FORMALDEHYDE EXPOSURE AND ITS HEALTH HAZARDS IN A MELAMINE DINNERWARE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

formaldehyde exposure and its health hazards in a melamine dinnerware manufacturing industry

this paper reports on formaldehyde exposure and its health hazards in a melamine manufacturing industry. the mean of workers' exposure was measured according to 3500 njosh and was found to be 1.44±o.2l, and 2. 17±o.24 ppm in morning and evening shifts, respectively. for stationary ones it was 1.37±o.20, and 2.06±o.25ppm, respectively. the results show that formaldehyde concentration at the...

ارزیابی ریسک اثرات تحریکی در مواجهه شغلی با فرمالدئید در کارگران کارگاه‌های سازنده ظروف ملامین منتخب از شهر تهران

Background and aims: Melamine is a chemical widely used in the industries .It was used in the production of plastic – coated plates, glue, molding compounds and melamine dinnerware. Formaldehyde as an irritant was produced in the melamine dinnerware production and create some health problem. In this study irritant risk assessment of formaldehyde was assessed in Melamine dinnerware industr...

Formaldehyde exposure and health status in households.

This report describes a case study concerned with acute and subacute health effects of formaldehyde in the indoor air, which is based on a large group of control houses and houses retroinsulated 4 to 5 years earlier with urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI). Both groups underwent an environmental and health assessment on two occasions separated by an interval of 12 months, during which abou...

Occupational Exposure and Health Impairments of Formaldehyde on Employees of a Wood Industry

BACKGROUND Occupational exposure to formaldehyde may decrease white blood cell counts and change blood concentration. In this study, the influences of occupational exposure to formaldehyde on the number of white blood cells and blood concentrations were studied. METHODS This case-control study was conducted in June of 2012 at North Wood Factory, Golestan Province, Iran. The US-NIOSH method No...

Health Hazards in the Oil Industry.

Exposure to Formaldehyde during Sterilization in Some Manufactures and Assessing Its Absorption by Zeolites

Background: Formaldehyde is one of the most serious air contaminant that can be found everywhere. Some of the source of formaldehyde include product of building materials, decorated materials, cigarette smoke, etc. Aldehydes compounds especially formaldehyde are used as disinfectants for sterilization in different industries. In this study we measured formaldehyde workplace exposure with NIOS...