Emissions from floor coverings and flooring underlays
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
Floor coverings and underlays must keep emissions within tabulated limits, tested on the final product after 28 days to EN 16516 or ISO 16000-9. Evidence the scheme asks for: analysis report. An independent assessor checks it. This concerns human health.
Nordic Swan·clause O41·pp.43-44
Human Health
Original wording
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Details
What the product must meet
The document’s own listing
Bamboo flooring, cork flooring/cork tile flooring and cork-based underlays: TVOC 0.3 mg/m3, SVOC 0.03 mg/m3, Formaldehyde 0.06 mg/m3, Carcinogenic VOC in category 1A and 1B 0.001 mg/m3 Solid wood flooring: TVOC 0.3 mg/m3, SVOC 0.03 mg/m3, Formaldehyde 0.06 mg/m3, Carcinogenic VOC in category 1A and 1B 0.001 mg/m3 Multi-layer wood flooring and wood veneer flooring: TVOC 0.3 mg/m3, SVOC 0.03 mg/m3, Formaldehyde 0.06 mg/m3, Carcinogenic VOC in category 1A and 1B 0.001 mg/m3 Multilayer modular flooring, hybrid flooring and other underlays: TVOC 0.2 mg/m3, SVOC 0.02 mg/m3, Formaldehyde 0.01 mg/m3, Carcinogenic VOC in category 1A and 1B 0.001 mg/m3 Laminate flooring: TVOC 0.1 mg/m3, SVOC 0.02 mg/m3, Formaldehyde 0.03 mg/m3, Carcinogenic VOC in category 1A and 1B 0.001 mg/m3 Linoleum flooring: TVOC 0.2 mg/m3, SVOC 0.03 mg/m3, Formaldehyde 0.01 mg/m3, Carcinogenic VOC in category 1A and 1B 0.001 mg/m3 Plastic flooring and plastic underlays: TVOC 0.1 mg/m3, SVOC 0.02 mg/m3, Formaldehyde 0.01 mg/m3, Carcinogenic VOC in category 1A and 1B 0.001 mg/m3
The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- Analysis report, including measurement methods, results, and measurement frequency.
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Human Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
Cite this clause
Nordic Swan · Floor Coverings (029) · version Group 029 v7.3 · clause O41 · page 43-44 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/7366a21026f3aa7b
Record details
Page 43-44, 1.7.1 Emission. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
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