甲醛是一种无色、具有特殊气味的刺激性气体,其气体和溶液(福尔马林)的刺激毒性及职业危害已为人们所熟知近年内有报导表明吸入甲醛蒸气可致大鼠鼻腔癌;遗传毒理学和细胞毒理学的研究表明甲醛可同细胞中的大分子物质结合,使DNA的结构和功能发生变化。因而引起了各方面的关注。本文就甲醛对人体健康危害的现有认识,包括其对动物和人的毒性作一讨论。 应用与接触源 甲醛的化学性非常活泼。应用相当广泛。用于化工合成,塑料生产、新型建材研制、纺织品处理、木材加工、鞣革制皮、医疗卫生及农业生产等等,有上千种用途。除以上生产和使用的接触源外,甲醛的非生产性公共接触源还来自烟草的燃烧,汽车废气、光化学烟雾、 Formaldehyde is a colorless, irritating gas with a distinctive odor, irritating to gases and solutions (formalin), and occupational hazards have been well-known in recent years reported inhalation of formaldehyde vapor can cause nasal cavity cancer in rats Genotoxicity and cytotoxic studies have shown that formaldehyde binds to macromolecular substances in cells and changes the structure and function of DNA. Which aroused the concern of all parties. This article provides an overview of the current understanding of the health effects of formaldehyde on human health, including its toxicity to animals and humans. Application and contact source formaldehyde chemical very lively. A wide range of applications. For chemical synthesis, plastic production, the development of new building materials, textile processing, wood processing, leather tanning, medical and health and agricultural production, there are thousands of uses. In addition to the sources of exposure produced and used above, unproductive public exposure sources of formaldehyde also come from the burning of tobacco, automobile exhaust, photochemical smog,