| Formaldehyde is a colorless gas used in home | | | | breathing. High levels may trigger attacks in people |
| building materials and household products. It is also | | | | with asthma. It has also been shown to cause |
| a by-product of burning fuels and other natural | | | | cancer in animals and may cause cancer in |
| events. This means it can be present in high levels | | | | humans. Take these steps to reduce your |
| both indoors and outdoors. | | | | exposure to formaldehyde in your home: |
| In the home, pressed wood products are the | | | | * Ask about the content of pressed wood |
| major source of formaldehyde. These products | | | | products before you purchase them. This includes |
| are used for shelving, in cabinetry and furniture, | | | | building materials, cabinets and furniture. |
| and in hardwood and plywood paneling. Medium | | | | * Keep your home at a comfortable temperature |
| density fiberboard is the greatest source of | | | | with good ventilation. Formaldehyde is release |
| formaldehyde in pressed wood products. Other | | | | faster in hot conditions. |
| sources of formaldehyde in the home include: | | | | Ciara Cabinet Designs, Inc. joined by Cuisines |
| * Building materials | | | | Laurier cabinets of Quebec, |
| * Smoke | | | | Canada offer a formaldehyde-free Hardwood |
| * Household products | | | | Plywood box, certified by the HPVA to be CARB |
| * Use of un-vented, fuel-burning appliances, like | | | | Phase 2 Compliant, meeting the formaldehyde |
| gas stoves | | | | emission limit of .05 ppm or less. |
| The National Cancer Institute has all the | | | | The "Tierra" style veneer slab door is made with |
| information needed about the health effects of | | | | formaldehyde free particleboard and is available in |
| formaldehyde and how they can range from | | | | many standard wood species, exotic wood |
| watery, burning eyes to nausea and trouble | | | | species or "green" species (easily renewable). |