Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 200-001-8 | CAS number: 50-00-0
pH
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- pH
- Type of information:
- other: handbook value
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- The Merck Index, an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals
- Author:
- O'Neil M.J. (ed)
- Year:
- 2 013
- Bibliographic source:
- The Merck Index, 15th edition, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., U.S.A., licensed to The Royal Society of Chemistry for use in the U.S.A. and Canada.
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Data taken from handbook. Guideline unknown.
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Formaldehyde
- EC Number:
- 200-001-8
- EC Name:
- Formaldehyde
- Cas Number:
- 50-00-0
- Molecular formula:
- CH2O
- IUPAC Name:
- formaldehyde
- Test material form:
- liquid
Constituent 1
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): Formaldehyde solution
- Composition of test material, percentage of components: ca. 37% (wt) of formaldehyde gas in water. Usually with 10 -15% methanol.
Results and discussion
pH value
- Key result
- pH value:
- 2.8 - 4
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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