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

Last year, formaldehyde was identified in an FAA-funded study as repeatedly exceeding occupational exposure guidelines even when low amounts of oil mixes into the air supply.

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

A technical mistake: pumped her too full of formaldehyde or embalming fluid or whatever they used.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien