ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Robin Bectel, director of communications for the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA), the trade association which represents manufacturers of fiberglass and rock and slag wool insulation products, said she can point to numerous research projects that provide third-party data showing that fiberglass insulation does not directly contribute to poor indoor air quality (IAQ).
One study she cites is a March 1997 report titled "The Use of an Experimental Room for Monitoring of Airborne Concentrations of Microorganisms, Glass Fibers, and Total Particles," which was published in Indoor Environment Review. H.E. Barney Burroughs, president of IAQ/Building Wellness Consultancy of Alpharetta, Ga., had a keen interest in the study. Burroughs' firm specializes in indoor air quality diagnostics and mitigation.