>Hello, Conch-Lers!
>
>Someone mentioned a while back that either pressboard or particle
>board will eventually give off formic acid.   Which was it?
>
>Also, is particle board the kind with large chips and pressboard the
>kind with little particles?   I found a chest where the raw board is
>exposed only on the inside front of the drawers.   Couldn't I coat
>this surface with acrylic or polyeurethane (except that the latter
>turns yellow with age)?
>
>Always running out of storage space,
>Linda

These boards (including MDF or medium-density fiberboard) are made
using formaldehyde. Dunno about the States, but I believe it's still
used here today. Coarse and fine board.