title: Development of carcinogenicity classifications and evaluations: the case of formaldehyde.
abstract: In this paper carcinogenicity classification and evaluations case of formaldehyde made by national and international agencies and organizations (such as European Union, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization) both in occupational (such as American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and Occupational Health and Safety Administration) and non occupational environment (such as United States Environmental Protection Agency) are proposed. The differences in the database and consequently in the conclusion are described in a short historical review since formaldehyde was considered for the first time as regard as health effects.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ambiente e Connessa Prevenzione Primaria, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. roberto.binetti@iss.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Binetti
authors.forename: Francesca Marina
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Costamagna
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marcello
mesh_terms: D002273:Carcinogens / Q000145:classification* / Q000633:toxicity*; D005062:European Union; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000145:classification* / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D020711:Threshold Limit Values; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D005557:Formaldehyde