Formaldehyde Measurement and Analysis (CH2O)

Formaldehyde is an organic compound and the simplest member of aldehydes. Aldehydes are volatile liquid formed by oxidation of alcohol or reduction of an acid. Many aromatic aldehydes are abundant in nature. For example, vanillin in vanilla is an aldehyde.

Formaldehyde is a very toxic chemical and is also present in the emission gases from the chimneys of the enterprises.

Since it extends the expiration date of the products, formaldehyde is used in many products on the market. Formaldehyde is also widely used in industry. For example, formaldehyde is used in the production of formica, bakelite and melamine.

Formaldehyde is also widely used and produced in the chemical industry. It is also used as protective liquid and sterile builder in medical laboratories.

Formaldehyde is a colorless gas and has a distinctive, unpleasant odor, either gaseous or in liquid solution.

Formaldehyde gas exposure often occurs when inhaled while in gaseous state. People breathing formaldehyde have symptoms such as drowsiness, headache, fatigue, dizziness. Respiratory and allergic reactions may occur if exposed to formaldehyde at low doses but prolonged. Ormaldehyde also causes cancer in humans.

Laboratories for formaldehyde measurement and analysis of flue gases must be accredited by national and international accreditation bodies. Otherwise, the reports they prepare will have no validity.

In addition, these laboratories operate in accordance with the standards of TS EN ISO / IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of the Testing and Calibration Laboratories.

The formaldehyde sampling and determination studies of the laboratories are based on the EPA METOT 323 standard prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency.

As a result, formaldehyde gas emitted by the chimneys to the atmosphere poses serious dangers for both human health and environmental conditions. Therefore, the enterprises are kept under control within the framework of the related legal regulations.