REACTIONS OF HYDRATED FORMALDEHYDE IN NASAL MUCUS

Authors
PRIHA E LIESIVUORI J SANTA H LAATIKAINEN R
Citation
E. Priha et al., REACTIONS OF HYDRATED FORMALDEHYDE IN NASAL MUCUS, Chemosphere, 32(6), 1996, pp. 1077-1082
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Chemosphere → ACNP
ISSN journal
00456535
Volume
32
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1077 - 1082
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(1996)32:6<1077:ROHFIN>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Formaldehyde is a well known toxic air impurity affecting the upper re spiratory tract. It rapidly forms methylene glycol in water. Reactions of the hydrated formaldehyde with nasal mucus were studied by C-13 NM R spectroscopy. In NMR spectra methylene glycol dominated and only min or signals from possible reactions were observed. This finding suggest s that nasal mucus effectively protects nasal epithelium against forma ldehyde.