Formaldehyde Can Cause Rare Cancers, New EPA Analysis Finds (3)

Long-term exposures to small amounts of formaldehyde increase the risk of rare head and neck tumors, leukemia, and other threats to health, the EPA said in an updated analysis released Thursday.

If finalized, the information will be used by the Environmental Protection Agency to make cleanup, air emissions limits, and other decisions. The agency’s chemicals office, for example, already is analyzing the risks of formaldehyde to decide if its production and use in commerce is so risky that regulations are needed. State and local regulators also use EPA’s information.

The final document also can be referenced as a source of ...