Formaldehyde Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 57
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19911991
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United Nations Environment Programme
World Health Organization
International Labour Organisation
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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.
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