Proposed residential indoor air quality guidelines for formaldehyde

2005
ISBN: 0-662-41195-1
Cat. No.: H128-1/05-432E

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Table of Contents

Abstract

1. Preamble
2. Physical and Chemical Properties
3. Indoor Sources
   • 3.1 Combustion
   • 3.2 Gaseous Emissions
     • 3.2.1 Wood products
     • 3.2.2 Varnishes, floor finishes, and paint
     • 3.2.3 Other consumer products
   • 3.3 Secondary Production from Ozone
4. Indoor Concentrations
   • 4.1 Indoor Formaldehyde Concentrations in Canada
   • 4.2 Determinants of Indoor Formaldehyde Levels
     • 4.2.1 Building characteristics
     • 4.2.2 Season
     • 4.2.3 Outdoor air supply
5. Health Effects
   • 5.1 Epidemiological Studies: Effects Other Than Cancer
     • 5.1.1 Irritation
     • 5.1.2 Lung function, respiratory symptoms, and asthma
   • 5.2 Epidemiological Studies: Cancer
   • 5.3 Exposure Chamber Studies
   • 5.4 Toxicological Studies
     • 5.4.1 Short-term, sub-chronic and chronic toxicity
     • 5.4.2 Immunologic sensitization
6. Summary of Critical Effects and Derivation of Guidelines
   • 6.1 Short-term Effects
   • 6.2 Chronic Effects Other Than Cancer
   • 6.3 Cancer
   • 6.4 Proposed Guidelines

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