The harm of formaldehyde to children

Everyone must have heard about cancer caused by inhaling too much formaldehyde, which in turn led to death if the cancer was not treated in time. Especially when decorating a house, since most construction materials contain formaldehyde, the odor must be dispersed after decoration, otherwise inhaling too much formaldehyde will be very bad for the human body, especially for families with children. So what harm does formaldehyde do to children?

1. Induce blood diseases in children

Medical research has shown that excessive indoor formaldehyde has become the main cause of leukemia. Why have children become a high-risk group for leukemia? Experts say that in addition to the internal factor that children's immune function is relatively weak, harmful gases such as formaldehyde emitted by interior decoration materials are one of the "killers."

2. Increase the incidence of asthma in children

From the survey of asthma caused by excessive indoor formaldehyde by American experts, it can be seen that among American children, those suffering from asthma account for 12.4% of the total US population. This disease affects children of every age group, and 65% of children suffer from asthma to varying degrees. The World Health Organization announced that 100,000 people die from asthma every year due to indoor air pollution, and 35% of them are children. According to statistics, the prevalence of asthma in children in my country is 2-5%, among which the prevalence in children aged 1-5 is as high as 85%! Formaldehyde has become the main cause of asthma in children.

3. Lead poisoning in children

The increasingly serious environmental lead pollution is the root cause of lead poisoning among people, especially children. Especially with the rapid economic development and rapid development of urban transportation, various interior decoration materials have emerged in an endless stream, interior decoration has entered thousands of households, and children's toys have become increasingly abundant. Lead from gasoline and paint has constituted pollution to the indoor environment. According to a survey conducted by a British indoor hygiene research organization, the average lead content in residential air is 1 times higher than that in park soil, which poses a great threat to young children who often play on the ground indoors. According to a survey, 20 percent of children in Beijing alone have blood lead levels that exceed the standard.

4. Greatly reduce children’s intelligence

In 2001, the British invested 15 million pounds to conduct a research team on "Global Environmental Change Issues". After summarizing the research reports of scientists from various countries and conducting a large number of investigations and analyses, they announced a shocking conclusion: environmental pollution has greatly reduced the intelligence of humans, especially children! Dr. Williams of the Institute of Education at the University of London, who participated in the research, said: "This result exceeds people's previous estimates. The human brain is being damaged by human behavior." Therefore, whether from the perspective of children's physical or intellectual development, the harm of indoor environmental pollution to children cannot be ignored.