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
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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
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Occupational exposure limits Aldehydes Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
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