Formaldehydes & VOC's - Australian & NZ Info

Formaldehyde - What Is It? The USA NSC Environment Health Center describes Formaldehyde as a colorless, strong-smelling gas. It is widely used to manufacture building materials and numerous household products. Its most significant use in homes is as an adhesive resin in pressed wood products. There are two types of formaldehyde resins: urea formaldehyde (UF) and phenol formaldehyde (PF). Products made of urea formaldehyde can release formaldehyde gas; products made of phenol formaldehyde generally emit lower levels of the gas.

The recent OECD Sustainable Buildings Project Report (initiated in May 1998 as a four-year project), reported that health problems resulting from indoor air pollution have become one of the most acute environmental problems related to building activities.

INFORMATION RESOURCES

SNFTAAS - SUPPORT NETWORK FOR THE ALDEHYDE AND SOLVENT AFFECTED & more from New Zealand
Australian Academy of Science Nova on IAQ
Health & Aged Care Dept Indoor Air Quality - A Report on Health Impacts & Management Options
Indoor Air Quality Proposals for Schools in Australia
Environment Australia - State of Knowledge Report: Air Toxics and Indoor Air Quality in Australia
CSIRO Report Indoor Air Quality - SOE - Environment Australia
CSIRO Media Release Innovation - Building With Low Indoor Air Polluting Materials and Appliances
ACTA - Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance
NSW EPA on IAQ & Building Materials & Furnishings - formaldehydes & VOC's
NSW BASIX program to address IAQ & VOC's
Buxton Public School - Materials used - Greening
NSW Government Sick Building Syndrome Report
NSW Worker's Health Centre Sick Building Syndrome & Wood Dust Hazards
Courier Mail article on Sick Buildings - June 24 2003
The Internal Environment and Health of Occupants
State of the Environment - Queensland - includes IAQ
ASEHA Chemical Sensitivity - Your Place a Safe Place? , Chemical Injury & More Links from ASEHAQLD
From Victoria Healthy House - Healthy Building Principles
LaTrobe Valley Childhood Asthma & IAQ issues
Victoria's Green Star System for rating the environmental performance of buildings includes IAQ
Initiatives on IAQ from - Western Australia, Asthma Studies on Children in WA & Low Allergens Home Project Murdoch Uni
IPMVP Concepts & Practices for Improved Indoor Environmental Quality,
Sensible Alternative

IAQ - Indoor Air Quality
What are Formaldehydes?
Products containing Formaldehydes ,
Information on Formaldehydes from Europe , Canada , USA & Japan ,
Health & Formaldehydes,
Children & Formaldehydes,
Formaldehydes in Schools ,
Regulations on VOC's & Formaldehydes,
Kerrie's motion to the NSW Local Government Association's 2003 Annual Conference ,
Asthma Information,

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