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REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
卷 69, 期 2, 页码 178-186出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2014.03.007
关键词
Formaldehyde; Methylene glycol; Chemical equivalence; Equilibrium constant; Toxicity; Formalin; Sensory irritation
资金
- Professional Keratin Smoothing Council (PKSC)
Due largely to the controversy concerning the potential human health effects from exposure to formaldehyde gas in conjunction with the misunderstanding of the well-established equilibrium relationship with its hydrated reaction product, methylene glycol, the concept of chemical equivalence between these two distinctly different chemicals has been adopted by regulatory authorities. Chemical equivalence implies not only that any concentration of methylene glycol under some condition of use would be nearly or completely converted into formaldehyde gas, but also that these two substances would be toxicologically equivalent as well. A relatively simple worst case experiment using 37% formalin (i.e., concentrated methylene glycol) dispels the concept of chemical equivalence and a review of relevant literature demonstrates that methylene glycol has no inherent toxicity apart from whatever concentration of formaldehyde that might be present in equilibrium with such solutions. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND.
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