May 14th, 2009
Green Right Now Reports:
In a study released Tuesday by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers report that they have found a continuing “possible link” between formaldehyde exposure and death from cancers of the blood and lymphatic system among workers exposed to the chemical.
The report is part of an ongoing study of industrial workers in plants making formaldehyde products.
“Since the 1980s, NCI has studied cancer deaths among a group of 25,619 workers, predominately white males, who were employed before 1966 in 10 industrial plants that produced formaldehyde and formaldehyde resin and that used the chemical to produce molded-plastic products, decorative laminates, photographic film, or plywood,” according to the NCI release.
These workers show a higher susceptibility to certain cancers, especially among workers with high exposure to the chemical, researchers say.
Barbara Kessler
Andrew Winston
Danielle Nierenberg
Anthony Swift
