Formaldehyde still exceeds the standard after a year of decoration in a new house. Do you know how to remove it?

My friend just called me and told me that he was moving to a new house as soon as it was renovated and asked me to join in the popularity. This shocked me. I clearly remembered that he only bought a house in April. Yeah, it's only been 2 months. It's life-threatening to move in right after the decoration is completed. Dude, does this new home’s formaldehyde standards meet the standards? Has the smell cleared up? My friend was confused when he heard this and asked me to quickly tell him about formaldehyde.

When it comes to formaldehyde exceeding the standard, everyone avoids it. How much do you know about formaldehyde? What are the dangers of formaldehyde?

What are the hazards of formaldehyde

01 Sensitization

Direct skin contact with formaldehyde can cause allergic dermatitis, stains, and necrosis. When high concentrations of formaldehyde are inhaled, Can induce bronchial asthma.

02 Irritation

The main hazard of formaldehyde is the irritation to the skin and mucous membranes. Formaldehyde is a protoplasmic toxic substance that can bind to proteins and cause serious respiratory tract infections when inhaled at high concentrations. Irritation and edema, eye irritation, headache.

03 Mutagenic effects

High concentrations of formaldehyde are also a genotoxic substance. When experimental animals inhale high concentrations in the laboratory, nasopharyngeal tumors can be caused.

04 Irritation to the skin and mucous membranes

The main hazard of formaldehyde is the irritation to the skin and mucous membranes. When formaldehyde reaches a certain concentration indoors, people will feel uncomfortable.

Formaldehyde concentration greater than 0.08m3 can cause red eyes, itchy eyes, throat discomfort or pain, hoarseness, sneezing, chest tightness, asthma, dermatitis, etc. Newly renovated rooms have high formaldehyde content, which is the main cause of many diseases.

Indoor pollution in new houses during decoration

The main harmful substances in indoor pollution during decoration are formaldehyde and benzene. This gas is invisible and intangible. It is a colorless and pungent smell.

According to scientific testing, the materials used for decoration, such as laminate flooring, density boards, plywood and other latex paints and new furniture, are mostly composed of chemical compounds, which will release some toxic gases. , such as benzene, ammonia, formaldehyde, nitrogen, radioactivity and TVOC, etc. Staying in a decorated and polluted indoor environment for a long time can cause nausea, chest tightness, dizziness, and in severe cases, coughing, asthma, skin allergies, neurasthenia, long-term infertility, etc. Especially if you have children at home, you should pay more attention.

What are the other hazards of indoor decoration pollution

It can cause tears, throat discomfort and emphysema; it may increase the chance of children suffering from asthma; it may cause congenital abnormalities in newborns, leading to Children's intelligence declines; long-term exposure to formaldehyde may also cause chronic respiratory diseases, and female friends may also suffer from menstrual disorders, pregnancy syndrome, etc.

Indoor pollution caused by unqualified decoration is harmful to some extent. The house needs to be renovated, but we can minimize the sources of pollution. For the sake of the health of our family, after the house is renovated, always open the windows for ventilation. , put some green plants that absorb poison gas, and try to move in one year after the house has been renovated.

You should pay attention to the following situations after moving.

1. When you get up every morning, you feel depressed, nauseous, or even dizzy;

2. There are often people at home. Cold; not easy to get over;

3 Although I don’t smoke, I often feel uncomfortable in my throat, a foreign body sensation, and difficulty breathing;

4 The children at home often cough, sneeze, Decreased immunity;

5 People in the family often have allergies and other problems, and they occur in groups;

6 Family members have a disease, and after leaving this environment, the symptoms are Significant changes and improvements;

7 Newlyweds have been infertile for a long time, and the cause cannot be found;

8 Pregnant women find fetal malformations during normal pregnancy;

9 In a newly moved or renovated house, it is difficult for indoor plants to survive, and the leaves are easy to turn yellow and wither;

10 I feel a sore throat and dry respiratory tract when I go to work, but I feel fine after get off work; (Office Formaldehyde exceeds the standard)

11 Newly renovated homes and office rooms or new buyers have pungent, eye-catching and other irritating odors, and the odors persist for a long time.

How to detect formaldehyde in a new home

01 Place a pot of spider plant in the new house and observe it after a week. If the leaves of the spider plant start to turn yellow from the tip to the inside, it means Formaldehyde exceeds the standard, at least twice the standard. If it is yellowing on the periphery, it can be judged to be 3-5 times. (For reference only)

02 There is an "air formaldehyde self-test box" on the market, which can easily detect whether the formaldehyde content exceeds the standard at home.

03 Furthermore, it is better to ask a professional housekeeping company to do the test. The results will be fast and accurate, which is safer and more assured.

Four widely spread misunderstandings about formaldehyde removal

01 Vinegar removes formaldehyde

Regardless of whether mature vinegar or white vinegar, their main component is acetic acid. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, acetic acid does not react with formaldehyde. It can only mask the smell of formaldehyde, so people mistakenly think that vinegar removes formaldehyde. In fact, formaldehyde is not reduced.

02 Formaldehyde removal from grapefruit peels and pineapple peels

Both grapefruit peels and pineapple peels have their own unique fruity aroma, which is rich and lasting, refreshing. In fact, the principle is the same as vinegar. Grapefruit peels and pineapple peels cannot remove formaldehyde. They just cover up the smell of formaldehyde with their own taste.

03 Green plants remove formaldehyde

Green plants can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen under the influence of sunlight, achieving the effect of fresh air. This makes people mistakenly believe that plants can also remove formaldehyde.

In fact, formaldehyde will react with plant proteins, nucleic acids and lipids, damaging plant cells, and may even cause plant death in severe cases. In an environment containing a large amount of formaldehyde, plants themselves cannot protect themselves, let alone help humans remove formaldehyde.

Experiments have shown that plants can only remove a small amount of formaldehyde around their leaves. Therefore, people should not leave the task of controlling formaldehyde entirely to plants.

04 Blue Worm Aldehyde Remover removes formaldehyde

Blue Worm Formaldehyde Remover uses the principles of decomposition and catalysis, with pure plant extract as the main active ingredient, through scientific proportioning and special compounding processes. Refined. It has strong and long-lasting ability to decompose decoration pollution. Blueworm Aldehyde Remover will efficiently capture the formaldehyde emitted from furniture and various boards and free in the indoor air, and convert it into carbon dioxide and water. The most important thing is that it can penetrate deeply into the interior of furniture panels to decompose them, fundamentally solving the source of formaldehyde.