Formaldehyde Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 57
| dc.contributor | Economy Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | World Health Organization | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | International Labour Organisation | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Global | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-21T16:44:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-08-21T16:44:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1991 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 92 4 151057 9 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/29583 | |
| dc.description | Formaldehyde is a flammable, colourless, reactive, and readily polymerized gas at normal temperature and pressure. The heat of combustion for formaldehyde gas is 4.47 kcal/g. It forms explosive mixtures with air and oxygen at atmospheric pressure. Flammability is reported to range from 12.5 to 80% by volume, a 65-70% formaldehyde—air mixture being the most readily flammable. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | HEALTH | en_US |
| dc.subject | HEALTH HAZARDS | en_US |
| dc.subject | CHEMICALS | en_US |
| dc.title | Formaldehyde Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 57 | en_US |
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