Problems associated with the use of urea-formaldehyde foam for residential insulation. Part III. Residential studies in Colorado and Wisconsin

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6649540· OSTI ID:6649540

Schutte, W. C.; Cole, R. S.; Frank, C. W.; Long, K. R.

Formaldehyde levels were measured in homes in problem and non-problem areas in Wisconsin and Colorado to elucidate the severity and the extent of formaldehyde emission under field conditions, help correlate laboratory findings with field observations, and investigate the cause and effect relationship between insulation stability and weather conditions of an area. Methods for selecting homes and sampling are described. Interviews were conducted with occupants of the homes and the data are tabulated. Results are summarized. Investigation forms are shown and weather information in Denver and Wisconsin is tabulated. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Iowa Univ., Oakdale (USA). Dept. of Preventative Medicine and Environmental Health
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6649540
• Report Number(s): ORNL/SUB-7559/3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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