Please conduct a current literature search and check the appropriate current online database for the most recent quantitative information.
Limited information is available on the health effects of propionaldehyde.
Animal studies have reported that exposure to high levels of propionaldehyde, via inhalation, results in anesthesia and liver damage, and intraperitoneal exposure results in increased blood pressure . EPA has not classified propionaldehyde for carcinogenicity. Propionaldehyde has been detected in drinking water and coffee. No information is available on the measurement of personal exposure to propionaldehyde. Animal studies have reported that exposure to high levels of propionaldehyde caused anesthesia and liver damage, via inhalation exposure, and increased blood pressure, via intraperitoneal exposure.