Formaldehyde vapor exposures in anatomy laboratories.
1984
L J Elliott
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007753
Laboratories
Facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures.
Laboratory
D004781
Environmental Exposure
The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.
A highly reactive aldehyde gas formed by oxidation or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. In solution, it has a wide range of uses: in the manufacture of resins and textiles, as a disinfectant, and as a laboratory fixative or preservative. Formaldehyde solution (formalin) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor toxic. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p717)
Formalin,Formol,Methanal,Oxomethane
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000715
Anatomy
A branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms.
Anatomies
D013337
Students, Medical
Individuals enrolled in a school of medicine or a formal educational program in medicine.