Safety data for formaldehyde, 37% solution
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Toxicity data
(The meaning of any abbreviations which appear in this section is given
here.)
IHL-TCLO HMN 17 mg/m3/30m
ORL-WMN LDLO 108 mg kg-1
IPR-MUS LDLO 16 mg kg-1
ORL-RAT LD50 100 mg kg-1
SKN-RBT LD50 270 mg kg-1
Risk phrases
(The meaning of any risk phrases which appear in this section is given
here.)
R10 R26 R27 R28 R34 R40 R41 R43.
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