Levels and Possible Sources of Formaldehyde in Campus

Abstract

There are kinds of indoor pollutants in air. Formaldehyde is the most common pollutions in air, especially after a house was decorated. Formaldehyde pollution sources includes adhesives in the man-made board, paint, paint cleaner, pesticides, antiseptic and so on. Campus is the place where population are relatively dense and people stay relatively for a long time. Measuring the pollution levels of formaldehyde in campus can provide basic data to have better understanding of the environmental poblems. In this study, the formaldehyde concentration inside the campus were carefully analyzed and the results showed that the value were all in safe scope, though in the south gate the value was almost near the safety limit at rush our. The formaldehyde in campus mainly came from the manmade woods and car emitting. Well ventilated and green plant were suggested to lower our surroundings of formaldehyde concentration.