Residential indoor air quality guideline : science assessment document : acetaldehyde / Water and Air Quality Bureau, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch.: H144-42/2-2017E-PDF

"The present document reviews the epidemiological, toxicological, and exposure research on acetaldehyde, as well as the conclusions from a number of comprehensive reviews from internationally recognized health and environmental organizations. The document places an emphasis on research published since the most recent comprehensive review, and proposes new short- and long-term indoor air exposure limits. This document also shows that, when compared to the newly proposed guidelines, levels in Canadian houses do not present a health risk"--Executive summary, p. 9.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Health Canada.
Canada. Water and Air Quality Bureau.
Title Residential indoor air quality guideline : science assessment document : acetaldehyde / Water and Air Quality Bureau, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch.
Variant title Guideline for acetaldehyde in residential indoor air : science assessment document
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Ligne directrice sur la qualité de l’air intérieur résidentiel : document d’évaluation scientifique : acétaldéhyde.
"Publication date: July 2017."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-62).
Publishing information Ottawa : Health Canada, 2017.
Description 77 p. : ill.
ISBN 9780660082721
Catalogue number
  • H144-42/2-2017E-PDF
Subject terms Housing
Air quality
Acetaldehyde
Guidelines
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