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Irritant Effects of Industrial Chemicals: Formaldehyde.

PB274187

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Wayne, L. G.; Bryan, R. J.; Ziedman, K.
Page Count	152
Abstract	Eighteen plants were visited to ascertain the extent of formaldehyde exposure; three were selected for in-depth industrial hygiene workups. Formaldehyde levels in the garment apparel plant ranged between 0.2 and 0.8 ppm, while average levels in two wood products plants ranged between 0.6 and 0.9 ppm. Workers in a large wood products plant underwent ophthalmologic examinations; medical histories were obtained, and eye irritation symptoms were ascertained. No relationships of eye disorders or symptoms to chronic formaldehyde exposure or work history were found. No acute effects of formaldehyde on performances on tests of visual acuity, depth perception, peripheral vision, accommodation, fixation, and color vision were found at formaldehyde levels which averaged 0.4 ppm.
Keywords	Formaldehyde Industrial hygiene Hazardous materials Exposure Toxicology Industrial atmospheres Concentration(Composition) Medical examination Visual perception Eye(Anatomy) Visual acuity Tables(Data) Vapors Standards Environmental surveys Ophthalmology Occupational safety and health Environmental health Irritant compounds Air sampling Air pollution effects(Humans) Woodworking industry Toxic substances Threshold limit values Maximum permissible exposure level Air quality Garment industry
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Pacific Environmental Services, Inc., Santa Monica, Calif.; Southern California Research Inst., Los Angeles.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Southern California Research Inst., Los Angeles.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197804
Contract Number	PHS-CDC-99-74-21

Irritant Effects of Industrial Chemicals: Formaldehyde.

Irritant Effects of Industrial Chemicals: Formaldehyde.
PB274187

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Wayne, L. G.; Bryan, R. J.; Ziedman, K.
Page Count	152
Abstract	Eighteen plants were visited to ascertain the extent of formaldehyde exposure; three were selected for in-depth industrial hygiene workups. Formaldehyde levels in the garment apparel plant ranged between 0.2 and 0.8 ppm, while average levels in two wood products plants ranged between 0.6 and 0.9 ppm. Workers in a large wood products plant underwent ophthalmologic examinations; medical histories were obtained, and eye irritation symptoms were ascertained. No relationships of eye disorders or symptoms to chronic formaldehyde exposure or work history were found. No acute effects of formaldehyde on performances on tests of visual acuity, depth perception, peripheral vision, accommodation, fixation, and color vision were found at formaldehyde levels which averaged 0.4 ppm.
Keywords	Formaldehyde Industrial hygiene Hazardous materials Exposure Toxicology Industrial atmospheres Concentration(Composition) Medical examination Visual perception Eye(Anatomy) Visual acuity Tables(Data) Vapors Standards Environmental surveys Ophthalmology Occupational safety and health Environmental health Irritant compounds Air sampling Air pollution effects(Humans) Woodworking industry Toxic substances Threshold limit values Maximum permissible exposure level Air quality Garment industry
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Pacific Environmental Services, Inc., Santa Monica, Calif.; Southern California Research Inst., Los Angeles.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Southern California Research Inst., Los Angeles.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197804
Contract Number	PHS-CDC-99-74-21