On 3/3/2015 7:00 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Monday, March 2, 2015 at 6:33:57 PM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
On 3/2/2015 6:05 PM, N. Cognito wrote:
On 3/2/2015 2:56 PM, Frank wrote:
CA is in a world unto itself on chemical toxicity. I write safety
data sheets and if there is the possibility of a trace of a Prop 65
chemical in the product, I list it. If not, the likes of the Sierra
Club will analyze your product and if they find an
ingredient they tell the state and hope they fine you so the Sierra
Club can get a cut.


So would you allow Lumber Liquidator's formaldehyde flooring to be
installed in your home?

I damn sure wouldn't!

I'm not showing favor to Lumber Liquidators and certainly know that
Chinese dry wall had a similar if not worse problem. I'm just wondering
how bad the problem is as I know that CA has the tightest regulations.

As Oren points out it is not just new flooring that might out gas
formaldehyde and new carpeting out gasses lots of similar goodies.

If flooring had sat in a ware house at length, formaldehyde level may be
acceptable.

The CA test procedure is interesting too. It requires that the top layer
of the laminate be removed to fully expose the inside core where the
fomaldehyde is before testing. So, who knows what actual level exists
in the air of a typical building, for how long, etc with the actual product,
as installed.


I had not gotten into the weeds on this but that is a very unrealistic
test procedure.

I am familiar with some painting tests where people were concerned about
a carcinogen in paints made from vinyl acetate. Turned out it was in
the can when manufactured but when paint was used it was completely
absent as it had reacted with other ingredients in the paint.