Living in a new house is a thing that countless people envy, but people who buy a house will be quite entangled in the face of renovations and furniture purchases. Because the newly renovated home will always have a irritating smell, after the decoration, it is necessary to open the window for a long time to release harmful gases such as formaldehyde. Where did these formaldehydes come from? How can we avoid it?
Formaldehyde seems to be everywhere
In recent years, negative news about formaldehyde is not uncommon. Among indoor air pollutants, formaldehyde is “the topâ€. According to the Chengdu Business Daily, formaldehyde is a colorless, highly irritating gas that has been identified as a Class 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a World Health Organization.
The smell of formaldehyde that can be smelled during the home decoration process mainly comes from the board, such as wooden floors and wardrobes. Composite sheets are MDF or sawdust boards. These sheets are made of crushed and glued together. The glue of the bonded sheets contains formaldehyde, which causes the final product to release formaldehyde gas, and the release process is quite long.
In addition, formaldehyde is often used as a auxiliaries for anti-wrinkle, anti-shrinkage or printing. Although the formaldehyde emission of fabrics has national standards, if the manufacturers fail to operate at cost savings, these fabrics will also become the source of indoor formaldehyde release.
Avoiding formaldehyde needs to take time slowly
Because of the cost and performance reasons, it is very feasible to completely eliminate or avoid the release of formaldehyde in the home, but we can reduce the harm of formaldehyde within the safe range.
First of all, try to use solid wood furniture. Solid wood and natural wood also release formaldehyde, but the amount released is much lower than that of MDF. In addition, household plates have a qualified release standard for formaldehyde. Consumers should try to choose a reliable manufacturer and pay attention to the product quality certificate.
Secondly, a convenient method for removing formaldehyde is selected according to the characteristics of formaldehyde. Since formaldehyde is soluble in water, activated carbon can be used to help adsorb formaldehyde in air higher than normal humidity. The curtain fabric in the home can eliminate the pungent odor of formaldehyde by soaking and cleaning, and the release amount can reach the qualified standard.
Finally, according to the principle of formaldehyde release, the best way to remove formaldehyde is to ventilate and slowly release formaldehyde. In addition, it can be said that the activated carbon can be used to remove formaldehyde for elimination. Although this is effective, it should be noted that the activated carbon must be frequently replaced and disposed of in time. Because once the used or opened activated carbon is placed in a house without formaldehyde or low formaldehyde, it will become a source of formaldehyde. (Jiang Xiaoting)
This article is scientifically controlled by Nie Cong, member of the Chinese Society of Preventive Medicine's Health Risk Assessment and Control Committee and Dr. Nie Cong of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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