Testing for formaldehyde emission from wood-based products - A review

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 280-286

  Yu, C W F ^a,b   Crump, D R ^a  

^a BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European standardisation; Formaldehyde emission; Product certification; Wood based panel products

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MELAMINE; RESIN; UREA;

BUILDING MATERIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMIDITY; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0033496181     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024655     Document Type: Review

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