Formaldehyde in Your Home: What you need to know | ATSDR

Note: Air filters generally don&#;t help lower levels of formaldehyde in your home. Overheating your home to &#;bake&#; out the formaldehyde also doesn&#;t work and may even raise formaldehyde levels.

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How can formaldehyde in my home affect my health?

Most people don&#;t have any health problems from small amounts of formaldehyde in their homes. As levels increase, some people have breathing problems or irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, or skin from formaldehyde exposure in their homes.

These health effects can happen in anyone, but children, older adults, and people with asthma and other breathing problems are more likely to have these symptoms. If you or someone in your home has these symptoms, follow the steps to reduce indoor formaldehyde levels. If the symptoms continue, talk to a doctor about them.

Breathing in very high levels of formaldehyde over many years has been linked to rare nose and throat cancers in workers. Formaldehyde exposure from new products or new construction in the home would generally be much lower and would last for less time than the exposures linked to cancer. We estimated the risk of cancer from exposure to typical indoor air levels and it&#;s low.

When should I get my home tested for formaldehyde?

You don&#;t need to consider getting your home tested unless

• You can still smell strong chemical odors
  OR
• You have symptoms like breathing problems and irritation only when you&#;re in your home.

If you want to test your home, hire a qualified professional who has the training and equipment to test formaldehyde levels in your home. Note that these tests can be expensive and don&#;t tell you which products are releasing the most formaldehyde in your home.

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There are some tests you can do yourself, but results from these home-testing kits can be different based on where you take the air samples and how long you do the testing. You might not be able to compare home testing results to the results of tests done by qualified professionals.

When the results come in, you can talk with the professional about what to do next. Keep in mind that there are no standards for acceptable levels of formaldehyde in your home.

Where can I get more information?

• You can contact CDC/ATSDR for updated information at 1-800-CDC-INFO.
• If you have questions or concerns about the products used in your home, contact the Consumer Product Safety Commission at 1-800-638-.
• For more information on , indoor air quality, and laminate flooring, visit https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/laminateflooring/default.html

References:

Park J. and Ikeda R. . Variations of formaldehyde and VOC levels during 3 years in new and older homes. Indoor Air. 16:129&#;135.

Persily A., Musser A., Emmerich S. . Modeled infiltration rate distributions for U.S. housing. Indoor Air. 20(6): 473-485.

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