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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 136, 2019
2019 International Conference on Building Energy Conservation, Thermal Safety and Environmental Pollution Control (ICBTE 2019)
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| Article Number | 04099 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Urban Public Safety | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201913604099 | |
| Published online | 10 December 2019 | |
Investigation on Certification and Evaluation Method of Harmful Substances Release from Furniture Products in China
1 China Building Material Test & Certification Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100024, China
* Xiuxia Yuan: xxyuan@ctc.ac.cn
Furniture products are the main sources of indoor air pollution due to the emission of formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It is great significant to establish a scientific certification and evaluation system to promote furniture manufacturers to reduce the harmful substances release in furniture products and protect human health in China. This paper describes an investigation on release of formaldehyde, soluble heavy metals, benzene, toluene, xylene and other substances from 28 furniture products by dryer method and environmental chamber method. Studies on current development status of certification and evaluation of harmful substance release from furniture products in China were carried out. Case study of certification and evaluation method suitable for furniture production industry was made, and the existing problems and suggestions were provided for improvement of certification and evaluation method system based on the characteristics of furniture industry.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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