Document ID (ISN) | 53266 |
CIS number |
90-196 |
ISSN - Serial title |
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail |
Year |
1989 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Garnier R., Rousselin X., Rosenberg N. |
Title |
Formaldehyde - A review of the literature |
Original title |
Toxicité de l'aldéhyde formique - Une revue bibliographique [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
1st Quarter 1989, No.134, Note No.1720-134-89, p.63-85. 203 ref. |
Abstract |
After a brief reminder of the sources of occupational exposure to formaldehyde, this paper reviews existing literature on the toxicity of formaldehyde: toxicokinetics and metabolism, experimental toxicity and toxicity in man (acute toxicity, delayed toxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and reproductive effects). The study shows that formaldehyde is a powerful mutagen and that it has a carcinogenic effect in the rat. There is only limited evidence of formaldehyde mutagenicity or carcinogenicity in humans. |
Descriptors (primary) |
formaldehyde; chemical products; toxic substances |
Descriptors (secondary) |
mutagenic effects; literature survey; carcinogenic effects; genetic effects; carcinogens |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Aldehydes Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
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