United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US EPA, State of the Science Workshop Assessing Health Hazards of Formaldehyde, 2014:

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-12/documents/formaldehyde_workshop_agenda_final.pdf
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/iris_documents/documents/subst/0419_summary.pdf#nameddest=woe
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_nmbr=419
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/iris_documents/documents/subst/0419_summary.pdf
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris_drafts/recordisplay.cfm?deid=223614

 

California Air Resources Board (ARB)
Proposed Toxin Control Measures to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from Particle Board/Composite Wood
Actual Official Statistics on Cancer Cases in Children & Adults due from Formaldehyde Exposure from Particle Board (Page 31):
https://www.arb.ca.gov/board/books/2007/042607/07-4-3pres.pdf

 
American Cancer Society
Note per A.C.: A substance that causes cancer or helps cancer grow is called a carcinogen.
Here is what expert agencies say about cancer-causing potential of formaldehyde:
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) The NTP lists formaldehyde as a carcinogen
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)  The IARC concludes that formaldehyde is "Carcinogenic to Humans" based on higher risks of nasopharyngeal cancer and leukemia
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified formaldehyde as a "Probable Human Carcinogen"
The National Cancer Institute based on research concludes that exposure to formaldehyde may cause leukemia, particularly myeloid leukemia in Humans.
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/formaldehyde.html
 
Oprah.com
Is your Furniture Making you Sick?
http://www.oprah.com/health/are-toxins-in-your-furniture-making-you-sick#ixzz4XSrSPT9g
 
USA Consumer Product Safety Commission
2015 Update Report on Formaldehyde Materials
http://www.simplecloset.com/usa_consumer_protection_report.htm (Abridged Version)
http://www.simplecloset.com/an_update_on_formaldehyde-update03102015.pdf (Full Version)
 
California Environmental Protection Agency
Report on Composite Wood Products (Particle Board, MDF)
http://www.simplecloset.com/formaldehyde_in_particle_board.htm
 
US EPA
Formaldehyde, Get the Facts
https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde
 
US EPA
Health Effects of Formaldehyde
https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde/facts-about-formaldehyde#whatare
 
Agency of Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
How Likely is Formaldehyde to Cause Cancer?
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determined in 2011 that formaldehyde is a known human carcinogen based on sufficient human and animal inhalation studies.
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=219&tid=39 Paragraph 6
 
Building Green
Is Particle Board Deadly?
https://www.buildinggreen.com/primer/particleboard-deadly-formaldehyde-emissions-explained
 
The Best Organic Lifestyle
Is Furniture Toxic? What you Need to Know.
https://thebestorganiclifestyle.com/is-furniture-toxic-what-you-need-to-know
 
Keeper of the Home
How to Protect your Family from the Dangers of Formaldehyde
https://keeperofthehome.org/how-to-protect-your-family-from-the-dangers-of-formaldehyde/
 
State of California
Formaldehyde in Furniture Products
https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/fact-sheets/formaldehyde-furniture-products
 
Critical Environment / Cetci Magazine
What is Formadehyde?
http://www.critical-environment.com/blog/what-is-formaldehyde/
 
Pure Living Space
Cut Household Formaldehyde with Nine Proven Ways
https://purelivingspace.com/blogs/home-air-quality/cut-household-formaldehyde-with-nine-proven-ways
 
The New York Times
The Uphill Battle to Better Regulate Formaldehyde
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/business/energy-environment/the-uphill-battle-to-better-regulate-formaldehyde.html?_r=0
 
Healthy House on the Block
How to Avoid One of Your Home's Most Dangerous Toxins: Formaldehyde
http://www.healthyhouseontheblock.com/blog/how-to-avoid-one-of-your-homes-most-dangerous-toxins-formaldehyde
 
ThoughtCo
10 Molecules You Don't Want to Mess With (Dangerous Chemicals)
#10 Formaldehyde (Listed right after Strychnine)
https://www.thoughtco.com/dangerous-chemicals-to-avoid-609291
 
ThoughCo
List of Deadly Poisons
Ranked 7th most Deadly....Formaldehyde
https://www.thoughtco.com/list-of-poisons-609279
 
University of Illinois
57 Ways to Protect your Home Environment
http://www.thisland.illinois.edu/57ways/57ways_46.html (Use Solid Wood Furniture)
 
National Cancer Institute (Cancer.gov)
Formaldehyde and Cancer Risk
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/formaldehyde/formaldehyde-fact-sheet
 
Cody Design Studio
Health Benefits of Solid Wood
http://codydesignstudio.com/blog/benefits-of-solid-wood-furniture
 
Branch Basics
23 Sources of Formaldehyde to Remove from Your Home, Starting Right Now
https://branchbasics.com/blog/2015/04/23-sources-of-formaldehyde-to-remove/
 
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
A National Effort to Protect Families from Toxic Chemicals
http://saferchemicals.org/chemicals/formaldehyde/
 
Natural News
Twelve Highly Toxic Chemicals to Banish from Your Home
https://www.naturalnews.com/041928_toxic_chemicals_home_environmental_health.html
 
Parents Magazine
10 Harmful Chemicals to Avoid
Here's a look at some of the most dangerous chemicals lurking in your home -- and how you can reduce your child's exposure to them. 
https://www.parents.com/health/injuries/safety/harmful-chemicals-to-avoid/

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