Abstract
Three methods for measuring formaldehyde (HCHO) in indoor air were evaluated under field and laboratory conditions using different sources and concentrations of formaldehyde in air. Two impinger methods (the chromotropic acid method and modified pararosaniline method) and the Draeger short-term detector tube method (with and without activation tubes) were compared when sampling for formaldehyde from a particle board box, formalin solution, and a conventional home. Concentrations of formaldehyde ranged from 0.05-0.5 ppm in air. All samples were collected independently using personal sampling pumps and a Draeger bellows pump. The results indicate that the Draeger tube method using an activation tube gives lower results than either of the impinger methods. Without using an activation tube (concentrations greater than 0.5 ppm), the Draeger tube method was comparable to the two impinger methods. In addition, there are indications that the chromotropic acid method gives different results than the modified pararosaniline method, depending on the source of formaldehyde. The modified pararosaniline method indicated higher results than the chromotropic acid method when sampling from a particle board++ box but not from a formalin source. Overall analytical precision for each method of analysis was good.
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