In the United States, the indoor air quality certifying organization that has become the current engineered hardwood floor industry standard is the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).  Certified products are widely accepted as safe in terms of indoor air quality.

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For healthy indoor air, it’s important that products used indoors have very low emissions and comply with FSC standards.  Products marked with this seal indicate that they have been independently certified and comply with the volatile organic compound emissions criteria of the California Section 01350 standard, or CARB (California Air Resources Board).  Today, California’s indoor air quality standards are the strictest in the U.S.  All Wood Floor Connection (WFC) products meet this criteria.

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Furthermore, all WFC engineered wood floors have been rated as either Low-VOC or No-VOC in regards to emissions of volatile organic compounds.  All Low-VOC products emit less than 0.005ppm (parts per million) volatile organic compound chemicals as defined by the state of California.  All No-VOC products emit less than 0.001ppm (parts per million) volatile organic compound chemicals as defined by the state of California.