Indoor Air Quality
Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable gas that can be carcinogenic to humans, and is a common additive to building materials and household products. Formaldehyde is also formed in the environment upon oxidation of a variety of hydrocarbons, including natural gas (methane). Symptoms of exposure to low concentrations of formaldehyde may include headache, nausea, throat and skin irritation, and exacerbated chemical sensitivity. For a quick summary of formaldehyde exposure basics, please see the ASTDR’s ToxFAQs for Formaldehyde. For much more in-depth information, please see the ASTDR’s Toxicological Profile for Formaldehyde.
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Activities
| Purpose | Category | Status | Author | Time | Difficulty | Replications |
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| Snake Plant Air Remediation Build & Partial Teardown | - | - | @jfrankamp | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Building Snake Plant Air Remediation kit in Bangalore, India | build | in-progress | @deeptalaxmibharadwaj | 3h | easy | 0 replications: Try it » |
| A kit to design your own formaldehyde experiment? | - | - | @warren | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Building a plant-based air purifier kit at Barnraising | - | - | @warren | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| How to Monitor Indoor TVOC with Raspberry PI | - | - | @Makepcb | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
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Wikis
All wiki pages relating to air quality:
| Title | Updated | Version | Views | Likes | |
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| Indoor Air Quality | over 4 years ago by bhamster | 8 | 577 | 0 | |
| Air Quality Class | almost 6 years ago by warren | 60 | 736 | 3 | |
| SmART-Form | almost 7 years ago by gretchengehrke | 14 | 777 | 4 | |
| Formaldehyde | over 7 years ago by gretchengehrke | 5 | 679 | 1 | |
| BioBroth Bubbler | over 7 years ago by warren | 3 | 971 | 0 | |
| Massachusetts Indoor Air | over 8 years ago by gretchengehrke | 1 | 447 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma Indoor Air | over 8 years ago by gretchengehrke | 2 | 265 | 0 | |
| Vermont Indoor Air | over 8 years ago by gretchengehrke | 7 | 567 | 1 | |
| Formaldehyde Exposure | over 8 years ago by nshapiro | 42 | 1,973 | 5 | |
| Formaldehyde Test Kit | about 9 years ago by mathew | 23 | 4,736 | 9 | |
| Indoor Air Quality Monitoring & Mitigation | over 9 years ago by liz | 48 | 2,572 | 12 | |
| WhereWeBreathe | over 9 years ago by liz | 24 | 914 | 6 | |
| Roomba Air Quality Monitoring | almost 10 years ago by Shannon | 2 | 620 | 1 |