Raja Dewan S, Sultana Bahar
Palmer College of Chiropractic--Florida, Port Orange, FL 32129, USA.
J Environ Health. 2012 Jan-Feb;74(6):36-40.
Formaldehyde, which has been a well-established preservative for cadavers in the anatomy laboratory for years, has an odor that many anatomy students find unpleasant. Anatomy faculty and students, embalmers in funeral homes, histopathology laboratory workers, and other biological researchers are continually exposed to the toxic vapors of formaldehyde. The immediate effects of that agent are nausea, headache, and ocular irritation that causes tear overflow and a burning sensation in the throat. Long-term exposure to formaldehyde can cause contact dermatitis, congenital defects, and cancer. This article discusses the adverse effects of continual exposure to formaldehyde and formalin and suggests various measures that can eliminate or minimize that danger to staff and students in gross anatomy laboratories.
甲醛作为解剖实验室中长期使用的尸体防腐剂，其气味让许多解剖学学生感到不适。解剖学教师和学生、殡仪馆的防腐师、组织病理学实验室工作人员以及其他生物学研究人员持续暴露于甲醛的有毒蒸气中。该物质的直接影响包括恶心、头痛以及眼部刺激，会导致流泪和喉咙有灼烧感。长期接触甲醛会引起接触性皮炎、先天性缺陷和癌症。本文讨论了持续接触甲醛和福尔马林的不良影响，并提出了各种措施，以消除或尽量减少对大体解剖实验室工作人员和学生的危害。
