甲醛对人的急性和亚急性作用已经比较清楚,记载最多的是对眼结膜、鼻咽粘膜的刺激作用,其次是可引起气喘、月经失调、过敏性湿疹、睡眠不深、头痛、记忆力减退、注意力不集中和恶心等。至于甲醛的慢性作用也有人报道过在接触酚醛五年以上的工人中发现肺功能下降的现象。美国有一研究结果证实老鼠在高浓度甲醛下染毒,其鼻癌发生率增高。 Formaldehyde on human acute and subacute effects have been relatively clear, the most documented is the stimulation of the conjunctiva, nasopharyngeal mucosa, followed by can cause asthma, menstrual disorders, atopic eczema, sleep is not deep, headache, memory loss, Inattention and nausea and so on. As for the chronic effects of formaldehyde, it was also reported in workers exposed to phenolic for more than five years, the phenomenon of decreased lung function. One study in the United States confirmed that rats were exposed to high concentrations of formaldehyde and had an increased incidence of nasal cancer.