg/m^3)					Emission rate (mg/unit/hr)					Number of data
		Mean	SD	Median	Min	Max	Mean	SD	Median	Min	Max
AR	Desk chair	543	29	552	500	579	1.36𝐸+00	7.24𝐸−02	1.38𝐸+00	1.25𝐸+00	1.45𝐸+00	7
	Small table	284	39	286	243	337	7.10𝐸−01	9.69𝐸−02	7.15𝐸−01	6.08𝐸−01	8.43𝐸−01	7
	Dining table	2315	1639	2071	486	4958	5.79𝐸+00	4.10𝐸+00	5.18𝐸+00	1.21𝐸+00	1.24𝐸+01	7
	Sofa	386	212	432	102	657	9.66𝐸−01	5.30𝐸−01	1.08𝐸+00	2.55𝐸−01	1.64𝐸+00	7
	Cabinet	62.0	12.8	64.4	42.2	73.6	1.55𝐸−01	3.19𝐸−02	1.61𝐸−01	1.05𝐸−01	1.84𝐸−01	7
	All	718	1079	432	42	4958	1.80𝐸+00	2.70𝐸+00	1.08𝐸+00	1.05𝐸−01	1.24𝐸+01	35
CBN	Desk chair	3.36	1.44	2.94	1.78	6.01	8.40𝐸−03	3.59𝐸−03	7.35𝐸−03	4.45𝐸−03	1.50𝐸−02	7
	Small table	7.66	3.56	7.28	3.56	13.4	1.92𝐸−02	8.90𝐸−03	1.82𝐸−02	8.91𝐸−03	3.35𝐸−02	7
	Dining table	560	568	428	56.1	1651	1.40𝐸+00	1.42𝐸+00	1.07𝐸+00	1.40𝐸−01	4.13𝐸+00	7
	Sofa	60.6	35.3	62.3	16.5	108	1.52𝐸−01	8.82𝐸−02	1.56𝐸−01	4.13𝐸−02	2.71𝐸−01	7
	Cabinet	8.84	1.41	9.13	6.88	10.31	2.21𝐸−02	3.52𝐸−03	2.28𝐸−02	1.72𝐸−02	2.58𝐸−02	7
	All	128	325	10.2	1.78	1651	3.20𝐸−01	8.12𝐸−01	2.56𝐸−02	4.45𝐸−03	4.13𝐸+00	35
PR	Desk chair	8.18	5.18	7.20	4.05	19.4	2.04𝐸−02	1.29𝐸−02	1.80𝐸−02	1.01𝐸−02	4.85𝐸−02	7
	Small table	8.71	3.54	7.97	5.90	16.2	2.18𝐸−02	8.85𝐸−03	1.99𝐸−02	1.47𝐸−02	4.06𝐸−02	7
	Dining table	159	54.4	186	67.7	218	3.97𝐸−01	1.36𝐸−01	4.65𝐸−01	1.69𝐸−01	5.45𝐸−01	7
	Sofa	138	25.7	149	97.8	165	3.45𝐸−01	6.42𝐸−02	3.73𝐸−01	2.44𝐸−01	4.14𝐸−01	7
	Cabinet	19.3	6.89	17.3	12.3	33.6	4.81𝐸−02	1.72𝐸−02	4.32𝐸−02	3.08𝐸−02	8.41𝐸−02	7
	All	66.6	72.8	18.2	4.05	218	1.66𝐸−01	1.82𝐸−01	4.54𝐸−02	1.01𝐸−02	5.45𝐸−01	35
HPR	Desk chair	0.78	0.29	0.78	0.43	1.17	1.95𝐸−03	7.15𝐸−04	1.96𝐸−03	1.08𝐸−03	2.92𝐸−03	7
	Small table	—b	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Dining table	4.17	1.79	3.87	1.87	7.27	1.04𝐸−02	4.47𝐸−03	9.67𝐸−03	4.67𝐸−03	1.82𝐸−02	7
	Sofa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Cabinet	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	All	2.47	2.15	1.52	0.43	7.27	3.09𝐸−03	4.87𝐸−03	5.38𝐸−04	0.00𝐸+00	1.82𝐸−02	14
HOL	Desk chair	0.19	0.14	0.13	1.89𝐸−03	0.36	4.63𝐸−04	3.58𝐸−04	3.32𝐸−04	4.72𝐸−06	8.89𝐸−04	7
	Small table	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Dining table	5.87	6.01	4.13	0.91	17.7	1.47𝐸−02	1.50𝐸−02	1.03𝐸−02	2.27𝐸−03	4.42𝐸−02	7
	Sofa	0.79	0.78	0.51	0.14	2.36	1.97𝐸−03	1.94𝐸−03	1.27𝐸−03	3.46𝐸−04	5.90𝐸−03	7
	Cabinet	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	All	2.28	4.22	0.51	1.89𝐸−03	17.7	4.28𝐸−03	9.43𝐸−03	7.81𝐸−04	0.00𝐸+00	4.42𝐸−02	21
TER	Desk chair	13.6	1.26	13.3	12.4	16.0	3.39𝐸−02	3.14𝐸−03	3.32𝐸−02	3.10𝐸−02	4.00𝐸−02	7
	Small table	5.04	1.37	5.14	3.18	7.19	1.26𝐸−02	3.44𝐸−03	1.28𝐸−02	7.94𝐸−03	1.80𝐸−02	7
	Dining table	79.5	42.4	92.7	21.5	133	1.99𝐸−01	1.06𝐸−01	2.32𝐸−01	5.38𝐸−02	3.32𝐸−01	7
	Sofa	423	66.2	448.2	306	494	1.06𝐸+00	1.65𝐸−01	1.12𝐸+00	7.65𝐸−01	1.23𝐸+00	7
	Cabinet	15.7	17.0	5.86	3.23	48.9	3.93𝐸−02	4.26𝐸−02	1.47𝐸−02	8.08𝐸−03	1.22𝐸−01	7
	All	107	166	14.9	3.18	494	2.69𝐸−01	4.15𝐸−01	3.74𝐸−02	7.94𝐸−03	1.23𝐸+00	35
Others	Desk chair	4.72	3.16	2.74	1.37	8.69	1.18𝐸−02	7.90𝐸−03	6.86𝐸−03	3.44𝐸−03	2.17𝐸−02	7
	Small table	7.80	1.87	8.52	4.29	9.36	1.95𝐸−02	4.67𝐸−03	2.13𝐸−02	1.07𝐸−02	2.34𝐸−02	7
	Dining table	15.7	13.5	11.2	7.10	45.5	3.92𝐸−02	3.39𝐸−02	2.80𝐸−02	1.77𝐸−02	1.14𝐸−01	7
	Sofa	2.03	3.46	0.83	0.35	9.85	5.07𝐸−03	8.66𝐸−03	2.07𝐸−03	8.79𝐸−04	2.46𝐸−02	7
	Cabinet	50.0	4.16	49.3	43.9	57.9	1.25𝐸−01	1.04𝐸−02	1.23𝐸−01	1.10𝐸−01	1.45𝐸−01	7
	All	16.0	18.9	8.52	0.35	57.9	4.01𝐸−02	4.73𝐸−02	2.13𝐸−02	8.79𝐸−04	1.45𝐸−01	35

aAcronyms for VOC groups: AR: aromatic, CBN: carbonyl, PR: paraffin, HPR: halogenated paraffin, HOL: halogenated olefin, and TER: terpenes.
bNot applicable.