Current Intelligence Bulletin 34 – Formaldehyde: Evidence of Carcinogenicity (with Reference Package)

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Information on the carcinogenicity of formaldehyde (50000) is reviewed. The physical characteristics, and the methods of production and uses of formaldehyde are discussed together with estimates of the extent of industrial exposure. OSHA standards for occupational exposure, which mandate 0n 8-hour time weighted average of 3 parts per million (ppm) and a 5ppm ceiling, are summarized. Evidence for formaldehyde's toxicity, mutagenicity, and other health effects in humans and laboratory animals is evaluated. Occupations involving formaldehyde exposure, ranges of occupational exposure by industry, major formaldehyde manufacturers, and guidelines for reducing employee exposure, are listed. The author concludes that formaldehyde should be treated as a potential human carcinogen, and recommends that control measures to reduce employee exposures be instituted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aldehydes Carcinogens Chemistry Formaldehyde Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Carcinogenesis Chemical-properties Industrial-processes NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Current-Intelligence-Bulletin-No-34 Physical-properties
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Current Intelligence Bulletin
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB81111
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handout/Flyer
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DCDSD - Division of Criteria Documents and Standards Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00113740
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83-101766
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 81-111, (CIB 34), 1981 Apr; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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