THE EFFECT OF AIR FRESHENER EXPOSURE ON CORNEAL THICKNESS OF WHITE RAT (RATTUS NORVEGICUS)
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2016-12-10Author
Y, YUNINGTYASWARI
NUGROHO, PAJAR SIGIT
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Currently the air clean and healthy the harder we get. Air pollution occurs everywhere, both outdoor and indoor. One agent indoor air pollution is cigarette smoke and air freshener. Dangers of cigarette smoke on health are well known by the public, while the air freshener danger to health, has not been known. In general, people enjoy the thrill of fragrant and fresh emitted by air freshener.
The use of air freshener unwisely interfere with health risk. Freshener containing various chemical compounds that are harmful to health. dangerous chemicals in the air freshener from the research include formaldehyde.
Formaldehyde can cause irritation to skin, eyes, nose, and throat. High levels of exposure may cause some types of cancer (EPA, 2013).