Exposure to formaldehyde and its potential human health hazards

KH Kim, SA Jahan, JT Lee - Journal of Environmental Science and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
A widely used chemical, formaldehyde is normally present in both indoor and outdoor air.
The rapid growth of formaldehyde-related industries in the past two decades reflects the …

Formaldehyde‐releasers: relationship to formaldehyde contact allergy. Contact allergy to formaldehyde and inventory of formaldehyde‐releasers

AC De Groot, MA Flyvholm, G Lensen… - Contact …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This is one of series of review articles on formaldehyde and formaldehyde‐releasers (others:
formaldehyde in cosmetics, in clothes and in metalworking fluids and miscellaneous). Thirty …

Potential health hazards for students exposed to formaldehyde in the gross anatomy laboratory

DS Raja, B Sultana - Journal of environmental health, 2012 - JSTOR
Formaldehyde, which has been a well-established preservative for cadavers in the anatomy
laboratory for years, has an odor that many anatomy students find unpleasant. Anatomy …

Hypersensitivity to preservatives

D Sasseville - Dermatologic therapy, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Preservatives are biocidal chemicals added to cosmetics, topical medicaments, consumer
goods, foods, and industrial products to protect them against microbial spoilage and to …

Contact dermatitis caused by preservatives

E Yim, KL Baquerizo Nole, A Tosti - Dermatitis, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Preservatives are biocidal chemicals added to food, cosmetics, and industrial products to
prevent the growth of microorganisms. They are usually nontoxic and inexpensive and have …

Formaldehyde‐releasers in cosmetics: relationship to formaldehyde contact allergy: Part 1. Characterization, frequency and relevance of sensitization, and frequency …

AC De Groot, IR White, MA Flyvholm… - Contact …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In this part of a series of review articles on formaldehyde‐releasers and their relationship to
formaldehyde contact allergy, formaldehyde‐releasers in cosmetics are discussed. In this …

Allergens from the standard series

KE Andersen, IR White, A Goossens - Contact dermatitis, 2006 - Springer
The distinction between allergic and irritant contact dermatitis is based on a patient's history
and clinical features, in combination with diagnostic patch testing. This test procedure is …

Identification of formaldehyde releasers and occurrence of formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers in registered chemical products

MA Flyvholm, P Andersen - American journal of industrial …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Substances referred to as formaldehyde releasers were identified on review of the literature.
Information on product categories and typical concentrations for chemical products …

Risk assessment of formaldehyde for the general population in Japan

M Naya, J Nakanishi - Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
Formaldehyde is used in the production of resins, molding compounds, photographic film,
bactericide, and tissue preservative. The purpose of this study was to provide an up-to-date …

Formaldehyde‐releasers in cosmetics: relationship to formaldehyde contact allergy: Part 2. Patch test relationship to formaldehyde contact allergy …

A De Groot, IR White, MA Flyvholm, G Lensen… - Contact …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This is the second part of an article on formaldehyde‐releasers in cosmetics. The patch test
relationship between the releasers in cosmetics to formaldehyde contact allergy is reviewed …