Actually formaldehyde is emitted by a number of plastics upon polymerization. Polyurethane is one of the primary ones if I remember right. Anyway, not only carpet but foam fill insulation for houses will also emit this compound. It can actually be quite a health hazard if houses are made reasonably air tight.
Marshall Judith Thamm wrote: > Dear Karen, > I think it is Dr Hulda Clark in her book The Cure for All Cancers who lists > carpet as emitting formaldehyde. > Regards, > Judith. > > > Hi~ > > It seems that I have read that carpeting usually has chemicals in it > that > > are hazardous to your health. Does anyone know of sources of information > on > > this subject or a way to select carpet with the least amount of harmful > > chemicals? Thanks in advance for your help. > > Karen > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
