United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US EPA, State of the Science Workshop Assessing Health Hazards of Formaldehyde, 2014:
California Air Resources Board (ARB)
Proposed Toxin Control Measures to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from Particle Board/Composite Wood.
Actual Official Statistics on Cancer Cases in Children & Adults due from Formaldehyde Exposure from Particle Board (Page 31):
American Cancer Society
Note per A.C.: A substance that causes cancer or helps cancer grow is called a carcinogen.
Agencies classifying formaldehyde as carcinogenic:
- The National Toxicology Program (NTP)
- The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- The National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Oprah.com
Is your Furniture Making You Sick?
USA Consumer Product Safety Commission
2015 Update Report on Formaldehyde Materials
California Environmental Protection Agency
Report on Composite Wood Products (Particle Board, MDF)
US EPA
Formaldehyde – Get the Facts
US EPA
Health Effects of Formaldehyde
Agency for 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.
Building Green
Is Particle Board Deadly?
The Best Organic Lifestyle
Is Furniture Toxic? What You Need to Know
Keeper of the Home
How to Protect Your Family from the Dangers of Formaldehyde
Critical Environment / Cetci Magazine
What is Formaldehyde?
Pure Living Space
Cut Household Formaldehyde with Nine Proven Ways
The New York Times
The Uphill Battle to Regulate Formaldehyde
Healthy House on the Block
How to Avoid Formaldehyde in Your Home
ThoughtCo
10 Dangerous Chemicals – Formaldehyde Included
University of Illinois
57 Ways to Protect Your Home (Use Solid Wood Furniture)
National Cancer Institute (Cancer.gov)
Formaldehyde and Cancer Risk
Cody Design Studio
Health Benefits of Solid Wood
Branch Basics
23 Sources of Formaldehyde to Remove
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
National Advocacy Against Toxic Chemicals
Natural News
Twelve Toxic Chemicals to Banish from Your Home
Parents Magazine
10 Harmful Chemicals to Avoid
PEHSU (Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units)
Children’s Exposure to Formaldehyde
State of California
Formaldehyde in Furniture – Proposition 65
The National Law Review
EPA Links Low-Dose Formaldehyde Exposure to Cancer (April 20, 2022)
Seattle Times
That Formaldehyde Feeling (Author: Susan McGrath)
The Hill
EPA Draft Says Formaldehyde Causes Cancer (April 2022)
DoItYourself.com
Everything You Need to Know About Particle Board Outgassing
Daily Mail
IKEA’s Use of Particle Board – Sustainability Concerns
The Guardian
Our MDF Furniture Brought Toxic Fumes into Our Home