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Pre Trial Order Number 10
May 30, 2008
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Pre Trial Order Number 9
May 29, 2008
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Pre Trial Order Number 8
May 23, 2008
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Filed Joint Report Number 3
May 14, 2008
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Pre Trial Order Number 7
May 12, 2008 |
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Pre Trial Order Number 6
April 22 2008 |
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Pre Trial Order Number 5
April 22, 2008 |
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Pre Trial Order Number 4
April 21, 2008 |
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Pre Trial Order Number 3
April 11, 2008 |
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Joint Report No.2 of Plaintiffs' and
Defendants' Liaison Counsel
Filed March 28, 2008
Pages: 1-5 |
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Order, Status Conference 2
This Document Relates to All Cases
Filed March 20, 2008
Pages: 1-2 |
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Administrative Master Complaint, Service of Process Information
Filed March 18, 2008 |
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Administrative Master Complaint
Filed March 18, 2008 |
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Pre Trial Order Number 2
January 30, 2008 |
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Order Status Conference
MDL No. 07-1873
This Document Relates to All Cases
January 17, 2008 |
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Order Appointing Steering Committees
MDL No. 07-1873
This Document Relates to All Cases
December 11, 2007 |
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Order Regarding FEMA Testing
MDL No. 07-1873
Case No. 07-7494
November 29, 2007 |
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Pre Trial Order Number 1
November 6, 2007 |
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Transfer Order from MDL Panel
MDL No. 1873
October 23, 2007 |
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Symptoms of Formaldehyde Exposure:
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Asthma Attacks |
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Blurred Vision |
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Eye irritiation |
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Shortness of Breath |
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Sinus Infections |
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Skin rashes |
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Coughing |
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Dizziness |
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Headaches |
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Nausea |
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Nosebleeds |
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Wheezing |
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Formaldehyde has been classified as a human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
What is Formaldehyde?
Formaldehyde is an important industrial chemical used to make other chemicals, building materials, and household products. It is one of the large family of chemical compounds called volatile organic compounds or 'VOCs'. The term volatile means that the compounds vaporize, that is, become a gas, at normal room temperatures.
What are the short-term health effects of formaldehyde exposure?
When formaldehyde is present in the air at levels exceeding 0.1 ppm, some individuals may experience health effects such as watery eyes; burning sensations of the eyes, nose, and throat; coughing; wheezing; nausea; and skin irritation. Some people are very sensitive to formaldehyde, while others have no reaction to the same level of exposure.
Can formaldehyde cause cancer?
Although the short-term health effects of formaldehyde exposure are well known, less is known about its potential long-term health effects. In 1980, laboratory studies showed that exposure to formaldehyde could cause nasal cancer in rats. This finding raised the question of whether formaldehyde exposure could also cause cancer in humans. In 1987, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified formaldehyde as a probable human carcinogen under conditions of unusually high or prolonged exposure (1). Since that time, some studies of industrial workers have suggested that formaldehyde exposure is associated with nasal cancer and nasopharyngeal cancer, and possibly with leukemia. In 1995, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that formaldehyde is a probable human carcinogen. However, in a reevaluation of existing data in June 2004, the IARC reclassified formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen (2). |
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