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The bottom-up approach to bounding potential low-dose cancer risks from formaldehyde: an update.

Authors: Starr, Thomas B., and James A. Swenberg.

Updated a previously proposed method (Starr and Swenberg 2013). This approach has useful applications for substances, like formaldehyde, where there is a substantial endogenous exposure in potential target tissues and little or no empirical evidence of a positive dose-response at low exogenous exposure levels. It also provides valid bounding estimates of added risk from exposure to all airborne formaldehyde concentrations up to and including 2 ppm.

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The Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives (Foundation), is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization established by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Through partnerships with academia, research institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and private corporations, the Foundation supports scientific research on various chemistries; the development of training programs for the safe use and application of products; and programs demonstrating chemistry’s contribution and benefits to society.

The Foundation was established in 1995 as the Research Foundation for Health and Environmental Effects (RFHEE).