How to identify the authenticity of eco-friendly wooden flooring?

Be sure to check the testing report to see if the formaldehyde content meets the national standards. To carefully examine the testing report of the floor, in addition to the formaldehyde content marked on it, you also need to look at the testing category. The reliability of the inspection category is usually higher for national supervision and inspection or enterprise commissioned sampling, and the formaldehyde emission of qualified products is within the safe range.

In addition to these highly specialized methods, Professor Li Junhua from Tsinghua University's indoor air pollution purification technology also teaches consumers two simple ways to distinguish whether formaldehyde exceeds the standard: sawing a new section of the wooden floor, carefully smelling and looking. If there is a pungent smell or dazzling feeling, it is definitely an unqualified product with formaldehyde exceeding the standard, otherwise it can be basically determined to be an environmentally friendly product. In addition, consumers can soak the top of a small sample in boiling water for 1-3 minutes to see if there is any irritating odor. Environmentally friendly wooden flooring generally does not emit a pungent odor due to its low formaldehyde release. If the irritating odor is strong and even makes the eyes uncomfortable, it indicates that there is a high amount of free formaldehyde in the substrate of the flooring.

In addition to the fact that the floor itself contains formaldehyde, which can cause pollution to the indoor environment, Gao Zhihua also reminds consumers that when choosing a floor, installation issues cannot be ignored. If the installation is not standardized, it will also have an impact on the environment. In addition, if the adhesive in the floor does not meet the standard, it can also cause indoor formaldehyde pollution.

Therefore, when choosing wood flooring with good environmental performance, consumers should also pay attention to the environmental cleanliness of related processes, in order to ensure the comfort and health of the home environment from all aspects.