Friday 02 May 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8569
Date Request Received: 09/04/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 09/04/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Formaldehyde levels
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000), please provide the following information: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that are greater than 0.3ppm but less than or equal to 0.4ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Greater than 0.3ppm but less than or equal 0.4ppm 25 occasions | |
| Question Number 2: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that are greater than 0.4ppm but less than or equal to 0.5ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 2: Greater than 0.4ppm but less than or equal 0.5ppm 19 occasions | |
| Question Number 3: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that are greater than 0.5ppm but less than or equal to 0.6ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 3: Greater than 0.5ppm but less than or equal to 0.6ppm 1 occasion | |
| Question Number 4: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that are greater than 0.6ppm but less than or equal to 0.7ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 4: Greater than 0.6ppm but less than or equal to 0.7ppm 0 occasions | |
| Question Number 5: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that are greater than 0.7ppm but less than or equal to 0.8ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 5: Greater than 0.7ppm but less than or equal to 0.8ppm 1 occasion | |
| Question Number 6: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that are greater than 0.8ppm but less than or equal to 0.9ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 6: Greater than 0.8ppm but less than or equal to 0.9ppm 1 occasion | |
| Question Number 7: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that are greater than 0.9ppm but less than or equal to 1ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 7: Greater than 0.9ppm but less than or equal to 1.0ppm 1 occasion | |
| Question Number 8: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that are greater than 1ppm but less than or equal to 1.5ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 8: Greater than 1.0ppm but less than or equal to 1.5ppm 3 occasions | |
| Question Number 9: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that are greater than 1.5ppm but less than or equal to 2ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 9: Greater than 1.5ppm but less than or equal to 2ppm 0 occasions | |
| Question Number 10: In the past 12 months, on how many separate occasions have formaldehyde levels been recorded that exceed 2ppm in the Trust’s Histopathology Department? | |
| Answer To Question 10: Greater than 2ppm 1 occasion | |
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