Formaldehyde levels in New Hampshire urea-formaldehyde foam insulated houses: relationship to outdoor temperature

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1984.10465854· OSTI ID:6218897

Godish, T; Fell, J; Lincoln, P

Because of safety concerns, many state agencies have responded to consumer requests for formaldehyde testing services. This study represents a retrospective analysis of formaldehyde data collected by the New Hampshire Air Resources Agency, during the period from August 1980 to Jun 1981. Four samples were collected in each of 81 urea-formaldehyde foam-insulated houses using the modified NIOSH impinger/chromatropic acid method. Sampling duration was 60 minutes with a 1-L/min sampling rate. Relationships between indoor formaldehyde levels in these houses and outdoor temperature, heating degree days, and time after foam installation were analyzed by using simple linear regression. Significant correlations were observed between indoor formaldehyde levels and outdoor temperature and indoor formaldehyde levels and heating degree days.

• Research Organization: Ball State Univ., Muncie, IN
• OSTI ID: 6218897
• Journal Information: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 34:10; ISSN JPCAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ALDEHYDES
COLLOIDS
DATA
DISPERSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FEDERAL REGION I
FOAMS
FORMALDEHYDE
HUMIDITY
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INFORMATION
MONITORING
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION SOURCES
STATISTICAL DATA
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
UREA-FORMALDEHYDE FOAMS
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