Formaldehyde is a natural part of our world!
It is is used in the production of hundreds of beneficial products that are used every day in the home and by industry.
Formaldehyde is a chemical compound with the formula H2CO.
Formaldehyde, the Simple Molecule
Formaldehyde exists in several forms aside from H2CO: the cyclic trimer trioxane and the polymer paraformaldehyde. It exists in water as the hydrate H2C(OH)2. Aqueous solutions of formaldehyde are referred to as formalin. "100%" formalin consists of a saturated solution of formaldehyde (roughly 40% by mass) in water, with a mount of stabilizer, usually methanol to limit oxidation and polymerization. Continue Reading
Formaldehyde Resources
Our library of downloads, scientific studies, related links and other supporting documents about formaldehyde and its uses.
This simple molecule plays an invaluable role, its benefits have been improving our lives for more than a century.
FCI Newsroom
- 6/2/2010 FCI Comments on Publication of EPA Draft Toxicological Profile of Formaldehyde
An official statement from FCI Executive Director Betsy Natz in response to the publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft toxicological profile for formaldehyde.
- 5/7/2010: Formaldehyde Council Comments on President’s Cancer Panel and Formaldehyde
FCI Issues Comment on the 2008-09 Annual Report of the President’s Panel on Cancer