Hi All,

We're preparing to install thousands of square feet of ESD flooring in a
new manufacturing space and have different vendors talking to us about
tiles which are, or are not - DOP FREE.  A quick search tells us that
DOP is Dioctyl phthalate, a widely used plasticizer used in everything
from plastic buckets to foods.

Questions: 

How great a consideration is it that ESD flooring has or does not have
DOP additives?  

Is it a long term health concern, subject to any outgassing, leaching,
etc.  

Does DOP improve the ESD qualities or longevity of the flooring compared
to flooring that does not contain it?

Any help would be much appreciated,

Thank you,

Bruce Tostevin
Benchmark Electronics
Hudson, New Hampshire

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