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Heinz · 12-14-2001, 11:10 PM

Norm, Carpet used to have formaldehyde residue in new carpet. Formaldehyde would break down to formic acid and cause corrosion. It has been eliminated from carpet for home and office use because formaldehyde causes respiratory sensitization (asthma like response)in some people. I do not know what they replaced it with. And it would not be unlikely for formaldehyde bearing carpet to be sold off cheap for non-home uses like guess what. You could air it out, or if you really want to neutralize it I have a formula somewhere I could dig out.

12-14-2001, 11:10 PM	#15
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Re: THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION Norm, Carpet used to have formaldehyde residue in new carpet. Formaldehyde would break down to formic acid and cause corrosion. It has been eliminated from carpet for home and office use because formaldehyde causes respiratory sensitization (asthma like response)in some people. I do not know what they replaced it with. And it would not be unlikely for formaldehyde bearing carpet to be sold off cheap for non-home uses like guess what. You could air it out, or if you really want to neutralize it I have a formula somewhere I could dig out.