<h1>Dangerous Formaldehyde: It's In Your Home and Not Just in Flooring</h1>

Most everyone has heard of the recent issue with Lumber Liquidator’s flooring product reportedly having high levels of formaldehyde in the glue used to hold the pieces together. The issue is, of course, that formaldehyde gas is being released from these materials into the air in people’s homes. There is some discrepancy as to exactly how much is being released into the air, but the point is that formaldehyde isn’t good to breathe in any amounts and doesn’t do you any good, short term or long term. So other than making sure you don’t have this type of flooring, you’ll want to test the air in your home for formaldehyde and use the right type of air cleaner to remove it, if it’s there in anything other than miniscule levels.

 

Formaldehyde is also a common and dangerous household pollutant, mostly found in the glues that hold materials together such as wood furniture, cabinets and flooring, but also often found in high levels in fabric coatings used in carpets.

 

Symptoms associated with breathing formaldehyde gas include burning, watery eyes and irritated throat, nausea and breathing problems, which can make asthma symptoms worse or mimic asthma attacks. In the long term, formaldehyde has been linked to nasopharyngeal cancer and myeloid leukemia. So even if you don’t have this particular type of Chinese flooring, you probably want to at least check your home for formaldehyde using a Formaldehyde Screen Check from BHC—this is the best one, most accurate, affordable, etc.

 

If the test results show positive for formaldehyde gas, you don’t necessarily have to rip up your floors and carpets. It all depends on the levels in your home and what you want to do, but you can get one or more portable air filtration systems, each with several pounds of quality activated carbon that is designed to remove formaldehyde and many other common household gases and pollutants.

 

The Aller Air 5000 D Vocarb is our best recommendation for maximum air cleaning power, long filter life of 3-5 years, and the best warranty—a full 10 years. Plus, this air cleaner handles up to 1500 square feet on high or about 750 square feet on medium, which is more than the square footage in most rooms (150-250 square feet). If you need something a little cheaper, the Austin Healthmate Plus is a great unit, too, and though it has a 5 year warranty, it can clean the air almost as well, for about 30% less.

 

And, at our online store, we offer a wide variety of powerful portable air filtration and home air testing systems designed to detect and remove chemicals, gases, particles, dander, dust mites and more, including Aller Air, Austin Air, BHC and other great brands–all at the best discount prices with free shipping. Our low overhead allows us to pass on incredible deals on the best indoor air purification systems and filters—so you can get the clean air you deserve, protect your health, and save as much money as possible. Our indoor air quality specialists are on hand to answer your questions, too. Just give us a call toll-free at 1-800-701-2513. We’re here to help!

 

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