Emission rates of formaldehyde and other caronyls from consumer and industrial products found in california homes

摘要

Bare and coated wood products, permanent pres fabrics, fiberglass products, decorative laminates, paper goods, paints, wallpaper, cosmetics, and a commercially-applied floor finish were tested for emission of formaldehyde and four toher carbonly compounds. Bare UF wood products were the highest emitting dry product group, followed by permanent press fabrics, and then by coated UF products and the other groups. The commercially-applied floor finish was the highest emitting wet product, in both inital emission rate and toal amount of formaldehyde released. Cosmetics showed high intital rates but relatively small total emissions due to their samll surface area of use; paints and wallpaper showed low initial rates but significant toal emissions due to their large area of use.