Six year follow up of lung function in men occupationally exposed to formaldehyde.

Journal article

The long term effects of formaldehyde on the respiratory tract have been investigated in a group of 164 workers exposed daily to the chemical during the production of urea formaldehyde resin, together with 129 workers not exposed to free formaldehyde. Exposure was classified as high (corresponding to an eight hour time weighted exposure of more than 2.0 ppm), medium (0.6 to 2.0 ppm), or low (0.1 to 0.5 ppm). Twenty five per cent of workers had had high exposure at some time and 17% moderate e...

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Authors: Nunn, A; Craigen, A; Darbyshire, J; Venables, K; Newman Taylor, A

• Journal: British journal of industrial medicine
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 747-752
• Publication date: 1990-11-01
• ISSN: 0007-1072
• Language: English
• Keywords: Occupational Diseases; Middle Aged; Adolescent; Lung; Forced Expiratory Volume; Adult; Male; Formaldehyde; Smoking; Occupational Exposure; Follow-Up Studies; Lung Diseases; Humans