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  2. Five Products That Contain Formaldehyde: Is Your Health ... - AOL

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    Its presence in our everyday lives can have a huge health impact, warn experts. In 1987, the Environmental Protection Agency classified the chemical as a probable carcinogen after unusually high ...

  3. Formaldehyde - Wikipedia

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    Formaldehyde is one of the main disinfectants recommended for destroying anthrax. [54] Formaldehyde is also approved for use in the manufacture of animal feeds in the US. It is an antimicrobial agent used to maintain complete animal feeds or feed ingredients Salmonella negative for up to 21 days. [55]

  4. Formaldehyde releaser - Wikipedia

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    Formaldehyde is dangerous to human health. [8] [9] In 2011, the US National Toxicology Program described formaldehyde as "known to be a human carcinogen". [10] [11] [12] The danger of formaldehyde is a major reason for the development of formaldehyde releasers which release formaldehyde slowly at lower levels. [13]

  5. Health effects of electronic cigarettes - Wikipedia

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    The short-term health effects from the second-hand vapor is also not known. [134] There is insufficient data to determine the impact on public health from e-cigarettes. [135] The potential harm to bystanders from e-cigarettes is unknown. [136] This is because no long-term data is available. [10]

  6. Immediately dangerous to life or health - Wikipedia

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    The term immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) is defined by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as exposure to airborne contaminants that is "likely to cause death or immediate or delayed permanent adverse health effects or prevent escape from such an environment." Examples include smoke or other ...

  7. Atul (company) - Wikipedia

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    Atul Ltd is an integrated chemical company founded by Kasturbhai Lalbhai on September 5, 1947 in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The company manufactures 900 products and 400 formulations [ 3 ] and owns 140 retail brands. [ 1 ]

  8. Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances - Wikipedia

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    PBTs are a unique classification of chemicals that have and will continue to impact human health and the environment worldwide. The three main attributes of a PBT (persistence, bioaccumulative and toxic) each have a huge role in the risk posed by these compounds. [1]

  9. Women Form Unique Friendship After They Both Lose an ... - AOL

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    Jo Denman and Tessa Parry-Wingfield formed a close friendship after they were both diagnosed with a rare form of cancer which resulted in them each having an eye removed