Many friends worry about decoration pollution when they are decorating, especially if there are children and babies at home, for fear of any impact on the children. Pollution is something you can't see or touch. Even if you can't smell it, it doesn't mean that all the harmful substances have evaporated. What should we do?
First of all, we need to know that as long as it is decoration, there will be decoration pollution. The so-called "zero pollution" and "100% environmental protection" do not exist. Don't believe it. This is a question of degree. How to control the pollution level to a lower level? Ground:
Flooring at home generally considers solid wood floors, laminate floors, and floor tiles.
Both solid wood floors and laminate floors have organic pollution problems. On the whole, pure solid wood floors are much more environmentally friendly than composite floors, because composite floors can't avoid the big release of formaldehyde - glue. But on the other hand, the tree species and the paint applied to the solid wood floor are very important, and the poor quality solid wood floor is not as good as the high-quality composite floor. Therefore, Xiaobian suggested that if you want to choose one of the two, either buy high-quality solid wood floors directly, or choose high-quality composite floors, and don't consider inferior solid wood floors.
If you want to install floor heating at home, considering the volatilization of pollutants after heating, you can abandon the wooden floor and choose wood-grained tiles. Now the wood-grained tiles can be as fake as the real ones, and the effect is fried chicken sticks.
Wall:
In the decoration of the wall, the general focus of everyone is whether the selected latex paint is environmentally friendly. Choose big brands for latex paint, such as Fenlin, Master, Fuller, Dufang, Dulux, Nippon, and so on. But in fact, in addition to latex paint, the choice of accessories such as putty, interface agent, and waterproof coating is also very important. In addition, many decoration companies like to use 801 or 901 glue for industrial use in basic construction, which is prohibited by the state from being used in home decoration, and the pollution is very large, so it is necessary to supervise the work.
If you choose wallpaper:
The pollution of wallpaper mainly comes from the following two aspects, one is the volatile organic compounds released by the wallpaper itself, such as toluene, xylene, formaldehyde, etc.; the other is the pollution caused by the wallpaper adhesive.
There are three types of common wallpapers, paper-based, non-woven-based, and PVC-based. In terms of environmental protection, paper base>non-woven base>PVC base; from the perspective of longevity and easy maintenance, PVC base>non-woven base>paper base; if you go to smell wallpaper, all brands of paper base and large The non-woven base of some brands have a natural taste, and the PVC base has a plastic taste, so it is recommended to choose a non-woven base. The wallpaper industry is very chaotic, remember to choose brands in big shopping malls, at least not too bad. Grammy, Rouran, Ruibao, etc. are relatively big brands.
furniture:
The pollution caused by furniture should not be underestimated. The wood-based panels in the furniture can release formaldehyde; the glue and paint used in the furniture contain a large number of aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, and xylene; the paint used in the furniture also contains lead compounds, which will cause great harm to human health. harm.
When buying furniture, be sure to buy environmentally-friendly furniture, preferably furniture made of purely natural wood; the wardrobe made of wood-based panels should not be used to store personal clothing and children's clothes; newly bought furniture if you are not in a hurry to use it, can be stored for several months in a ventilated barn.
Pollution control:
Whether it is to deal with formaldehyde, benzene, or other VOCs, the best way is to open windows for ventilation. Although we have paid great attention to the selection of decoration materials and furniture, as long as there is decoration, there will inevitably be decoration pollution.
Everyone has heard the idea of using plants to absorb pollutants. Although it has been proved by research that the absorption of various pollutants by plants cannot be said to be completely ineffective, the effect of the few pots of small green dill and small cacti you put in is about zero.
Another widely circulated is the physical adsorption of activated carbon. Indeed, activated carbon, by virtue of its porous structure, is capable of adsorbing VOCs in the air. But just letting the VOC get into the pores of the activated carbon will not be absorbed or decomposed. Once the adsorption capacity of activated carbon reaches saturation, or in the case of elevated temperature, the VOCs in the pores of activated carbon will be re-released to form new pollution. So if you use activated carbon to absorb pollutants, you can take it out in the sun and let the pollutants in the pores volatilize outdoors. Most air purifiers also rely on the activated carbon in their filter to purify the air, so the filter should be replaced frequently. Open the window for ventilation! Open the window for ventilation! Open the window for ventilation! Say the important things three times.
Therefore, for the health of us and our families, the environmental protection issues of decoration must be taken seriously.
