paraformaldehyde or formaldehyde?
ned@phri.nyu.edu
Thu, 16 Nov 1995 17:21:39 -0500
On the advice of a previous message to the bulletin board I ordered 20%
paraformaldehyde solution from Tousimis. I was quite suprised to see that
what I received was labeled "formaldehyde". I called the company about
this and they informed me that it is in fact a very high quality solution
of paraformaldehyde but is called formaldehyde because in solution
paraformaldehyde is in fact formaldehyde. Does this make sense or are they
pulling my leg? Ned Landau, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, New York,
NY.