National Library ToxNet
Review and describe one or more health effects that is associated with exposures to: - Urea formaldehyde (found in pressed board, a common building material):
- Chronic Conjunctivitis: One of the most common uses of formaldehyde in the U.S is manufacturing urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins, used in particleboard products. Health effects associated with exposure to UF include chronic conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis, also known as pinkeye, is an inflammation of the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is the thin clear tissue that lies over the white part of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelid. Symptoms include: Insidious discharge, eye redness, and foreign body sensation.
- Bleach (a cleaning/disinfectant product)
- Non-Allergic Asthma: Frequent use of bleach for home-cleaning is associated with non-allergic adult-onset asthma in women. Consistently, among women without allergic sensitization, significant positive associations were found between use of bleach and bronchial hyperresponsiveness, asthma like-symptoms and chronic cough.
References:
- Toxline. Retrieved from: https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search2/f?./temp/~chExqo:7:@od@@/cgi-bin/sis/search2/d?./temp/~w5Fykx:0@
- Toxline. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27492540
Hello Angie! This is a very great and informative post. It is very interesting to see that so many of these products have toxins in them that can cause allergies that we usually see as normal. Yet society made us perceive that allergies are normal but in reality its these products that are filled with chemicals.
ReplyDeleteHi Navleen! Thank you for your comment. I agree, it is very interesting that we see these products as normal for everyday use, but in fact they have toxins in them that can cause allergies.
DeleteI actually thought that bleach was toxic. I took a sip of bleach as a toddler and my parents rushed me to the hospital. I don't remember what happened after, but I guess it wasn't toxic, after all. I remember the burn, though! I also did not know that particle board caused conjunctivitis, nor was I aware that formaldehyde was a chemical in particle board. Thank you for your post!
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