How long is the formaldehyde incubation period

Now more and more pollutants are being discovered. Some pollutants have a particularly long incubation period, so people must understand these situations and stay away from these pollutants to prevent harm to the human body. Formaldehyde is a substance that appears in many decoration processes. It is usually emitted through furniture, gas, glue and other materials. How long is the incubation period of formaldehyde? Let's learn about it together.

1. How serious is the harm of formaldehyde?

Formaldehyde can irritate the human eyes and respiratory system. If you live in an environment with excessive formaldehyde for a long time and inhale excessive formaldehyde, it will cause abnormal immune function, liver and lung function, and affect the normal operation of the central nervous system. It can also cause fetal malformations or even death.

The release cycle of formaldehyde is relatively long, generally three to fifteen years. Why does it take so long? Because the source of formaldehyde is phenolic resin or urea-formaldehyde resin, which is the glue used in our panel furniture or boards, which will slowly decompose into free formaldehyde at room temperature.

2. Which furniture contains the highest amount of formaldehyde?

1. Wardrobes, cabinets and other furniture: Most of the wardrobes, cabinets, etc. need to be painted, and a lot of paint is used. In order to ensure that the paint does not fall off, a lot of glue is also needed, so wardrobes, cabinets, etc. will emit formaldehyde;

2. In addition, solid wood furniture emits less formaldehyde than synthetic wood furniture, because many synthetic woods require formaldehyde during the processing process, so the formaldehyde content is much greater than that of solid wood furniture;

3. Laminate flooring: Laminate flooring requires the use of formaldehyde or produces formaldehyde during its processing, and it also requires the application of glue with strong adhesion to fix the floor, so it emits more formaldehyde.

4. Wallpaper: In order to make the wallpaper adhere to the wall better, glue is used, so formaldehyde is produced during the manufacturing process of wallpaper;

5. Doors: Doors need to be painted, and many doors are made of artificial wood, which uses a lot of formaldehyde during the processing;

6. Mattress: The formaldehyde in the mattress mainly comes from the coconut palm mat inside the mattress. The coconut palm mat is made of coconut palm fibers and glue pressed at high temperature. The glue used by most manufacturers contains a large amount of formaldehyde.