Formaldehyde Monitor
Everywhere you turn these days, you see information on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, and natural gas poisoning, but there is another dangerous gas compound that can be found in literally thousands of products, because it is so inexpensive to use. Formaldehyde is the name of this gas compound. After investigating extensively, it actually revealed more products that have parts of this unsafe substance. From the time we became aware of the dangers of formaldehydes, products containing this chemical can no longer be seen in our household. The last ones that we bought were disposed immediately.
If you are used to putting beauty products on your face such as make-ups, the formaldehyde in it can be absorbed by your skin. When you are getting dressed, the formaldehyde in your clothes could be released as you touch them. Formaldehyde may also be present in your shampoo. Formaldehyde can be found in paper, wood, construction materials, furniture, home furnishings, fertilizers, insulation, dyes, some medicines, household products, embalming fluid and can also be released when you burn tobacco, natural gas, wood, kerosene, or gasoline because it is a product of combustion. Formaldehyde comprise one third of its overall utilization, with its chief application in products made of wood, such as particleboards and fiberboards. Newly-produced goods release large amounts of formaldehyde into the air but slowly reduces through time.
Gaseous in nature, formaldehyde can’t be seen. It causes several health problems that include fainting, vomiting, constant tiredness, rashes and hives. Breathing complications, hearts pounding, ear ailments, amnesia, insomnia, sad disposition, throbbing joints and muscle, concentration loss, serious headaches and decreasing health condition are among its severe outcomes. The most severe of it all is acquiring cancer.
Surviving for a century, formaldehyde has grown huge in the industry. In 1998, in America, the production of formaldehyde was 11.3 billion pounds and in 2004, soared to a whopping 46 billion pounds and is on the increase. As expected, formaldehyde in consumer products were not prohibited due to its huge coverage in the industry. Regulations in Minnesota in 1985, however, required that vending selected construction materials with urea formaldehyde should be fixed with a caution label.
Lately, a black leather bag that we purchased reeked with formaldehyde (strong smell similar to a pickle), therefore we disposed of it. Disposing of your things that you doubt contains formaldehyde is the most excellent means to safeguard yourself. Since particle boards also contain formaldehyde, do not put any of it that are uncovered in your sleeping quarters. Several extra guidelines in preventing from getting poisoned from formaldehyde are when purchasing things, always read the labels to know if it has formaldehyde in it, don’t make yourself vulnerable to the substance, place alarm systems that detect the presence of formaldehyde in construction materials or emissions from material combustions that might have entered the house from the outside, ensure proper air ventilation in the house so that fresh air can get in. These are very helpful especially if you are living in a mobile home or a pre-fabricated house.
Protect yourself. Be smart and use your common sense. If you suspect you are being exposed to formaldehyde in your home, take the necessary steps to make your living space healthy for you and your family.
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