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Follow on Google News | Chinese Laminate Flooring Creates Formaldehyde Exposure Concerns across TexasIndoor Environmental Consultants (IEC) provides formaldehyde testing and consulting services to help identify elevated levels of this known carcinogen.
By: Indoor Environmental Consultants, Inc. In California, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) sets standards for the amount of formaldehyde emissions that can come from flooring and other materials. The California Composite Wood Products Regulation requires finished goods made with hardwood plywood (HWPW), particleboard (PB) and medium density fiberboard (MDF) to comply with the regulatory requirements and to be labeled as such. The laminate flooring tested in the report all showed that the flooring was CARB Phase 2 Compliant on their boxes. The investigative reporters then purchased 31 boxes of the laminate flooring materials from stores in Texas, Virginia, Florida, Illinois and New York. The samples were sent to two separate laboratories and all but one failed compliance with California’s regulations. Some samples were reportedly over 13 times the limit. “We have been receiving inquiries from concerned homeowners and businesses who watched the program and are now concerned that they may be exposed to high levels of formaldehyde in their homes, schools and businesses,” To learn more about IEC’s formaldehyde and other indoor environmental quality testing and consulting services, please visit www.iecinc.net, email ncancino@iecinc.net or call (877) 432-8378. About Indoor Environmental Consultants, Inc. IEC began operations in 2001 with some of the nation’s most seasoned professional indoor air quality consultants who already had over 70 years of combined experience. The indoor environmental quality firm specializes in field investigations and assessments of commercial, institutional and residential buildings. Their services, related to fungal (mold), chemical, bacterial, asbestos and particulate pollutants, are offered throughout Texas, the Gulf Coast and the Southwest. IEC is licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services as a mold assessment company (ACO0114) and an asbestos consultant agency (100329). End
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