Formaldehyde emissions from consumer and construction products: potential impact on indoor formaldehyde concentrations

The formaldehyde (CH/sub 2/O) emission rates of combustion sources and solid CH/sub 2/O resin containing products commonly found in domestic environments are surveyed. The potential impact of these emitters on indoor CH/sub 2/O concentrations are estimated using simple steady-state, indoor pollutant concentration models. The strongest contributors to indoor CH/sub 2/O are pressed-wood products and foam insulation containing urea-formaldehyde resins. Combustion sources and products containing phenol-formaldehyde resins are generally weak steady-state emitters. 4 references, 1 figure, 2 tables.