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Answer: C - OSHA PEL refers to an employee’s permissible exposure limit to formaldehyde.

Under OSHA Standard 1910.1048, PEL refers to an employee’s exposure limit to formaldehyde. According to the standard, an employer must make assurances to the regulator (OSHA) that an employee’s exposure to airborne formaldehyde is no more than 0.75 part per million (ppm) within an 8-hour time weighted average (also referred in the standards as TWA).