Do not remove the harmful home furniture

In recent years, indoor furniture has become the problem of environmental pollution following the construction, decoration pollution after the third-largest sources of indoor environment. Last year, AQSIQ inspection covering Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang and other areas of seven of the 87 manufacturers of wooden furniture products, with an emphasis on furniture materials free of formaldehyde emission for special examination, the passing rate of only 61%.

How to determine the environmental pollution caused by furniture

Furniture to prevent the failure caused by indoor pollution, the State Quality Technical Supervision Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in December 2001 in the development of the "interior decoration material limited harmful substances" standard wooden furniture specially formulated limits of harmful substances, the provisions of the production of furniture man-made boards used in the formaldehyde emission (desiccator method) should not exceed 1.5 mg per liter, while brushing the color on the surface of the wood furniture painted in the heavy metal content also had strict rules. However, such testing must be carried out on the furniture, destructive sampling, testing and higher cost, consumers are often difficult to accept. Indoor Environmental Monitoring Center, after years of testing, in accordance with the State on the indoor air quality standards and testing methods, the use of contrast detection method, that is, under the same conditions, for furniture and furniture-free indoor air testing, respectively, if the furniture as a result of the existence of caused by harmful gases in indoor air significantly exceeded, then this set of furniture is not in conformity with national standards can not be used.

How to prevent indoor air pollution caused by furniture

So, how can consumers prevent furniture indoor pollution caused by it? Experts advise consumers to pay attention to two aspects of the purchase and use.

When buying furniture should pay attention to recognize the brand, to large stores, look at the price of the contract. Is that consumers choose to buy the attention of a number of furniture brands, and should be noted that the purchase of a regular furniture store, do not choose a particularly low price because the lower the general price, the poorer the quality of the materials used, emissions of harmful substances more high, and signed at the time of purchase limits of hazardous substances in line with national standards of the contract, which is a commitment to manufacturers to consumers, but also for the interests of consumers to protect themselves provide a basis.

The use of new furniture in time, consumers should also pay attention to the new furniture should not rush to buy into the bedroom, the best conditions so that the furniture in the release of harmful substances for some time and then as soon as possible; the new board to buy the production of man-made use of the closet when as much as possible not to underwear, nightwear and children's clothing on the inside. Because formaldehyde is an allergen source, free from the fiber on the formaldehyde content of the skin more than a certain limit, will lead to allergic dermatitis.