Nearly 250 people, including representatives from more than 100 composite panel manufacturers and industry suppliers, are in attendance at the biannual CPA meeting.

Innovative Labs' John Webley and his team of engineers and scientists developed a unique Photocatalytic Oxidation (PCO) air purification system that had been designed to address the concerns of formaldehyde, ozone and VOC pollution.

SEATTLE -- Chemco, a company that manufactures wood treatment chemicals, has been fined $25,400 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for improper and late reporting on the use of formaldehyde and methanol, both classified as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Chemco, a company that manufactures wood treatment chemicals, will pay $25,400 for improper and late reporting on the use of two chemicals from 2005-2008, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company, located in Ferndale, Washington, failed to properly report its use and releases of formaldehyde and methanol.

The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn. has issued a statement in support of the National Academy of Sciences' critical review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's risk assessment of formaldehyde.

The wood-focused group maintains levels typically found in cabinetry are not harmful.

NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ -- Sterling Seating Inc. was fined $117,600 for 34 safety and health violations at its North Arlington facility by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to reassess its draft assessment of formaldhyde health risks, according to a new report from the National Research Council.

BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY -- Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut in Braunschweig and the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburgin said they have discovered a new method to reduce emissions from particleboard by using modified zeolites to absorb formaldehyde.

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