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Formaldehyde is a colorless, strong-smelling, flammable chemical that is produced industrially and used in building materials such as particleboard, plywood, and other pressed-wood products formaldehyde is a naturally occurring organic compound with the formula CH O. The pure compound is a pungent-smelling colorless gas that polymerises spontaneously into paraformaldehyde, hence it is stored as an aqueous solution. It is the simplest of the aldehydes

Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable, and strong-smelling chemical that is used in many industries and products: 

• Building materialsFormaldehyde is used to make particleboard, plywood, and other pressed-wood products. 
• PreservativeFormaldehyde is used as a preservative in medical laboratories, mortuaries, and consumer products. 
• DisinfectantFormaldehyde is used as a fungicide, germicide, and disinfectant. 
• Other productsFormaldehyde is used to make glue, fabric, paint, fertilizers, and pesticides. 

Formaldehyde is also found in the environment and in the body: 

• Natural sources: Formaldehyde is produced naturally during the decay of plant material and in most living organisms. 
• Combustion product: Formaldehyde is a by-product of automobile combustion and is found in tobacco smoke. 
• Body production: The body produces small amounts of formaldehyde that are not harmful. 

Formaldehyde is a colorless, strong-smelling, flammable chemical that is produced industrially and used in building materials such as particleboard, plywood, and other pressed-wood products