Eraldehyde removes formaldehyde gas contamination coming from household furnishings, construction materials, and occupational exposure. It removes the carcinogenic vapors and chemically converts them into harmless storage within the cartridge. (Click chart icon next to product picture.) Formaldehyde is a toxic organic compound with a pungent, irritating odor. Highly toxic to all animals, it is a known human carcinogen used for post mortem embalming and to preserve biological specimen. During 2009 the Center for Disease Control sponsored an evaluation run by NASA to assess the effectiveness and safety of 16 different devices to reduce indoor concentrations of formaldehyde. The Eraldehyde they tested was the most efficient in percentage reduction of formaldehyde vapors and did not generate other toxic contaminants. Eraldehyde was proven safe, and proven to be more effective than all the other technologies and devices tested. (The full CDC-NASA report (12.3 mb) may be downloaded from the CDC website http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehhe/trailerstudy/assessment.htm#final.) Eraldehyde-80 is a table top unit with improved formaldehyde removal technology. It operates using the EC-181F eradication cartridge which will remove several other harmful volatile organic compounds listed by EPA as “Most Dangerous” in the home.) Eraldehyde works quickly and exchanges room air over 3 times per hour in a small (85 sq ft) room and once per hour in a large (300 sq ft) room, so it only needs to be run a few minutes per day per room. A cartridge can last many months, depending upon how frequently and how long you run it. The Eraldehyde-80 unit comes with a washable dust filter to protect the EC-181F from heavy dust in the air.