Formaldehyde exposure at various workplaces.
The results of formaldehyde determinations in the air at various workplaces in the period 1980-1988 are presented. The airborne concentrations varied between less than 0.01 and 10.9 mg m-3 (mean 0.7 mg m-3). For ambient air monitoring, active sampling and capillary gas chromatography are reliable and sensitive methods. Formic acid excretion in urine is an unspecific and insensitive biological indicator for monitoring low-dose formaldehyde exposure.
Triebig
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Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine and Polyclinic of Occupational Diseases, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, F.R.G.
Schaller
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Beyer
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B
Müller
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Valentin
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D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis*; D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D000715:Anatomy; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000032:analysis*; D005561:Formates / Q000652:urine; D007753:Laboratories; D008834:Microclimate; D010336:Pathology; D010820:Physicians; D013337:Students, Medical; D014934:Wood
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; D005557:Formaldehyde