Analysis of Formaldehyde Content of Indoor Air in NewlyConstructed and Decorated House in Guangzhou

The formaldehyde content of indoor air in a group of newly constructed and decorated buildings was measured with formaldehyde monitor manufactured by SKC Incorporated. The contents detected were in the range of 0.070～0.373 mg/m3, most of them exceeded 0.1×10-6(φ) of the indoor formaldehyde concentration standard of USA and Canada, and 0.080 mg/m3 of Chinese standard. The determined results indicated that the wood products were the main source of indoor formaldehyde.