><< As I understand it, most embalming fluid is heavy on the > formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a carcinogen and an irritant. >> >I had an environmental chemist tell me that the body catabolizes alcohol into >Formaldehyde. Sounds like a complete crock to me but has anyone else heard >this? >Robin. Well, it is pretty nasty stuff but also still widely used --as an embalming fluid. It's still the best tissue fixative for tissue. I've used it for years for preserving museum specimens or for histology. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 20 1999 - 10:50:41 PDT
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