formaldehyde

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Preserved in formaldehyde and paraffin wax, they come from patients treated at the UK's national bowel hospital, St Mark's, in northwest London.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

In 2021, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found that acute exposure to the chemical formaldehyde led to a 78% increase in the risk of developing ALS and a 71% increase in brain cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

In addition to smoke and soot, the space agency detected large plumes of harmful gases emanating from the wildfires, including lung-irritating nitrogen dioxide and cancer-causing formaldehyde.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Some VOCs, such as dioxins, benzene, formaldehyde and PAHs, can be toxic to humans.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

It stank of formaldehyde and, even through the cloth, felt unpleasantly moist.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs