Formaldehyde effect

Alexandersson R, Kolmodin-Hedman B. Exposure to formaldehyde Effects on pulmonary function. Arch Environ Health 1982 37(5) 279-84. 

Sorg BA, Tschirgl ML, Swindell S, et al. Repeated formaldehyde effects in an animal model for multiple chemical sensitivity. Ann NY Acad Sci 2001 933 57-67. 

No histological evidence for formaldehyde effects on cardiovascular tissues was found in intermediate-duration inhalation studies, using a 6 hour/day, 5 day/week exposure protocol, with mice exposed to up to 40 ppm for 13 weeks (Maronpot et al. 1986), Rhesus monkeys exposed to 6 ppm for 6 weeks (Monticello et al. 1989), rats exposed to up to 20 ppm for 13 weeks (Woutersen et al. 1987), or rats exposed to up to 10 ppm for 13 or 52 weeks (Appelman et al. 1988). Similarly, no evidence for... 

Formaldehyde effects on pulmonary function variables, such as FVC, FEVi, nd forced expiratory flow rates, have not been found in most studies between 0.4 and 3 ppm, even in studies of subjects with bronchial asthma or with dermal sensitivity to formaldehyde (Andersen and Molhave 1983 Day et al. 

Boreiko CJ, Ragan DL. 1983. Formaldehyde effects in the C3H/10T /2 cell transformation assay. In Gibson JE, ed. Formaldehyde toxicity. Washington, DC Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 63-71. 

Maibach H. 1983. Formaldehyde effects on animal and human skin. In Gibson JE, ed. 

Formaldehyde as such is often too volatile and too reactive to be used as a micro-bicide for the protection of materials or in disinfectants. It additionally produces unwelcome side-effects, and has an insufficient balanced range of activity. One therefore has looked for formaldehyde releasing compounds which do not exhibit the disadvantageous formaldehyde effects but maintain or even improve the antimicrobial action of formaldehyde. 

General (Mechanical) General dilution ventilation involves continuous introduction of fresh air into the workroom to mix with the contaminated air and lower your breathing zone concentration of formaldehyde. Effectiveness depends on the number of air changes per hour. 

R. Alexandersson, G. Hendenstiema, B. Kolmodin-Hedman, Exposure to formaldehyde effects on pulmonary function. Arch. Environ. Health 37 (5) (1982) 279-284. 

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