Formaldehyde was classified as a potential human carcinogen, identified by the US Environmental Protection Agency and International Agency for Research on Cancer as a Class 2A carcinogen. It also can cause irritation to human. However, formaldehyde present in biological fluids or tissues and environment as a result of natural processes or from man-made sources and can be emitted slowly into the air. Formaldehyde was used in many industries, hospitals and research as a sterilizing and preserving agent. The utmost concern of this study was about the present of formaldehyde in seafood product.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/health-risk-formaldehyde-human-beings
[2] http://thescipub.com/pdf/10.3844/ajptsp.2009.98.106
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-norliana
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-abdulamir
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/f-abu-bakar
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/american-journal-pharmacology-and-toxicology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-adulteration
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fish
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxicity-studies
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
