SWCAA Pollutant Details

50-00-0: FORMALDEHYDE

  • BFV
  • FORMALIN
  • METHANAL

IUPAC: formaldehyde
InChi Key: WSFSSNUMVMOOMR-UHFFFAOYSA-N WEB


HAP:   YES
VOC:   YES
Criteria Pollutant:   NO
Particulate:   NO
Trace Element:   NO
98 ECY TAP:   YES
09 ECY TAP:   YES
19 ECY TAP:   YES
Chemical Formula:   H2CO
Element Count:   C H2 O
Molecular Weight:   30.026 g/mol
GHG-EPA:   NO
GHG-WA state:   NO
CO2 Equivalent:  
PM Precursor:   NO
Ozone (O3) Precursor:   YES
Ozone Depleting:  
Ozone Depletion Potential:  
Lifetime in Years:  
Marijuana Pollutant:   NO
ECY PBT:  
SWCAA TAP Category:  
EPA HAP Category:    
EPA HAP Group Category:  
EPA NEI Pollutant Code:   50000
EPA SRS ID:   1008  Web
EPA ATW FACT SHEET:   Web
EPA NEI COMPOUND ID:  
EPA Banned Substance:   NO
EPCRA 313 PBT:  
EPA Urban HAP:   YES
     

Boiling Point:   6 / -14.44 F/C
Melting Point:   -133.6 / -92.22 F/C
Specific Gravity:   1.09
Vapor Pressure:   10.5 mmHg@77F (25C)
Henry's Law Constant:   0.000000167 atm-cu m/mole@25C (77F)
Convert ppm to mg/m3:   1.227
Log Pow:   0.350

Regulated Under These Programs

NIOSH OSHA ACGIH OEHHA
EPA IRIS ATSDR EPA ATW TSCA 2019
CAL TOXIC NEW JERSEY TRI 2014 DFG

SWCAA / WAC 173-460 (1998) TOXIC LIMITS
ASIL SQER TAP
Class
24hr ug/m3 Annual ug/m3 lbs/yr lbs/hr
0.077 20 None  A
WAC 173-460 (2009) TOXIC LIMITS
 
ASIL ug/m3 SQER lbs/ Deminimus lbs/ Average Period
0.167  32  1.6  ANNUAL 

WAC 173-460 (2019) TOXIC LIMITS
 
ASIL ug/m3 SQER lbs/ Deminimus lbs/ Average Period
0.17  27  1.4  ANNUAL 
IRIS EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Web
IRIS INH REF CONC (non cancer):   
IRIS URF (cancer):  0.000013  per ug/m3
  0.076923076923  ug/m3
IRIS WOE Cancer Class: 

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Web
Ambient Benchmark Concentration: 3 ug/m3
New Jersey Department of Health Web
Right To Know Code: 0946 Web 

Idaho Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL) Web
IDAHO DEQ Type:  Carcinogenic  
IDAHO OEL (non-cancer):   mg/m3
IDAHO ACC (non-cancer):   mg/m3
IDAHO DEQ Emission Level:  0.00051  lb/hr
IDAHO DEQ URF (cancer):  0.000013  per ug/m3
IDAHO AACC (cancer):  0.077  ug/m3
Texas Effects Screening Levels (ESL) Web
Short Term ESL:  15  ug/m3
Basis:  Health  
 
Long Term ESL:  3.3  ug/m3
Basis:  Health  

ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLV) Web
2008 ACGIH TLV TWA:   
2008 ACGIH STEL:  0.37  mg/m3
2008 ACGIH Carcinogen Class:  A2  
ATSDR Minimal Risk Levels (MRL) Web
ATSDR GMMC AIR:  0.01937971  mg/m3
 ATSDR Chronic MRL: 0.008  ppm
 ATSDR Acute MRL: 0.04  ppm
 ATSDR Interrim MRL: 0.03  ppm
 ATSDR Carcinogenicity Class: 3  

NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits (REL) Web
NIOSH RTECS No:  LP8925000  
NIOSH ICSC No:  0275  Web
NIOSH REL TWA:  0.016  ppm
NIOSH STEL:  0.1  ppm
NIOSH IDLH:  20  ppm
OEHHA Category Group Ref Exposure Levels (REL) Web
OEHHA Acute REL:  55  ug/m3
OEHHA Chronic REL:  9  ug/m3
OEHHA URF (cancer):  0.000006  per ug/m3
  0.166666666667  ug/m3

OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) Web
OSHA PEL TWA:   ppm
OSHA STEL:  2  ppm
DFG German Research Foundation (MAK) Web
Carcinogen and Mutagen Categories:
DFG MAK:  4  cancer
DFG BAT:  5  mutagen

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