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I believe this information would be relevant:

VOCs include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short and long-term adverse health effects. Concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors. VOCs are emitted by a wide array of products numbering in the thousands.

Health effects may include:

  • Eye, nose and throat irritation
  • Headaches, loss of coordination and nausea
  • Damage to liver, kidney and central nervous system
  • Some organics can cause cancer in animals, some are suspected or known to cause cancer in humans.

Volatile Organic Compounds' Impact on Indoor Air Quality
 

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There are many organic chemicals where fumes are not harmful, and many inorganic chemicals where fumes are harmful. It is not accurate to conclude that a chemical compound is harmful (or not) based on being organic or not.
 

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