Chemicals From Hardwood Flooring
The first slide shows the lumber in a chemical bath with the caption.
Chemicals from hardwood flooring. Formaldehyde is an ever present colorless gas that can give off a pickle like smell. For anyone with allergies hardwood flooring is typically a good option. True hardwood flooring is made from solid wood harvested from trees. Although plywood used in engineered hardwood floors are commonly manufactured using a phenol formaldehyde resins these days phenol formaldehyde resins still contains formaldehyde and emits formaldehyde ten times more than solid hardwood.
It has been commonly used in home products for decades in everything from certain types of wood flooring to. The wood surface allows for dust and other allergens to be removed easily. Environmental protection agency says that formaldehyde may cause cancer after years of exposure and one of the most common ways that this chemical is released into a home is through wood flooring products. Some vocs in hardwood floor refinishing products include benzene formaldehyde toulen xylene and arsenic.
Adhesives for wood floor planks often release formaldehyde as they dry. All of these materials off gas at normal room temperature leading to dizziness eye. Engineered hardwood with phenol formaldehyde resins can still emit some level of formaldehyde.