Includes Two 24 Hour Tests.
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Why should you test for Formaldehyde in the home? Formaldehyde is a widely used preservative in almost every product in your home:
Formaldehyde is a common building block for the synthesis of more complex compounds and materials.
Most formaldehyde is used in the production of polymers and other chemicals. When combined with phenol, urea, or melamine, formaldehyde produces a hard thermoset resin. These resins are commonly used in permanent adhesives, such as those used in plywood or carpeting. It is used as the wet-strength resin added to sanitary paper products such as (listed in increasing concentrations injected into the paper machine headstock chest) facial tissue, table napkins, and roll towels. They are also foamed to make insulation, or cast into moulded products. Production of formaldehyde resins accounts for more than half of formaldehyde consumption.
Many of these are polyfunctional alcohols such as pentaerythritol, which is used to make paints and explosives. Other formaldehyde derivatives include methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, an important component in polyurethane paints and foams, and hexamine, which is used in phenol-formaldehyde resins as well as the explosive RDX.
Formaldehyde is still used in low concentrations for process C-41 (color negative film) stabilizer in the final wash step, as well as in the process E-6 pre-bleach step, to obviate the need for it in the final wash.
Formaldehyde is used to produce glues used in the manufacture of particleboard, plywood, veneers, and other wood products, as well as spray-on insulating foams.[citation needed]
Formaldehyde, along with 18 M (concentrated) sulfuric acid (the entire solution often called the Marquis reagent)[5] is used as an MDMA "testing kit" by such groups as Dancesafe as well as MDMA consumers. The solution alone cannot verify the presence of MDMA, but reacts with many other chemicals that the MDMA tablet itself may be adulterated with. The reaction itself produces colors that correlate with these components.
The textile industry uses formaldehyde-based resins as finishers to make fabrics crease-resistant.
If you have any questions or need help using the test kits, use the live chat button to the right or give us a call between 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST. (800) 499-7232
Instructions:
Hang the test kit in the center of the room you are testing. After the exposure period, place the test kit in the provided sealing package and mail back with the self addressed envelope. After we analyze the kit, we will email the results. Do not smoke around or touch the device after smoking.
Cost includes laboratory analysis
(Synonyms:
Formalin 40, Formalith, Formic Aldehyde, Formol, Fyde, HOCH, Ivalon,
Karsan, Lysoform, Methanal, Methylaldehyde Methylene Glycol, Formalin,
Methylene Oxide, Morbocid, Oxymethene, Paraform, Polyoxmethylene
Gylcols, Superlysoform)
Safety
Profile: Confirmed human carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic,
tumorigenic and teratogenic data. Human poison by ingestion.
Experimental poison by ingestion, skin contact, inhalation,
intravenous, intraperitoneal, and subcutaneous routes. Human systemic
effects by inhalation: lacrimation, olfactory changes, aggression, and
pulmonary changes. Experimental reproductive effects. Human mutation
data reported. Most common cause of occupational skin disease. An air
concentration of 10ppm is quickly irritating to eyes. Between 10 ppm to
20 ppm it becomes difficult to take a normal breath. Repeated exposure
to 2 ppm to 3 ppm may allow some tolerance to occur.
Testing
Requirements:
- Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.1048“Exposure to
Formaldehyde”, 0.75PPM – 8 hour TWA, 2.00ppm – 15 minute STEL, and 0.50
ppm Action Level
- Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), “Right to Know Law.”
- Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.1450, Occupational Exposure to
Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories”
- American
Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), 0.3ppm-
Ceiling.
- National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 0.16ppm – 8 hour
TWA, 0.1ppm STEL/Ceiling, “Lowest Feasible Limit”
- Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), “The
Environment of Care Standards and Scoring Guidelines
Badge
Specifications:
Sensors Item # 4180
Minimum Detectable: 0.003ppm
Shelf Life: 1 Year
Accuracy: TWA +/- 18.2% STEL +/- 13.3%
Refrigeration: No
Confidence: 95%
Exposure Length: 8 hr. TWA or 15 min. STEL
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