National Library ToxNet

  • Urea formaldehyde (found in pressed board, a common building material)
A person who has inhaled formaldehyde can develop bronchospasm and pulmonary edema. In can cause eye irritation, upper airway irritation, and lower airway and chronic pulmonary obstruction at various parts per million. A link has also been established between formaldehyde and nasopharyngeal cancer and leukemia.

https://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/category-details?id=271&table=copytblagents

  • Bleach (a cleaning/disinfectant product)
While bleach is a commonly used household cleaning product, regular domestic use as a risk factor for asthma was uncertain (Matulonga et al., 2016). It was discovered that bleach use is linked to non-allergic asthma in women (Matulonga et al., 2016). It was linked to broncial hyperresponsiveness, asthma-like symptoms and chronic cough in women without allergic sensitization (Matulonga et al., 2016). 

Matulonga, B., Rava, M., Siroux, V., Bernard, A., Dumas, O., & Pin, I. et al. (2016). Women using bleach for home cleaning are at increased risk of non-allergic asthma. Respiratory Medicine, 117, 264-271. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2016.06.019

Comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 24, 2018 at 6:12 PM

    Hi, I really like how you discussed they symptoms of each exposure. This blog was pretty straight forward. Did it make you think these exposures more? It concerned me that both cause respiratory issues.

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  2. UnknownNovember 5, 2018 at 6:41 PM

    I think all of these chemicals have some kind of effect on our respiratory systems and that is really concerning. How do we protect ourselves when this chemicals evaporate so easily into our atmosphere.

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