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Document ID (ISN)39211
CIS number 83-410
ISBN(s) 91-7464-146-8
Year 1982
Convention or series no. Arbete och hälsa 1982:27
Author(s) Kolmodin-Hedman B., Nordman H.
Title Nordic group of experts for documentation on threshold limit values - 37. Formaldehyde
Original title Nordiska expertgruppen för gränsvärdesdokumentation - 37. Formaldehyd [in Swedish]
Bibliographic information Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1982. 46p. 99 réf.
Abstract A literature survey of the health hazards of formaldehyde designed to provide a basis for setting an appropriate TLV in the Scandinavian countries. Chapters are devoted to: physical and chemical properties, metabolic model, toxicological mechanisms, organ effects, allergy, genotoxic effects, carcinogenic effects, exposure indicators. The irritant effect is of prime importance in the setting of a TLV. Formaldehyde has been reported to be carcinogenic in animals. An appendix lists the TLV for formaldehyde in 21 countries.
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; toxicology; formaldehyde
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; allergens; genetic effects; metabolic process; irritation; carcinogens
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Occupational exposure limits
Aldehydes
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures