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

Eventually, the discovery of formaldehyde and the use of embalming fluids reduced the demand for cadavers, as did the growing number of people donating their bodies to science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

In particular, they cited the government’s evaluation of chemicals including formaldehyde, inorganic arsenic and hexavalent chromium, which can be used or created by industrial processes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 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