Ask HN: How do I deal with high levels of formaldehyde in my apartment?

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4 years ago

I'm a tenant and my air quality monitor is picking up formaldehyde levels at 300ppb. From what I understand, that is way above normal levels. I tried contacting the landlord and the HOA and I'm not getting a response.

I bought the air quality monitor after my cat developed asthma and started having daily attacks.

Screenshot of formaldehyde levels: https://i.imgur.com/IziHpBu.png

It rises to 300ppb at night and when I open all windows it drops to around 70ppb. Using the air conditioning increases it to around 100ppb.

Dashboard of all the air quality readings: https://www.uradmonitor.com/tools/dashboard-04/?open=820003B5

I just wanted opinions on what I'm supposed to do as a tenant and maybe a reality check. Am I overreacting?

I’m based in Las Vegas, NV.

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