7,280
Views
74
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Technical Papers

Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Formaldehyde Emissions in Temporary Housing Units

, , &
Pages 689-695 | Published online: 10 Oct 2011

REFERENCES

  • 1999 . Toxicological Profile for Formaldehyde , Atlanta , GA : Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Public Health Service .
  • Andersen , I. and Molhave , L. 1983 . “ Controlled Human Studies with Formalde-hyde ” . In Formaldehyde Toxicity , Edited by: Gibson , J.E. 154 – 165 . DC : Hemisphere Washington .
  • Bender , J.R. , Mullin , L.S. , Graepel , G.J. and Wilson , W.E. 1983 . Eye Irritation Response of Humans to Formaldehyde . Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. , 44 : 463 – 465 .
  • Main , D.M. and Hogan , T.J. 1983 . Health Effects of Low-Level Exposure to Form-aldehyde . J. Occup. Med. , 25 : 896 – 900 .
  • Holness , D.L. and Nethercott , J.R. 1989 . Health Status of Funeral Workers Exposed to Formaldehyde . Arch. Environ. Health , 44 : 222 – 228 .
  • Alexandersson , R. and Hedenstierna , G. 1989 . Pulmonary Function in Wood Workers Exposed to Formaldehyde: A Prospective Study . Arch. Environ. Health , 44 : 5 – 11 .
  • Kerns , W.D. , Pavkov , K.L. , Donofrio , D.J. , Gralla , E.J. and Swenberg , J.A. 1983 . Carcinogenicity of Formaldehyde in Rats and Mice after Long-Term Exposure . Cancer Res. , 43 : 4382 – 4391 .
  • Albert , R.E. , Sellakumar , A.R. , Laskin , S. , Kirschner , M. , Nelson , N. and Snyder , C.A. 1982 . Nasal Cancer in the Rat Induced by Gaseous Formalde-hyde and Hydrogen Chloride . J. Natl. Cancer Inst. , 68 : 597 – 603 .
  • Olsen , J.H. , Jensen , S.P. , Hink , M. , Faurbo , K. , Breum , N.O. and Jensen , O.M. 2006 . Occupational Formaldehyde Exposure and Increased Nasal Cancer Risk in Man . Intl. J. Cancer , 34 : 639 – 644 .
  • Freeman , L.E.B. , Blair , A. , Lubin , J.H. , Stewart , P.A. , Hayes , R.B. , Hoover , R.N. and Hauptmann , M. 2009 . Mortality from Lymphohematopoietic Malignancies among Workers in Formaldehyde Industries . J. Natl. Cancer Inst. , 101 : 751 – 761 .
  • Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) on Formaldehyde; National Center for Environmental Assessment; Office of Research and Development: Washington, DC, 1999 http://www.epa.gov/IRIS/subst/0419.htm (http://www.epa.gov/IRIS/subst/0419.htm) (Accessed: 1 July 2010 ).
  • Final Report on Formaldehyde Levels in FEMA-Supplied Trailers, Park Models, and Mobile Homes; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Atlanta, GA, 2008 http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehhe/trailerstudy (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehhe/trailerstudy) (Accessed: 1 October 2009 ).
  • Toxic Trailers: Tests Reveal High Formaldehyde Levels in FEMA Trailers; Sierra Club: San Francisco, CA, 2008 http://www.sierraclub.org (http://www.sierraclub.org) (Accessed: 1 October 2009 ).
  • NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards and Other Databases . NIOSH 2004-103 . 2003 . Department of Health and Human Services; Center for Disease Control and Prevention; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Cincinnati, OH
  • Maddalena , R. , Russell , M. , Sullivan , D.P. and Apte , M.G. Aldehyde and Other Volatile Organic Chemical Emissions in Four FEMA Temporary Housing Units . Report LBNL-254E . 2008 . Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Berkeley, CA
  • Maddalena , R. , Russell , M. , Sullivan , D.P. and Apte , M.G. 2009 . Formaldehyde and Other Volatile Organic Chemical Emissions in Four FEMA Temporary Housing Units . Environ. Sci. Technol. , 43 : 5626 – 5632 .
  • Hodgson , A.T. Common Indoor Sources of Volatile Organic Compounds: Emission Rates and Techniques for Reducing Consumer Exposures . Final Report; Contract No. 95-302 . 1999 . California Air Resources Board: Sacramento, CA
  • 1980 . Formaldehyde—an Assessment of its Health Effects, Committee on Toxicology , Washington , DC : Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards; National Research Council; National Academy of Sciences .
  • Hawthorne , A.R. and Matthews , T.G. 1987 . Models for Estimating Organic Emissions from Building Materials: Formaldehyde Example . Atmos. Environ. , 21 : 419 – 424 .
  • Zhang , Z. , Luo , X. , Wang , X. , Qian , K. and Zhao , R. 2007 . Influence of Temperature on Formaldehyde Emission Parameters of Dry Building Materials . Atmos. Environ. , 41 : 3203 – 3216 .
  • Anderson , I. , Lundqvist , G.R. and Molhave , L. 1975 . Indoor Air Pollution Due to Chipboard Used as a Construction Material . Atmos. Environ. , 9 : 1121 – 1127 .
  • Van Netten , C. , Shirtliffe , C. and Svec , J. 1989 . Temperature and Humidity Dependence of Formaldehyde Release from Selected Building Materials . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. , 42 : 558 – 565 .
  • Myers , G.E. 1985 . The Effects of Temperature and Humidity on Formalde-hyde Emission from UF-Bonded Boards: A Literature Critique . Forest Prod. J. , 35 : 20 – 31 .
  • Berge , A. and Mellegaard , B. 1980 . Formaldehyde Release from Particleboard-Evaluation of a Mathematical Model . Eur. J. Wood & Wood Prod. , 38 : 251 – 255 .
  • Wu , Q. 1999 . Application of Nelson's Sorption Isotherm to Wood Composites and Overlays . Wood Fibre Sci. , 31 : 187 – 191 .
  • Nelson , R.M. 1983 . A Model for Sorption of Water Vapor by Cellulosic Materials . Wood Fibre Sci. , 15 : 8 – 22 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.