Formaldehyde (CH2O) Control Articles
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Fiberglass mat manufacturing – Formaldehyde emissions control – Case Study
An Oregon-based roofing company, which manufactures rubberized asphalt shingles, needed to reduce the amount of formaldehyde emitted by its manufacturing process. The rubberized asphalt shingles are made by laying down chopped glass, adding a binder, and then oven curing the mat. Formaldehyde is a byproduct of the fiberglass mat manufacturing process. The off gas is captured and sent to an ...
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Air quality monitoring equipment can be used to identify indoor pollutants
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) refers to Indoor air quality. It includes indoor air temperature, humidity, air cleanliness and fresh air volume. In the past, indoor air quality was mainly studied by temperature and humidity. This year, as a result of the introduction of air-conditioning system in modern buildings, office modernization, the popularity of household appliances and ...
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The role of gas sensors
Monitoring of toxic and harmful gases such as formaldehyde and carbon monoxide in the home environment After the renovation of many new houses, more than 90% of harmful gases seriously exceed the standard, and the indoor formaldehyde concentration may exceed 2.5ppm, and some may even exceed 10ppm. Therefore, formaldehyde sensors, air quality sensors, TVOC sensors, etc. are placed in the home ...
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Advanced sensor technology delivering safety and consistency
Safety and consistency delivered by advanced sensor technology Semiconductors have changed the way we live and continue to play a key role in our future. As the number of production facilities increase, so the potential for harmful emissions also rises. Sensor technology supports the semiconductor industry by enabling consistency and uniformity, while at the same time protecting those working ...
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Ensuring your employees workplace air quality is safe
Somewhere in the world, someone is exposed to hazardous gases without their knowledge every single day. This can happen in a factory or laboratory, when storing goods or unloading a freight container. GT5000 Terra is a tool for measuring dangerous or toxic gases. With the FTIR analyzer, you will immediately know what is in the air. The analysis can be completed directly in the workplace. ...
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Sick building syndrome
The sick building syndrome is a set of discomforts and diseases caused by multiple causes such as poor ventilation, suspended particles, gases and vapors of chemical origin and aerosols, among others. The WHO defines it as the set of diseases caused or stimulated by air pollution in enclosed spaces. The effects on human health associated with the sick building syndrome include: Irritation of ...
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Ensuring your employees` workplace air quality is safe
Somewhere in the world, someone is exposed to hazardous gases without their knowledge every single day. This can happen in a factory or laboratory, when storing goods or unloading a freight container. GT5000 Terra is a tool for measuring dangerous or toxic gases. With the FTIR analyzer, you will immediately know what is in the air. The analysis can be completed directly in the workplace. ...
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Daiken Southland - Case Study
Daiken Southland Limited is a wood processing company that uses pine trees to manufacture Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF). The logs are chipped, broken down into individual fibres. Then a urea-formaldehyde resin is used to glue the wood fibres back together to form the various types of MDF. During the manufacturing process, formaldehyde is released to the atmosphere, and, therefore the local ...
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How Does Poor Air Quality Affect Your Health?
Sometimes, the things that harm your health the most aren’t entirely visible. They could be present for years without you even realizing it! This is exactly the case with poor air quality, especially air contaminated with pollutants, a problem that plagues 9 of 10 people on earth. There are a wide variety of health problems caused by air pollution and poor air quality. Keep reading to ...
By Airfree
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Airora technology meets & exceeds indoor air quality safety (IAQ) standards
Airora product development has continually focused on safety. In June 2020, the Airora Professional PAW100/500 product passed an IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) test at the UK's Building Research Establishment (BRE) with flying colours. The IAQ test measured the amounts of some potentially harmful substances in the ambient air (representing a typical room) before and after using Airora Professional. ...
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Respiratory protective equipment for wildland fires
A.L: What are the occupational risks that wildland firefighters are exposed to? S.P: Wildland firefighters have the same risks as a welder, because they are exposed to heavy metals, the same risks as a coroner, because they work with organic materials, perhaps with dead animals; They face the same dangers as a lumberjack from exposure to formaldehyde, or as a melter when it comes to heat stress. ...
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Unhealthy Air is Bad News for Offices
It’s 7.30 am on a weekday, you get up and a monotonous day begins. Travelling in the traffic to spend your day at the second home (workplace). We try our best to stay healthy by adopting healthy eating options, regular workouts but then we spend 87% of our time indoors almost inhaling up to 11,000 liters of air per day. Do we know the quality of the air we are breathing? Are we certain it ...
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Indoor Climate Control Wiki
Indoors climate control wiki generally refers to houses, offices, industries, movie theaters, restaurants, shopping malls, cars, ships, and planes. Because different air pollution sources are exhausted indoors or outdoors continuously or from time to time, the pollutants will be accumulated in sealed places under the circumstances of poor atmospheric conditions, doing harm to the health. When ...
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What air quality in car parks?
The quality of the air in the car parks is very variable. The main pollutants are often found above the recommended limit values, exposing the users but especially the operating personnel to health problems. This air quality varies according to three main parameters: The type of parking (overhead or underground) Traffic attendance and parking The type of ventilation (servo control and ...
By ETHERA
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Plants that Heals
Indoor plants that cleans the air and remove toxins. Below is a list of plants that can help you breath better as well as heal. Let us give thanks to the Creator for his creation! Below is a list of the Top indoor plants for removing formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide from the air: Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) ... Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa) ... Bamboo palm ...
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Formaldehyde exposure in the workplace – How do you know if it’s harming you?
There are both short term and long term exposure hazards from formaldehyde. The primary problem is inhalation of the chemical but it is also known to cause skin irritation and allergic reactions. EPA has now listed formaldehyde as a suspect human carcinogen. Animal studies have shown an increase in nasal cell cancer and some limited human studies have shown an increased incidence of nasal and ...
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Indoor air quality in industrial environments
Indoor air quality in industrial environments has often been neglected in the light of production imperatives. However, the impact of this pollution is now demonstrated on the well-being productivity of employees. These pollutants become, in addition, harmful in the long run. Indoor air pollution is often much more important than outdoor air. Faced with this, new technical solutions exist to ...
By ETHERA
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Analysis of formaldehyde in indoor air
What is formaldehyde? Formaldehyde (HCHO) is an odorless, colorless and carcinogenic molecule. It has different names that can be found in the design of industrial products: Formalin Methanal Methyl aldehyde Methylene oxide Morbic acid oxymethylene Formaldehyde is one of the lightest Volatile Organic Compounds (or VOCs) present in our indoor environments. It has only one carbon atom ...
By ETHERA
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Sample collection and analysis of carbonyls - Improve detection of trace level contaminants in air
Improve Sampling and Detection of Carbonyls in Air Leverage a Wide Range of Samplers and Accessories Achieve sensitive and reliable results with air sampling media for a wide range of applications in various configurations for solvent desorption, thermal desorption, passive and whole air sampling from Supelco. Ensure low background for carbonyl sampling with products that are produced to the ...
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In addition to formaldehyde, decoration, what harmful gases?
As the saying goes, clothes can make people more beautiful, in fact, the house is the same, when you buy a house, and give it a beautiful coat, can improve the quality of life, living in the house for a long time, re decoration, the old house and get a new life. However, the decoration pollution problem has become a lot of people's heart disease. Today we are going to talk about the decoration ...
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