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Greenguard Certification
Lamin-Art high-pressure decorative laminates are GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certified®
What is GREENGUARD?
The GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® mark shows that a product has been tested for indoor pollutant emissions using stringent environmental chamber methods and found to meet the GREENGUARD Standard for Low Emitting Products. GREENGUARD Certified products are low emitting and contribute minimal levels of pollutants to indoor environments. Additionally, products that are certified GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM meet the most stringent product emissions criteria in the market.
Who performs the testing?
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) governs and administers the GREENGUARD Certification Program. GEI is an independent, non-profit organization that is completely unbiased in determining whether or not a product meets the GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality standards and whether or not a product may bear the GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified mark.
Why is indoor air quality important?
Almost all materials and products used indoors emit chemicals and particles that may negatively affect human health. In fact, the U.S. EPA reports that “thousands of chemical and biological pollutants are found indoors, many of which are known to have significant health impacts.” Americans spend more than 50% of their time indoors where the concentrations of pollutants may be significantly higher than outdoors. Some of the health risks associated with poor indoor air quality include asthma, cancer, reproductive and developmental problems. Additionally, children in the U.S. miss over 6 million school days per year due to asthma alone, and the U.S. EPA estimates half of the schools in the U.S. have indoor air quality problems and, illness and lost productivity due to indoor air pollution, commonly known as “sick building syndrome” costs businesses close to $60 billion annually. The use of GREENGUARD Certified products attacks indoor air pollution at the source and can significantly reduce the levels of pollutants in the indoor air.