What Are the New Furniture Pollution Sources?
Tips | May 26 2022
Furniture pollution has raised considerable concern all the time. With the improvement of our living quality standards, an increasing number of people are paying much more attention to such problems. To decrease the detriment of furniture pollution, we need to know what the pollution sources are.
What is New Furniture Pollution?
Furniture pollution refers to the special odour contained in newly bought furniture, such as formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene, TVOC and other volatile organic compounds(VOC). It could make people dizzy and sick etc living in such environment for a long time.
Where Are Those Furniture Pollution from?
1. Formaldehyde
Generally speaking, the indoor formaldehyde-releasing concentration is relevant to the furniture quality, their condition as well as ventilation frequency. The leading element is the condition of furniture. The formaldehyde emission amount of new furniture is about 5 times as high as old furniture.
2. Ammonia
The source of ammonia contains 2 types. One is the anti-freezer, alunite expansion agent and complex fast solidification agent of concrete. The other type is the additive and brightener made of ammonium hydroxide, which is used to improve the color tone of furniture.
3. Benzene
Benzene pollution equals formaldehyde pollution. Benzene doesn’t existed in furniture but in the furniture materials. Benzene substance volatilize easily. Painted furniture will release benzene promptly, which will cause indoor environmental pollution.
Precautionary Measures
How to prevent furniture pollution at home?
We could place moderate green plants with strong adsorptivity at home, such as aloe. Use porous solid absorbent (such as activated carbon) to dispose gaseous contaminant. In addition, air cleaner and other electric appliances could be used to purify air. What’s more important is that we should choose home & office furniture made of eco-friendly materials. ERGODESIGN home & office furniture, such as bar stools, office chairs, bamboo bread boxes, bamboo knife blocks and so forth, are made of eco-friendly materials, which could help to provide a healthy environment at home.
Post time: May-26-2022