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It’s regulated in Australia because of the cancer https://www.nicnas.gov.au/chemical-information/factsheets/chemical-name/formaldehyde-in-pressed-wood-products

• pkaye 8y ago
  I've always heard and read it is a carcinogen. For example there was big deal about a flooring retailer importing wood floors with formaldehyde residue from China. By regulated, is it banned in Australia? Or does it just mean restricted uses? Also is there any mention in Australia that it causes Leukemia?
  • lstamour 8y ago
    The same link says it's not banned entirely, but limited to the same limit the EU recommends in occupational settings (0.3ppm): >The current national occupational exposure standard for formaldehyde is 1 ppm 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) and 2 ppm short-term exposure limit (STEL). >The NICNAS report recommends that the occupational exposure standard be lowered to 0.3 ppm TWA and 0.6 STEL based on irritation of the eyes and nose.
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• perl4ever 8y ago
  It's also regulated in the US - I don't think you should take the current controversy to indicate that it's not. "In 1987, OSHA established a Federal standard that reduced the amount of formaldehyde to which workers can be exposed over an 8-hour workday from 3 ppm to 1 ppm. In May 1992, the standard was amended, and the formaldehyde exposure limit was further reduced to 0.75 ppm." https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/formaldehyde/formaldehyde-fact-sheet https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/s...