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| United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) US EPA, State of the Science Workshop Assessing Health Hazards of Formaldehyde, 2014:
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-12/documents/formaldehyde_workshop_agenda_final.pdf |
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California Air Resources Board (ARB) |
| American Cancer Society Note per A.C.: A substance that causes cancer or helps cancer grow is called a carcinogen. Here is what expert agencies say about cancer-causing potential of formaldehyde: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) The NTP lists formaldehyde as a carcinogen The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) The IARC concludes that formaldehyde is "Carcinogenic to Humans" based on higher risks of nasopharyngeal cancer and leukemia The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified formaldehyde as a "Probable Human Carcinogen" The National Cancer Institute based on research concludes that exposure to formaldehyde may cause leukemia, particularly myeloid leukemia in Humans. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/formaldehyde.html |
| Oprah.com Is your Furniture Making you Sick? http://www.oprah.com/health/are-toxins-in-your-furniture-making-you-sick#ixzz4XSrSPT9g |
| USA Consumer Product Safety Commission 2015 Update Report on Formaldehyde Materials http://www.simplecloset.com/usa_consumer_protection_report.htm (Abridged Version) http://www.simplecloset.com/an_update_on_formaldehyde-update03102015.pdf (Full Version) |
| California Environmental Protection Agency Report on Composite Wood Products (Particle Board, MDF) http://www.simplecloset.com/formaldehyde_in_particle_board.htm |
| US EPA Formaldehyde, Get the Facts https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde |
| US EPA Health Effects of Formaldehyde https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde/facts-about-formaldehyde#whatare |
| Agency of Toxic Substances & Disease Registry How Likely is Formaldehyde to Cause Cancer? The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determined in 2011 that formaldehyde is a known human carcinogen based on sufficient human and animal inhalation studies. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=219&tid=39 Paragraph 6 |
| Building Green Is Particle Board Deadly? https://www.buildinggreen.com/primer/particleboard-deadly-formaldehyde-emissions-explained |
| The Best Organic Lifestyle Is Furniture Toxic? What you Need to Know. https://thebestorganiclifestyle.com/is-furniture-toxic-what-you-need-to-know |
| Keeper of the Home How to Protect your Family from the Dangers of Formaldehyde https://keeperofthehome.org/how-to-protect-your-family-from-the-dangers-of-formaldehyde/ |
| State of California Formaldehyde in Furniture Products https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/fact-sheets/formaldehyde-furniture-products |
| Critical Environment / Cetci Magazine What is Formadehyde? http://www.critical-environment.com/blog/what-is-formaldehyde/ |
| Pure Living Space Cut Household Formaldehyde with Nine Proven Ways https://purelivingspace.com/blogs/home-air-quality/cut-household-formaldehyde-with-nine-proven-ways |
| The New York Times The Uphill Battle to Better Regulate Formaldehyde https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/business/energy-environment/the-uphill-battle-to-better-regulate-formaldehyde.html?_r=0 |
| Healthy House on the Block How to Avoid One of Your Home's Most Dangerous Toxins: Formaldehyde http://www.healthyhouseontheblock.com/blog/how-to-avoid-one-of-your-homes-most-dangerous-toxins-formaldehyde |
| ThoughtCo 10 Molecules You Don't Want to Mess With (Dangerous Chemicals) #10 Formaldehyde (Listed right after Strychnine) https://www.thoughtco.com/dangerous-chemicals-to-avoid-609291 |
| ThoughCo List of Deadly Poisons Ranked 7th most Deadly....Formaldehyde https://www.thoughtco.com/list-of-poisons-609279 |
| University of Illinois 57 Ways to Protect your Home Environment http://www.thisland.illinois.edu/57ways/57ways_46.html (Use Solid Wood Furniture) |
| National Cancer Institute (Cancer.gov) Formaldehyde and Cancer Risk https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/formaldehyde/formaldehyde-fact-sheet |
| Cody Design Studio Health Benefits of Solid Wood http://codydesignstudio.com/blog/benefits-of-solid-wood-furniture |
| Branch Basics 23 Sources of Formaldehyde to Remove from Your Home, Starting Right Now https://branchbasics.com/blog/2015/04/23-sources-of-formaldehyde-to-remove/ |
| Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families A National Effort to Protect Families from Toxic Chemicals http://saferchemicals.org/chemicals/formaldehyde/ |
| Natural News Twelve Highly Toxic Chemicals to Banish from Your Home https://www.naturalnews.com/041928_toxic_chemicals_home_environmental_health.html |
| Parents Magazine 10 Harmful Chemicals to Avoid Here's a look at some of the most dangerous chemicals lurking in your home -- and how you can reduce your child's exposure to them. https://www.parents.com/health/injuries/safety/harmful-chemicals-to-avoid/ |