| Hazard Name: |
Formaldehyde |
| HAZARD: |
Formaldehyde |
CHEMICAL FORMULA: |
HCHO |
| EXPOSURE STANDARD: |
1.0 PPM TWA |
PHYSICAL FORM: |
Gas |
| SYNONYMS: |
Methanal, Formic Aldehyde |
RELATIVE DENSITY: |
1.0 |
| EXPOSURE: |
Inhalation |
| IP(eV): |
10.87 |
C.F: |
0.6 |
LEL%: |
7.0 |
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| USES/SOURCES: |
Manufacture of formaldehyde resins used as adhesives in particleboard, plywood, and insulating materials, photographic film, leather, cosmetics, embalming fluids, disinfectants and fumigants |
| TOXICOLOGY: |
Is an irritant of the eyes, respiratory tract; it causes both primary irritation and sensitisation dermatitis; it is a suspected carcinogen in humans. |
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| MONITORING METHOD: |
| Monitoring Tubes: |
226-118 *
| Catalog Number |
Sorbent (Coating) |
Size |
Sections |
Sorbent (mg) |
Ends |
Tube Holder |
Separators |
Quantity |
| 226-118 * |
XAD -2 (2-Hydroxymethyl piperidine) |
6x110 |
2 |
60/120 |
GS |
B |
WWW |
20 |
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