Is new furniture toxic?

I believe that for many young friends working hard in big cities, owning their own property is a very happy and proud thing. And placing some new furniture in your new home will also give you a strong sense of accomplishment. But everyone knows that new furniture will contain some formaldehyde to a certain extent, so is new furniture toxic? In response to this question raised by everyone, let me and your friends learn about it together in the next period of time.

Furniture pollution should be taken seriously. Furniture has odor, which is mainly caused by pollutants such as formaldehyde, benzene, and TVOC.

【Hazards of benzene】

Benzene is a colorless gas with a peculiar aromatic smell, which has been identified by the World Health Organization as a strong carcinogen. Benzene is a major contributing factor to the increase in the number of childhood leukemia patients in recent years. Survey data show that among urban children with leukemia, 90% of their families have carried out interior decoration within one year.

When people inhale high concentrations of benzene in a short period of time, they will experience central nervous system anesthetic effects. In mild cases, they will experience dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, fatigue, etc. In severe cases, they will fall into a coma or even die from respiratory and circulatory system failure! If you are exposed to a certain concentration of benzene for a long time, it will cause chronic poisoning, and symptoms of neurasthenia such as headache, insomnia, mental depression, and memory loss will appear.

【Hazards of formaldehyde】

Formaldehyde is a colorless, highly irritating gas that has been identified by the World Health Organization as a carcinogen and teratogen. Formaldehyde release pollution can cause tears in the eyes, congestion and inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva, skin allergies, nasopharyngeal discomfort, cough, acute and chronic bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. It can also cause nausea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal dysfunction! In severe cases, it can also cause persistent headaches, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, loss of appetite, and even death.

Long-term exposure to low doses of formaldehyde can cause chronic respiratory diseases, eye diseases, menstrual disorders in women, pregnancy syndrome, neonatal malformations, and depression. In addition, it can also cause a deterioration in the physical fitness of newborns and cause heart disease in children. According to a survey by the US medical department, formaldehyde release pollution is the main reason for the increase in asthma among children aged 3-5 years old.

I believe that through our understanding of the above, most of our friends have their own unique insights and more standard answers to the question of whether new furniture is toxic. Of course, I would like to remind everyone that for those newly purchased furniture, we usually keep them open for a few months, and also buy some formaldehyde-removing substances and place them indoors, so as to promote better volatilization and loss of formaldehyde.