b'VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDSVolatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as formaldehyde, are found in building products like composite wood, paints and varnishes, flooring, and adhesives. They are also found in consumer products like cosmetics, cleaning products, and air fresheners. VOCs can cause eye, nose, and throat irritation, headaches, orafter extended exposurecancer and organ damage.VOC LEVELS CAN BE 2-5 TIMES HIGHER INDOORS THAN OUTDOORS.DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER CERTAIN ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS CLEANING OR PAINTING, VOC LEVELS MAY BE 100 TIMES BACKGROUND OUTDOOR LEVELS.SOME VOCS ARE ODOROUS AND SOME ARE SUSPECTED CAUSES OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE SUSPECTED HEALTH EFFECTS INCLUDE SENSORY IRRITATION SYMPTOMS, ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA, NEUROLOGICAL AND LIVER TOXICITY, AND CANCER.'