NIOSH comments to DOL on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed rule; limited reopening of the rulemaking record on occupational exposure to formaldehyde by R. A. Lemen, February 9, 1987
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5978272
The testimony concerns the position of NIOSH regarding occupational exposures to formaldehyde (50000). The testimony contains a letter sent from NIOSH regarding the NCI epidemiologic and industrial hygiene studies of workers exposed to formaldehyde. While statistically significant findings were not observed in some of the studies, both the report of the occupational epidemiologic study and the companion residential epidemiologic study indicate that the analyses demonstrated elevated risk estimates for cancer sites of the upper respiratory system associated with exposure potential to formaldehyde. This was strongest for individuals with long residence times in mobile homes. NIOSH indicates additional research should be conducted to assess the cancer risk associated with a combined exposure to formaldehyde on particulates. NIOSH is not aware of data that describe a safe exposure concentration to a carcinogen and thereby urges that the exposure limits to formaldehyde be for as low a level as possible.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5978272
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-152207/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR POLLUTION
ALDEHYDES
CARCINOGENESIS
DISEASES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FORMALDEHYDE
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INHALATION
INTAKE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEOPLASMS
NIOSH
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PATHOGENESIS
PERSONNEL
POLLUTION
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RISK ASSESSMENT
SURVEYS
US DOL
US ORGANIZATIONS
290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR POLLUTION
ALDEHYDES
CARCINOGENESIS
DISEASES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FORMALDEHYDE
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INHALATION
INTAKE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEOPLASMS
NIOSH
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PATHOGENESIS
PERSONNEL
POLLUTION
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RISK ASSESSMENT
SURVEYS
US DOL
US ORGANIZATIONS