CommunIcations to the Editor genesis ofthe pulmonary edema in this patient. Indeed, endorphins are released in stress situations and they can adversely affect physiologic systems, such as respiration and circulation.’ In the human fetus at term, plasma levels of beta-endorphins and betaLPH are inversely correlated with arterial pH and Po5 suggesting that hypoxia and secondary acidosis may be im...

Three formaldehyde-based resins were prepared: urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin without melamine modifier (named UF0 resin) and melamineurea-formaldehyde (MUF) resins with melamine modifier added at two different synthesis stages (named MUF1 resin and MUF2 resin). The effects of the melamine addition stage on the performance and curing behavior of MUF resin were studied. Three-ply plywood bonded by...

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...