Table 3.2Selected odour thresholds for formaldehyde

StudyOdour detection threshold (mg/m3)Subjects
Berglund & Nordin (93)0.06822 non-smoking (women, age-matched)
0.11622 smoking (women, age-matched)
Lang et al. (79)0.19–0.3621 healthy (men and women) a
Nagata (91)0.2–0.36 adults (expert panellists)
a

Olfactory perception differs significantly from background.

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