CellWell record HH-28427
Carcinogenic formaldehyde in U.S. residential buildings: Mass inventories, human health impacts, and associated healthcare costs
Mondal I; Groves M; Driver EM; Vittori W; Halden RU
The Science of the total environment ยท 2024
In plain language
A US mass-balance analysis estimated that a typical home built in 2022 contains about 48 kilograms of formaldehyde-containing materials, and nationwide indoor exposure may cause up to 645 excess cancer cases and 65 million dollars in treatment costs yearly.
- Evidence
- Emerging
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