In an effort to improve indoor air quality, a number of states have established guidelines and regulations related to the volatile organic compound (VOC) content and emissions of building materials.  Recommended strategies to reduce exposure to VOC emissions include evaluation and selection of low-VOC-emitting building materials, including consideration of material emissions during and after installation.

DuPont™ Corian® Solid Surfaces and Corian® Solid Surfaces Joint Adhesive all have low VOC content, and have been proven to be some of the safest surfacing materials for over 30 years.  Corian® solid surfaces are made from high quality acrylic ingredients, and produced in several manufacturing facilities around the world.  Once the ingredients of Corian® are fully reacted (polymerized) in the manufacturing process, they become a chemically stable solid surfacing material with minimal impact on indoor air quality, making Corian® an ideal surface for use in countertops, wall cladding, sinks and a wide variety of other applications.

The volatile organic content (VOC) of Corian® Solid Surfaces and cured Corian® Solid Surfaces Joint Adhesives was determined by method ASTM D-5116 (Small Scale Environmental Chamber Determination of Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials and Products).  In addition, Corian® has been measured against the indoor air quality guidelines published by Greenguard Environmental Institute and California's Special Environmental Requirements Specification Section 01350, used to calculate a material's contribution to indoor air quality after installation.

In all cases, Corian® Solid Surfaces material and Corian® Solid Surfaces Adhesive surpass the indorr air quality (IAQ) requirements of these guidelines and can be considered low-emitting materials.