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BackPage Primer from Environmental Building News
August 1, 2008
All About Formaldehyde
When we hear “formaldehyde,” a lot of us probably think of the liquid preserving frogs awaiting dissection, back in high school. That liquid, called formalin, is a solution of about 40% formaldehyde and 60% water. Formaldehyde is a simple organic compound, consisting of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. At atmospheric temperature and pressure it is a colorless gas with a distinctive, pungent odor. It occurs naturally, though generally at concentrations no higher than 0.03 parts per million (ppm)....
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