Paper can also be vinyl coated (which is a slightly different type than vinyl-backed). Vinyl – the most common type of wallpaper is vinyl backed which is vinyl on the face with paper or fabric on the back.(Spoonflower has a non-vinyl peel and stick!)
Peel and Stick – there is no paste, it’s like a sticker. Unpasted wallpaper – you either add the paste to the wall or to the paper. Pre-pasted – has the paste is already on the back. With 1/5th of all samples containing cadmium. The Ecology Center report also revealed that wallpaper commonly contains arsenic, mercury, lead, cadmium, and tin. Newer chemicals include intumescent flame retardant, which is supposed to be safer. Silver and titanium dioxide can also be added to the mixes. Some brands contained tin, which is another flame retardant. This flame retardant is not likely used very much anymore, but others will have taken its place. Flame-Retardant-Free Wallpaperįifteen percent of wallpapers tested by the Ecology Center contained Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR) in 2010. In 2010, The Ecology Center tested 2,300 types of wallpaper (from 11 different brands), 96% of them had PVC as a coating. The vast majority of wallpaper is coated in PVC/vinyl which contains harmful plasticizers that are not counted as VOCs or measured in certifications like Greenguard Gold. Get a sample if you are chemically sensitive. Look for low or zero-VOC water-based inks or paint. 
But I would be surprised if any water-based ink wallpaper couldn’t meet that level. Wallpapers labeled with the Greenguard certification mean they have low levels of VOCs. Solvent-based ink is likely to be higher in VOCs. Generally, water-based ink is preferable to solvent-based ink. Interview: Healing MCS with Mold Avoidance.The Locations Effect – Caribbean Campsites.The Locations Effect – Canadian Locations.Traveling with Environmental Sensitivities.How “High Performance” can Help Prevent Mold.
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