title: Formaldehyde exposures from tobacco smoke: a review.
abstract: Reports of formaldehyde levels in mainstream, sidestream, and environmental tobacco smoke from nine studies are reviewed. Considerable disparity exists between formaldehyde production rates determined from mainstream-sidestream studies and those reporting levels in environmental tobacco smoke. Tobacco smoke does not appear to increase vapor-phase formaldehyde levels significantly in indoor environments, but formaldehyde exposure in mainstream smoke may pose a risk of upper respiratory system cancer and increase the risk of cancer in smokers.
authors.affiliation: Indoor Air Quality Research Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Godish
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D005557:Formaldehyde