• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.194-201
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• 1998

The formaldehyde vapor produced from wood and steel furniture was absorbed in distilled water and derivatized with acetylacetone and determined by UV-visible spectrophotometry. Variation in HCHO emission with time was monitored at room temperature. The emission of volatile compounds from wood, wood-based and steel-based materials was investigated in a 50 mL glass vial. The concentration of the gases emitted in a glass vial was determined by ion-trap GC-MS.