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Formaldehyde

CASRN 50-00-0 | DTXSID7020637

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Health and Environmental Effects Profile for Formaldehyde

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Overview

The Health and Environmental Effects Profile for formaldehyde was prepared by the Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, Cincinnati, OH for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response to support listings of hazardous constituents of a wide range of waste streams under Section 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and to provide health-related limits for emergency actions under Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Both published literature and information obtained from Agency program office files were evaluated as they pertained to potential human health, aquatic life and environmental effects of hazardous waste constituents. Quantitative estimates have been presented provided sufficient data are available. Existing data are insufficient to determine an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) or a carcinogenic potency factor for formaldehyde. The Reportable Quantity (RQ) value of 1, 10, 100, 1000 or 5000 pounds is used to determine the quantity of a hazardous substance for which notification is required in the event of a release as specified by CERCLA based on chronic toxicity. The RQ value for formaldehyde is 10.

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  • HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS PROFILE FOR FORMALDEHYDE

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Related Links

  • EPA Chemicals Dashboard - Formaldehyde
  • EPA Workshop on Formaldehyde (April 2014)
  • IRIS Summary of Formaldehyde (Cancer, 1989)
  • IRIS Summary of Formaldehyde (Noncancer, 1990)
  • Supporting Documents for Formaldehyde
  • eChemPortal - Formaldehyde

Critical Effect Systems

Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal

Respiratory
Respiratory

Urinary
Urinary

Tumor Sites

Hematologic
Hematologic

Respiratory
Respiratory

Chemical Structure for
Formaldehyde

Formaldehyde

Synonyms

  • Aldehyd mravenci (Czech)
  • Aldehyde formique (French)
  • Aldeide formica (Italian)
  • BFV
  • FA
  • Formaldehyd (Czech, Polish)
  • Formaldehyde
  • Formaldehyde solution (DOT)
  • Formalin
  • Formalith
  • Formic aldehyde
  • Formol
  • Fyde
  • Hoch
  • Ivalon
  • Karsan
  • Lysoform
  • Methanal
  • Methyl aldehyde
  • Methylene glycol
  • Methylene oxide
  • Morbicid
  • NCI-C02799
  • Oplossingen (Dutch)
  • Oxomethane
  • Oxymethylene
  • Paraform
  • Polyoxymethylene glycols
  • RCRA Waste Number U122
  • Superlysoform
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  • UN 2209 (DOT)
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Last updated on October 29, 2015
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