Occupational scenarios and exposure assessment to formaldehyde: A systematic review

Abstract

Formaldehyde is an organic compound that, at room temperature and standard atmospheric pressure, occurs in the form of a colorless, pungent and irritating gas, extremely volatile and highly soluble in water. 1 It is present as a natural product in many living systems, in the environment, in some foods and in the organism of mammals, including humans, as a product of oxidative metabolism. 2 Although formaldehyde is naturally present in the troposphere, due to its formation during the oxidation of hydrocarbons, 3 the main sources determining human exposure are anthropogenic.Among these, some are present in indoor environments such as

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