{"id":9825,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hhinsidebm\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:37:55","slug":"hhinsidebm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/hhinsidebm\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/hhinsidebm ~  Inside Healthy Homes &#8211; New Building or Redecorating Materials  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n    \n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/hhinsidebm.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Delaware Healthy Homes<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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The chemical in question is formaldehyde. It&#8217;s used in the backing of some carpets, in carpet glue and in the manufacture\n\n\n        of plywood, especially interior grades.\n\n\n      <\/p><strong><em>What are the dangers?<\/em><\/strong>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/formaldefaq.pdf\">Formaldehyde<\/a> can cause watery eyes, burning sensations in\n\n\n        the eyes and throat, headaches, wheezing and coughing, nausea and difficulty in breathing in some humans exposed at elevated levels\n\n\n        (above 0.1 parts per million). High concentrations may trigger attacks in people with asthma. There is evidence that some people\n\n\n        can develop a sensitivity to formaldehyde. It also has been shown to cause damage to the liver, kidneys, and the central nervous\n\n\n        system in animals and may cause cancer.\n\n\n      <\/p><em><strong>What you can do&#8230;<\/strong><\/em>\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n        <li>Talk to your carpet retailer.\n\n\n          <ul>\n\n\n            <li>Ask for information on emissions from carpet.\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n            <li>Ask the retailer to unroll and air out the carpet in a well-ventilated area before installation.\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n            <li>Ask for low-emitting adhesives if adhesives are needed.\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n          <\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n        <li>Limit your exposure.\n\n\n          <ul>\n\n\n            <li>Consider leaving the premises during and immediately after carpet installation.\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n            <li>Open doors and windows. Increasing the amount of fresh air in the home will reduce exposure to most chemicals released from\n\n\n            the carpet.\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n            <li>Use window fans, room air conditioners or your HVAC system to exhaust fumes to the outdoors. Keep them running for 48 to 72\n\n\n            hours after the new carpet is installed.\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n          <\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n        <li>Choose your wood carefully.\n\n\n          <ul>\n\n\n            <li>Never use interior grade plywood; only use exterior grade, even indoors.\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n            <li>Ask about the formaldehyde content of pressed wood products, including building materials, cabinetry and furniture, before\n\n\n            you purchase them.\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n            <li>The use of dehumidifiers and air conditioning to control humidity and to maintain a moderate temperature can help reduce\n\n\n            formaldehyde emissions.\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n          <\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"normaltext\">\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/hwfillableform.pdf\"><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      Request<br>\n\n\n      Additional<br>\n\n\n      Information<\/a><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      [ <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/txt\/hwfillableform.txt\">Request Additional<br>\n\n\n      Information &#8211; Text Version<\/a> ]<br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthhouse.org\/build\/2007-2008HHbuilderguidelines.pdf\">Health House<br>\n\n\n      Builder Guidelines<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/iaq\/formalde.html\">US EPA<br>\n\n\n      Formaldehyde<br>\n\n\n      Facts<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lung.org\/healthy-air\/home\/resources\/formaldehyde.html\">American Lung<br>\n\n\n      Association<br>\n\n\n      Formaldehyde<br>\n\n\n      Fact Sheet<\/a>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tbody><\/table><a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hhinside.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Inside Healthy Homes - Back\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/hhiconinside.jpg\"><\/a> &#8211;<br>\n\n\n<a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hhinside.html\">Back to Inside Healthy Homes<\/a><br>\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n<p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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